Guest guest Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Sai Ram. Thanks for a wonderful teaching story. SwamyKriya Baba <kriyababa2Sun, December 6, 2009 7:27:06 PM~SHIRDISAIBABAKRIPA~ >>> LIVING BETWEEN STEPS >>> LIVING BETWEEN STEPS (Author - Barbara Brown Taylor) A university professor tells of being invited to speak at a military base one December and there meeting an unforgettable soldier named Ralph. Ralph had been sent to meet him at the airport. After they had introduced themselves, they headed toward the baggage claim. As they walked down the concourse, Ralph kept disappearing. Once to help an older woman whose suitcase had fallen open. Once to lift two toddlers up to where they could see Santa Claus, again to give directions to someone who was lost. Each time he came back with a smile on his face. "Where did you learn to be like that?" the professor asked. "Oh," Ralph said, "during the war, I guess." He then told the professor about his tour of duty in Vietnam, how it was his job to clear mine fields, how he watched his friends blow up before his eyes, one after another. "I learned to live between steps," he said. "I never knew whether the next one would be my last, so I learned to get everything I could out of the moment between when I picked up my foot and when I put it down again. Every step I took was a whole new world, and I guess I've been that way ever since." The abundance of our lives is not determined by how long we live, but by how well we live. -- With Love,Ganesh BabaMy Group: Kriyababa_spiritual journey-subscrib e (Send a blank email) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Sairam,That is such a lovely story. Thank you.Sairam,SnehaOn Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Swarna Venkateswara Swamy <truthseeker123x wrote: Sai Ram. Thanks for a wonderful teaching story. Swamy Kriya Baba <kriyababa2 Sun, December 6, 2009 7:27:06 PM~SHIRDISAIBABAKRIPA~ >>> LIVING BETWEEN STEPS >>> LIVING BETWEEN STEPS (Author - Barbara Brown Taylor) A university professor tells of being invited to speak at a military base one December and there meeting an unforgettable soldier named Ralph. Ralph had been sent to meet him at the airport. After they had introduced themselves, they headed toward the baggage claim. As they walked down the concourse, Ralph kept disappearing. Once to help an older woman whose suitcase had fallen open. Once to lift two toddlers up to where they could see Santa Claus, again to give directions to someone who was lost. Each time he came back with a smile on his face. " Where did you learn to be like that? " the professor asked. " Oh, " Ralph said, " during the war, I guess. " He then told the professor about his tour of duty in Vietnam, how it was his job to clear mine fields, how he watched his friends blow up before his eyes, one after another. " I learned to live between steps, " he said. " I never knew whether the next one would be my last, so I learned to get everything I could out of the moment between when I picked up my foot and when I put it down again. Every step I took was a whole new world, and I guess I've been that way ever since. " The abundance of our lives is not determined by how long we live, but by how well we live. -- With Love,Ganesh BabaMy Group: Kriyababa_spiritual journey-subscrib e (Send a blank email) -- ------------Thanks,Sneha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Thanks Swarna, SnehaGod Bless you allOn Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Sneha Josyula <sneha.josyula wrote: Sairam,That is such a lovely story. Thank you.Sairam,SnehaOn Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Swarna Venkateswara Swamy <truthseeker123x wrote: Sai Ram. Thanks for a wonderful teaching story. Swamy Kriya Baba <kriyababa2 Sun, December 6, 2009 7:27:06 PM~SHIRDISAIBABAKRIPA~ >>> LIVING BETWEEN STEPS >>> LIVING BETWEEN STEPS (Author - Barbara Brown Taylor) A university professor tells of being invited to speak at a military base one December and there meeting an unforgettable soldier named Ralph. Ralph had been sent to meet him at the airport. After they had introduced themselves, they headed toward the baggage claim. As they walked down the concourse, Ralph kept disappearing. Once to help an older woman whose suitcase had fallen open. Once to lift two toddlers up to where they could see Santa Claus, again to give directions to someone who was lost. Each time he came back with a smile on his face. " Where did you learn to be like that? " the professor asked. " Oh, " Ralph said, " during the war, I guess. " He then told the professor about his tour of duty in Vietnam, how it was his job to clear mine fields, how he watched his friends blow up before his eyes, one after another. " I learned to live between steps, " he said. " I never knew whether the next one would be my last, so I learned to get everything I could out of the moment between when I picked up my foot and when I put it down again. Every step I took was a whole new world, and I guess I've been that way ever since. " The abundance of our lives is not determined by how long we live, but by how well we live. -- With Love,Ganesh BabaMy Group: Kriyababa_spiritual journey-subscrib e (Send a blank email) -- ------------Thanks,Sneha -- With Love,Ganesh BabaMy Group: spiritual_inspiration- (Send a blank email) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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