Guest guest Posted April 27, 2000 Report Share Posted April 27, 2000 Greetings to the most noble otter who wrote: >>Ooooh! Edward, if you are willing, please explain. I love personal >>stories. >>Love, Mark >> >>Silver Mouse wrote: >> >>>mumblecat wrote: >>>"Light a fire in the stove. Behold ! A snowball appears." >>> >>> >>>thankyou! that "spoke to my condition" >>> >>>Edward "It spoke to my condition" is a Quaker phrase. Sorry if it confused you. It is usually applied to a message rising out of the spirit, in a (usually) "gathered" meeting for worship. The branch of Quakerism that I belong to (Hicksite-ish (quietist, mostly) and unprogrammed) does not to creeds, so the message could have just about any flavor or source. This koan just happened to hit me at the right time. "Ah hah!", I said, "isn't that always the way...." in the light, Edward ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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