RE: No Mainstream, mind...

From: Sam Elliot <samclau_at_cBlG_K-AbApP81ur59a1jB7Ev0bUnuOIlNVhVDJcTa7BwAgav33Jzb5ZrfUkm1hMpjvQ>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 18:44:05 -0200


Greg:
> Where are you?

Brazil.
And I tell you, elevation shmelevation, and wet/dry or indifferent season, it is summer.

> > > Besides, religion...never understood it really :)
> It's a symptom of our modern western culture. Most of what we are told
> is religion is hokum, so it is easy to not understand or believe what we
> are told.

Well, the parts in religions about gods, spirits, devils, miracles and all - don't believe a single word of any of that stuff :) Hence the understanding lagging somewhat behind some.

> I had a friend who was in the peace corps in Taiwan. After a good
> harvest the village had a feast and set a place for the village god, as
> represented by his idol, got drunk, toasting the god and being happy.
> After a bad harvest the village had a meal and set a place for the
> village god, as represented by his idol, got drunk, and afterwards
> dragged the idol out into the fields and beat it with sticks to do
> better next time.

Love it :)

Sam.            

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