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No man is an island, entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne.

15/2/2007 - Jonestown

I was sitting in the shopping centre today. Waiting for Mrs Snowy. And many years of experience has taught me that this can take quite a while. So, I armed myself with a book. And I was engrossed in reading same, when a voice said, "Excuse me, could I ask what you are reading?" So I told him. It was "Jonestown" about Allan Jones. He said, "I don't like him". To which I replied, "Well I don't like the bastard either, but I do want to know more about how he operates".

And so we chatted on, and I came to realise that he was a well known character who made it into the local rag from time to time. He was born with cerebral palsy, and because of this his speech was slurred, and he was obliged to use a walker because his mis-shapen legs just wouldn't support him.

And when it was time to go he said to me, "You know, I've written a book, and it's better than that one". And I know it is, because I only had to look into his eyes to know that was true.

And on the drive home, I thought about this wonderful universe I'm always on about. And  I think it has some explaining to do. About why I have had so much in life that I take for granted, while he has had so little. I know the universe won't give a rat's what I think, but just maybe it will all become clear some time beyond the great divide.

And when we got home Mrs Snowy asked if I had something in my eye. I said "No". There was something in my heart that was bothering me though.



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15/2/2007 - Ohh Snowy..

Posted by deena
That was lovely, just lovely. Thanks for the wonderful read! Big MWAH.... Dee
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15/2/2007 - :-)

Posted by Rinny
I too am always grateful for perspective, Snowy. What a lovely entry.
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15/2/2007 - Thanks guys

Posted by snowy
I'll think about that one for a long time.
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15/2/2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by catdog
That reminds me of a story my father told me recently. He was "sitting somewhere" one day and started talking to a girl. They were talking about music, as he loves music and she said she played the harp and she was recording a cd with a friend of hers who played the flute. She asked him for his address and said she would send him a copy when they were finished. Well, she did, with a lovely note saying that they were touring France at the time and when she came back she would write to him and they could meet for a coffee by the river. He was just so touched by it. He a 74 year old man, she a 25 year old girl, but with a love of music they made a connection.
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16/2/2007 - Lovely story indeed, Cat

Posted by snowy
It's the little things in life that count.
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16/2/2007 - Thanks so much Snowy

Posted by cherylgraham2
A lovely story. Did you find out the name of his book?

A point which I admire YOU for, is the fact that you believe that you don't like Alan Jones, but you are prepared to read a bit more about him to try and understand him. We need more of that.

Also I have just realised that we will be without you for a whole month :-(

I hope you and Mrs Snowy have a great trip away to NZ. Have you bought the new camera for the journey? We want to see a few snaps.

Safe tripping,
Chezza <:-)
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16/2/2007 - Yes and no, Chezza

Posted by snowy
He told me the name of the book, and I thought I'd remember it, as his articles in the local rag were the same name. I do know his name though, so it will be easy to locate in the local library. You can read about him here.

http://www.disability.qld.gov.au/community_involv/share_your_story/stories/2005/ian.html

And thanks for the kind words, and best wishes for the trip to NZ. I'll miss you guys too. I got a Nikon D40, so hopefully will have some good shots for you when I return.

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