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WE ARE ALL ONE PEOPLE.
"STRANGERS ARE FRIENDS YOU HAVE NOT MET."
I shouted to the woman: "How is the water ?" She replied: "It is very good". I said: "It hurts me to see you like that". She said: "It is a state of mind".
As I was jogging past her I kept looking at her just standing and not moving. So as I was jogging back towards her and she was standing there all by herself being so brave I shouted: "Is there room for another person", she laughed and said something I could not hear. Then I said: "I can just be crazy enough to join you". She made welcoming gestures. And so I did.
The water was actually warm. Turned out she did not know how to swim and that is why she did not move :) We were just standing in the water and talked and I noticed that I was getting warm, it was no longer cold. We talked about her being a teacher and being interested in physics and how she bought land in Missouri and practices sustainable living in a community. I was standing in my boxer shirts and tried to swim a bit. Then it was time to get out.
The stranger was not longer a stranger, but JAMIE. She's been to India two times, was a Yoga teacher, was thinking of studying Acupuncture and traveled a lot. She offered me her towel, so I could change and we took pictures you see here, I felt total acceptance from a total stranger.
I was also a Yoga teacher and of course an acupuncturist. We went to same college at different times, as I found out from her Facebook later.
Then she said: "STRANGERS ARE FRIENDS YOU HAVE NOT MET. That is what I was thinking when I was in the water." And I told her that that is what made me jump, it was worth the risk. The reward of spending some time with who accepts you just the way you are, unconditionally in the moment is absolutely PRICELESS !
I may never see Jamie again, but this moment of UNITY will stay with me forever, just like many others with random strangers (who gave me their only umbrella at the risk of being wet (does that happen in NYC ?) and someone who gave me a lift in Hawaii for free, just asked to pass on the favor, and I thought it was my car service etc.)
When we treat others with an open heart and respect,
THE WORLD IS NOT SO STRANGE ANYMORE.
HEY PEOPLE - We are "ALL ONE PEOPLE"
As I was jogging past her I kept looking at her just standing and not moving. So as I was jogging back towards her and she was standing there all by herself being so brave I shouted: "Is there room for another person", she laughed and said something I could not hear. Then I said: "I can just be crazy enough to join you". She made welcoming gestures. And so I did.
The water was actually warm. Turned out she did not know how to swim and that is why she did not move :) We were just standing in the water and talked and I noticed that I was getting warm, it was no longer cold. We talked about her being a teacher and being interested in physics and how she bought land in Missouri and practices sustainable living in a community. I was standing in my boxer shirts and tried to swim a bit. Then it was time to get out.
The stranger was not longer a stranger, but JAMIE. She's been to India two times, was a Yoga teacher, was thinking of studying Acupuncture and traveled a lot. She offered me her towel, so I could change and we took pictures you see here, I felt total acceptance from a total stranger.
I was also a Yoga teacher and of course an acupuncturist. We went to same college at different times, as I found out from her Facebook later.
Then she said: "STRANGERS ARE FRIENDS YOU HAVE NOT MET. That is what I was thinking when I was in the water." And I told her that that is what made me jump, it was worth the risk. The reward of spending some time with who accepts you just the way you are, unconditionally in the moment is absolutely PRICELESS !
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| Jamie's Land. |
I may never see Jamie again, but this moment of UNITY will stay with me forever, just like many others with random strangers (who gave me their only umbrella at the risk of being wet (does that happen in NYC ?) and someone who gave me a lift in Hawaii for free, just asked to pass on the favor, and I thought it was my car service etc.)
When we treat others with an open heart and respect,
THE WORLD IS NOT SO STRANGE ANYMORE.
HEY PEOPLE - We are "ALL ONE PEOPLE"
Be well,
Mark Moshchinsky, LAc (NCCAOM)
Licensed Acupuncturist in NYC
www.NewYorkAcupunctureCenter.com
Copyright 2014 Tree of Life Acupuncture, P.C. New York, NY All rights reserved.
This newsletter is for information purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or cure.www.newyorkacupuncturecenter.com/disclaimer_privacy.html
Mark Moshchinsky, LAc (NCCAOM)
Licensed Acupuncturist in NYC
www.NewYorkAcupunctureCenter.com
Copyright 2014 Tree of Life Acupuncture, P.C. New York, NY All rights reserved.
This newsletter is for information purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or cure.www.newyorkacupuncturecenter.com/disclaimer_privacy.html
