Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry Give it all away 5 minutes prior to seeing the "great white light". Sounds so practical I'd easily mistake it for a Christian thing. Swaggert probably repents after each fling with a teenage girl, can't be too careful these days. O:-) Walt larry.k@rcn.com wrote: >Larry Z wrote: > ><<Nepalese holy men have a rule that one can only own 128 things. Each item >counts. A pair of socks counts for two. Owning more than 128 items bars you >from nirvana,>> > > Do you miss out on nirvana if you ever exceed the 128 limit during your > lifetime or are you allowed to unload everything five minutes before you > expire? ;-)Do you have a list of the rules? I'm just wondering if I still > have a chance at nirvana. > > I knew a guy once who went from a four bedroom house to a townhouse, to a > 2 bedroom apartment, to a one bedroom apartment, to a studio apartment, to > a boat (cabin cruiser). I met him during his boat days. Whenever he grew > to dislike his neighbors he pulled anchor and found another neighborhood! > > As for all this talk of cars, I don't need one of those things in New > York and don't miss owning one. My carfree lifestyle probably saves me > $5k-10k a year. As for possessions, I have a general rule that for > something to come into my apartment, something else has to leave. As long > as the flows are in balance, there are no problems. Everything has to > prove its worth, if it is not used, then out it goes! Keeps eBay in > business.. > > Regards, > > Larry > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >