Theos-Talk Archives (June 1996 Message tt00033)

Dara>
>>Our teachings emphasize individual efforts a great deal because
>>of their emphasis on motive. Often we do not know the motives
>>inspiring noble deeds of unsung heroes. There is a member of
>>two organizations in Colorado who helps "Youth at Risk," which
>>takes great courage and talent. She has been involved in
>>getting kids off the streets and into repairing old bikes which
>>they then may use.

Jerry: >I would like to hear more about these unsung heros doing
>individual efforts. I think it would be a service in itself if
>people were able to know more about specific efforts and how they
>were done.

Dara: Sorry folks, not only did my first message bounce, but in
rewriting the letter "Service Activities" I must not have signed
my letter. Nicholas will help me create a signature file.
Funny, I never forget to sign off in regular E-Mail
correspondence, but must get used to this new chat-type format.

In my first letter (which bounced) I gave credit to Marty Lyman
for the activities with Youth at Risk. Knowing Marty, I don't
think she would mind sharing her experiences with you. Is Dick
Slusser (her co-editor of ~The High Country Theosophist~) on this
new list? He might be able to get Marty to relate more about the
bicycle program she was involved in.

Another Theosophist I knew tutored childen through the Dove
Program in L.A. Schools. She was Gordon Plummer's sister, who
did this volunteer work long after retiring from active work
life, and before going into a nursing home a few years ago. As
you may know Gordon Plummer himself visited countless schools,
doing magic, science, and music presentations long after
retirement age, and decades after the leaving Point Loma
Community. At present a former assistant of Boris' is reading to
children in our L.A. Public Library's Grandparents for Books
program. All these people help in their own ways, great and
small.

Did not Judge write "It is the little things this work is done
through," stressing this idea in countless ways.

Dara