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Re: theos-talk Blavatsky and her two bags -- Interesting info

Aug 15, 2011 05:47 AM
by MKR


It is possible someone made this up. Still, the analogy is good.

MKR

On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 2:41 AM, <Augoeides-222@wQ3lz20SyeRMFFBKjpFx0PqD-GX2h86ZjuS37P1sSKFha_FF8dRk8hIfV0XpLhNnM_92JkoQGUOuUg4qUuiSVElaoIY.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> mkr ,
> Nope, I can't confirm it. But--- hehe when we used to drive out to Joshua
> Tree from L. A I used to bring a bag of birdseed and winnow the seed threw
> my fingers as we drove down the interstate at 55 mph, it was a very sandy
> landscape with out much plant cover. Soon there was wheat and other grains
> and plants growing for the birds to feed on lol .
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: " MKR " <mkr777@ gmail .com>
> To: "theos-talk" <Theos-talk@ yahoogroups .com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 7:16:03 PM
> Subject: theos-talk Blavatsky and her two bags -- Interesting info
>
> Madame Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, used to carry two
> bags in her hands, always. Either going for a morning walk or travelling in
>
> a train - those two bags were always in her hands. And she was throwing
> something out of those bags - from the window while sitting in the train -
> onto the side of the train.
> People would ask, "Why do you do this?"
>
> She would say, "This has been my whole life's habit. These are seasonal
> flower seeds. I may not come back on this route again, but that does not
> matter. When the season comes and the flowers will blossom, thousands of
> people who pass every day in this line of railway trains will see those
> flowers, those colours . They will not know me. That does not matter.
>
> "One thing is certain: I am making a few people happy somewhere. That much
> i
> know. It does not matter whether they know it or not. What matters is that
> i
> have been doing something which will make somebody happy. Some children may
>
> come and pluck a few flowers and go home. Some lovers may come and make
> garlands for each other. And without their knowing, i will be part of their
>
> love. And i will be part of the joy of children. And i will be part of
> those
> who will be simply passing by the path, seeing the beautiful flowers."
>
> MKR : Can anyone confirm the above anecdote?
>
> MKR
>
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