[MD] Gawain

[MarshaV]

At 07:33 PM 1/20/2007, Robbie wrote:

>Marry me Marsha.  The wedding vows will include: Love, honor, and obey.  And
>...None of this bullshit about "I want to do, whatever I want to do". La,
>la, la says the Material Girl.  You can remain single (A common choice,
>indeed) and accomplish that experience.
>Robbie

Sad that there would only be those two choices.  Here's what I'd want to know:

"When people get married, the first thing they should try to 
understand is that up to that point they had been living all alone, 
and now they have to live with another person.  They should ask 
themselves, "Do I have the capacity to live intimately with this 
person?  Can I adjust?  Do I have the essential qualities which are 
needed to live with others, those qualities of truthfulness, 
sincerity, faithfulness, tolerance, patience, acceptance and 
sacrifice?  Do I have these seven basic qualities so that I can live 
enjoyable with another person?"" (Swami Rama, 'Marriage, Parenthood 
and Enlightenment', 1980, p.27)

>The Witch erred, what she really wants is to discover: who she really is.
>Its the same for both men and women.
>But your story was very entertaining, Marsha.
>...I'll stick to the more traditional parables.

Why did the Witch err?  Yes, I agree with you that both men and women 
want to discover who they really are.  I think both the Gawain 
parable and the Lila soliloquy are stating the same thing.  But it's 
not easy to be green.

Which traditional parable do you prefer?  Can you reference a better 
one from ZMM or LILA?

Marsha