ODDS
& ENDS...
Copyright © 2002/6 James Deacon
[Updated: Oct 20, 2006]
Cobblers...
One
night, a new neighbour (who had only moved in a few days earlier)
called at my home, carrying a brown paper bag.
He
apologised for calling so late, but said he had a problem and
hoped I might be able to help.
He
explained that he had an important job interview lined up for
the following morning and naturally wanted to look his best.
However, as most of their possessions were still in packing
cases, he had only managed to locate one pair of 'formal' shoes,
and these had somehow been damaged in transit - both heels had
become partially detached and the sole of the left shoe was
split.
And as the local shoe-repair shop was closed for the night he
didn't know what else to do.
Thinking
he wanted to borrow a pair of my shoes, I was about to ask what
size he wore, when he produced the damaged shoes from the bag
he was carrying.
In
response to my puzzled expression, he explained that his wife
had been talking to one of the other neighbours, Mrs Connors,
and that she had told her that I did something called "Reiki".
"Yes,
that's correct, but…" I started to say.
"So
do you think you can do anything with these?" he asked
hopefully.
"Well,
shoe repair isn't really…"
"But
Mrs Connors," he began, in somewhat confused tones, "she
said…"
And he went on to relate how - his wife not having heard of
Reiki before - Mrs Connors had very briefly explained to her
what it was all about.
"Ah!"
I said, "now I understand! "
I
think you'll probably find that what Mrs Connors actually told
your wife was that:
"Reiki works on souls, and heals…"
On chasing after repeat Reiki-attunements...
ZEN
AND THE ART OF REIKI : A parable
Usui Sensei
is having a meal with a new Deshi (student)
DESHI:
Sensei, can you please pass me the bowl of Tofu
SENSEI:
You've got the bowl of Tofu in your hand
DESHI:
Sensei, can you please pass me the bowl of Tofu
SENSEI
(with Infinite Patience & Compassion):
You've got the bowl of Tofu in your hand.
DESHI:
Sensei, can you please pass me the bowl of Tofu
SENSEI:
How can I give you what you've already got?
DESHI:
(uncertain of himself) But Sensei, I can't FEEL the bowl of
Tofu
SENSEI:
Relax, still your mind, trust in the Tofu - eat...
(Bad) Reiki-Joke Healing ™
So,
a Reiki Master goes into a bar, and across the crowded room
he sees one of his students: Raymond, talking to the bartender
(and drinking a TOTALLY non-alcoholic drink of course!). Raymond
acknowledges his teacher's presence, and gestures to the empty
barstool next to his.
As he walks up to them, the Reiki Master can hear Raymond saying
to the Bartender:
"... so I told him, if he kept on eating like that, he
was likely to choke ..."
Sitting down beside his student, the Reiki Master - eager to
pick up the thread of the conversation - says:
"Choke - who Ray?"
The TRUE origins of Reiki, Honest!
Isn't it always the way - just when you thought you were beginning
to get a grip on what you've been assured is the TRUE history
of Reiki - some one or some thing comes along and does a whole
'revisionist thing' on you - "no, no it wasn't like that
originally, it was like this....
Well,
latest news just in from RRRR (our Roving 'Revisionist' Reiki
Reporter):
The
TRUE Origins of Reiki....
Was it invented in Atlantis?
No
- Tibet?
No
- Peru?
No
- Coney Island maybe?
No
- Japan
Now that Really Is ridiculous!
When
was it developed?
Let me guess:
- 6,000 years ago?
No
- 3561 years ago?
No
- Early part of the 20th Century?
Don't be silly!
Reiki
was actually invented in the Future - that's right, it hasn't
been invented yet - in a couple of millenia from now some seven
earlobed alien from the planet Chann-El will invent it and,
using the real HSZSN symbol (which looks surprisingly like this:
$$$ ), send the whole system back in time
-
maybe......??!!?
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