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Caption Says, ‘I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO KNOW AT LEAST A LITTLE ABOUT THE UNKNOWABLE,’ but my correspondent added his own comments underneath, where he had written: ‘Me—looking in the wrong direction.’ He often sends amusing quotes but, in the main, let me hasten to state that we get inundated with newspaper clippings. But John's are short and to the point as are those of our mutual friend in England, Eric Tetley, who has the great aptitude of causing real amusement with his letters. This does much to lighten the cares of the day, so Mr. Tetley, thank you, you are appreciated!! After a time the Guv and I had a talk about things in general, and about our own situation and the future. The Guv decided we could not contemplate just staying on in our present location which to us, in many ways, was something of a backwater, but it had been a useful refuge while underlying changes were going on in preparation for the future which Lobsang Rampa had in mind. The offices of The Milk Marketing Board, an important part of Thames Ditton, was of no interest to us, and most of the residents apparently having settled into a comfortable rut, this was obviously not the right kind of situation at all. Many people were retired, others commuted to the city and other places each day, so it was more or less a haven for weekend living and, being situated right on the River Thames, it was ideal for a life of ease and recreation. I met one very charming Jewish family, the father and mother and a new baby, and it came about that I was in- strumental in giving the wife some little assistance with her many duties, for which she showed her appreciation in the way these people do, they are most generous if you ‘hit it off’ with them!! I felt rather honored when, many years ago, I had some dealings (not wheeling and dealing which is a favorite expression of one of our friends of the present) with a Jewish person and, in the course of the conversation the question was put to me, ‘Are you one of us?’ My rather dark complexion and then almost black hair and hazel eyes, caused many people to speculate upon my ancestry. I have done some speculating myself! 134
After some months we were getting to know each other better, the Guv and I, and I found he was of a much more firm and definite type than had been his predecessor, a description which we use in discussing Carl of the P.R. (pre Rampa) days. The Guv has a more definite purpose in life, and he had no time to lose. He was able to deal more adequately with my occasional fits of moodiness, and through these experiences I have found his method to be successful. Even though he may be feeling great compassion for someone in ‘mind distress’ he may not always show it, rather he may seem somewhat harsh, in the opinion of the victim at any rate. Now I know that what he says, and how he deals with problems, is the right way, especially when he expresses the opinion that what should be done with many of today's youth is to put them to work, any work, so they will not have time or energy left to continually grouse about their situation and the Establishment. I will be forever grateful that through this association I have learned how to cope with many of life's problems, and to be equable in temperament, thus passing on a little in the way of a helping hand to someone who may not have been so fortunate. Oh, yes, I still feel annoyance, but I do not allow the small annoyances to ‘get me down’—it is better to laugh it off because that way you do not get so many lines on your face, thus saving on cosmetics, which really do not hide a thing, especially if you have a naturally unhappy and miserable outlook. The other day I commented to the Guv, ‘I wonder why I feel so con- tented. Each part of the day is pleasurable, going to bed is wonderful when I can visit all those cats and humans who mean something special to me, on the earth and off the earth, and arising at six in the morning is no effort, while all the various events which each day brings are interesting and spell for me “learning”, which is my keynote. How come,’ I said, ‘that it is like this?’ The Guv barely hesitated before answering me, ‘Well, Ra'ab, I will tell you, the reason is that you know where you are going, and that is all there is to it—!’ Well, there is a thought worth meditating upon,I decided. Then he came up 135
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The Pen is Mightier than the sword
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one had to do. But what I really li
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I looked for my soul but my soul I
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you two should come together. Satur
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CHAPTER THREE It was interesting th
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following morning; so it was fortun
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If I accept the snnshine and warmth
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they feel that if they increase the
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One wonders whether he was born wit
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CHAPTER FIVE Weybridge was a busy p
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its hate and misunderstanding, and
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In the midst of winter, I finally l
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have heard the remark, ‘I feel cl
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Many aspects of the whole affair we
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I do my thing And you do your thing
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mass, thus allowing it to complete
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may be absorbed, thus providing the
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Friendship is the inexpressible com
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from me. Lobsang Rampa has a harder
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write, there is a highly intelligen
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CHAPTER NINE Ships that Pass . . .
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happy moment the day an elderly man
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We are told we should not worry so
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CHAPTER TEN Since this narrative se
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‘passed this way’ more than onc
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young he fell from the same outside
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CHAPTER ELEVEN There was one import
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always easy to see what other peopl
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earth ahead of their time, are rese
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CHAPTER TWELVE We must remember tha
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walls, that is, there was a tunnel
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number of men in his service, these
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INTERLUDE Have you ever noticed how
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old, members of her family, neither
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seemed imminent. If my complete fai
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So after a pleasant interlude along
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN Our interlude over
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way than in his natural state. Whil
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Page 90 and 91: CHAPTER SIX TEEN Thames Ditton must
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Page 102 and 103: CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Soon breakfast was
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Page 120 and 121: CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Now, you cat peo
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Page 124 and 125: What made us friends in the long ag
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Page 132 and 133: Hold fast to dreams For if dreams d
Page 134 and 135: Lives will almost outweigh the inte
Page 136: now Canadian citizens—Her Graciou
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