--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" <steve.sundur@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" <wayback71@> wrote: > > > What is interesting for our subset is that we "got real" in contrast > to the TM inspired ideals and optimism of our 20's. A big shift . And, I > am still grateful for my TM days and my TM practice. > > > I had so bought into those ideals. I too am grateful for the > experience. Also grateful that I stepped off, and went a more > traditional route. On the other hand, I see many that I knew during my > TM days, many who were smarter than me and who could have probably made > a big splash in the "real" world, but who stayed with the program, i.e. > living in Fairfield, probably scraping by somewhat. Is that such a bad > way to spend a lifetime? > > When I talk to them periodically, they all sound completely normal. > They still joke, they still like to have the same kind of fun I do. > They just chose a slightly different lifestyle.
Not such a bad way to spend a lifetime, not at all. And I bet that living in Fairfield can be very nurturing in lots of ways and a nice way to live a life within a community - even if it is among those on the fringes of the TMO who still meditate but look at the hierarchy and garbage with discomfort.. >
