Turq, see my comment to New.Morning when he posed the same query re Richard Farrell (but with initials); now that you tell me the name I can say it doesn't ring a bell with me at all. Again, that might be the different windows in which we all interacted with Davis.
** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <reavismarek@> > wrote: > > > > > > When it comes to enlightenment, I'm a Will Rogers > > > populist. The "test" of how enlightened they are, and > > > how willing they are to *do for others* is how they > > > really *do* do for others on a daily basis. Do they > > > eat at fancy restaurants that wouldn't allow someone > > > poor through the front door, or do they feel comfort- > > > able enough with themselves to eat at Denny's? And, > > > in *either* dining establishment, how do they treat > > > their *waitress*? Do they treat her like a human being > > > and tip her well for her service, or do they treat her > > > like a servant? > > > > > > One of the "clues" I picked up in Santa Fe about how > > > the real world perceives those on a spiritual path > > > was *from* waitresses. Santa Fe was kind of a New Age > > > zoo, with almost every cult or organization represented > > > to some extent. And all you had to do to figure out > > > whether their spiritual path had turned them into a > > > good person or an asshole was wait on them. The waiters > > > and waitresses of Santa Fe *loved* certain spiritual > > > followers, because they treated them like human beings, > > > and they *loathed* others (like the Sikhs), because > > > they treated them like shit, and *went out of their > > > way* to treat them like shit. > > > > > > It's the same, for me, with the "enlightened." Anyone > > > can *talk* a good game. But where the rubber meets the > > > road is how you live your life on a daily basis, and > > > at the end of each day, how many other people's lives > > > you managed to improve by interacting with them. > > > > **snip to end** > > > > Turq, have to agree with you here and wholeheartedly. I bartended > > and waited tables for years and right before law school I owned > > and ran a bohemian little cafe and pub in Davis, California. > > There is soooo much you can tell about a person from how they > > receive service, particularly service that they feel they have > > paid for. > > > > The choreography of serving a table who innocently anticipates > > and appreciates good service is a true delight and anyone who > > has ever worked as a server knows how sweet that is. > > I agree. I'm following up because of the Davis > connection. Did you ever know a guy there named > Richard Farrell? Owned the Birkenstock store, > ran for City Council, weird but funny? > > He was one of my good friends from UC Riverside. > I'd go up to visit him and others in Davis often, > and developed a real attachment to the place. > The Crumbs also have a shitload of Davis karma. > We talk about the place often. >
