I wrote the following letter to the New York Times last weekend. They refused to publish it. Well just goes to show how low the Times' standards have sunk in recent years. :)
The letter has a reference to the Gita: "Pitiful are those that live for the fruits of action. Know that you have control over action alone, not over its fruits." so it must be relevant. :) ====== Your article stated [Miller] continued his run of mediocrity Monday in the giant slalom, finishing in a tie for sixth. I wish I could be that mediocre in skiing or in any areas of my life. A fifth in downhill, a sixth in GS, a near gold in the combined, and a fast run (fastest at that point?) in Super G when some freak thing bounced him out of the course (did you see his recovery? He should have gotten an honorary gold for that). Your writer, perhaps your paper, exemplifies what is so shallow about Olympic media coverage. For you, its all about medals. Quite a corruption of the Olympic spirit. Bode exemplifies what the Olympics used to be and was meant to be. Its all about the run. Seeking perfection. Doing ones best in the moment, each and every moment. Going all out. Being creative and couragous enough to put it all on the line every moment, to break new boundaries. An ancient book of the East says "Pitiful are those that live for the fruits of action. Know that you have control over action alone, not over its fruits." This is the wisdom and path of liberation. To me, of any athlete, Bode best lives and exemplifies the profundity of these words. I could give a rat's posterior if Bode wins all or no medals. He is a joy is watch. He is in the Moment. He is the Olympics. Medals be damned. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
