The ancient kami, Ganga Ram, sends me a warning.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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As most know from reading the posts about the old kamis, Ganga Ram has a "magical khukuri" he made heading this way. And, as you will see I have made a little light of the "magical khukuri."

I have not cut myself on a khukuri or any other knife for maybe six months. After doing it enough I have become cautious. Yesterday, I managed to stab myself in the tip of my left ring finger with a karda. Bandaid applied. Three hours later I was sharpening a kitchen knife for Yangdu and gave myself a very nasty cut on my right thumb. Two bandaids in three hours!

I wondered to myself, how could I manage to do this? Then I rememered the fun I made of old Ganga Ram's magical khukuri. I could hear old Ganga Ram chuckling all the way from Udaipur.

I apologize to Ganga for making fun of this magical khukuri and I swear here publicly I will not make this mistake again.

Ganga, remove your curse. I need my fingers to type on this keyboard!

Uncle Bill
 
Ha.......mock the magic of Ganga Ram......insolent mortal! Now you'll be forced to type with one finger like the rest of us!....HA!

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Clay G.
www.balisongxtreme.com

 
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Good words Uncle Bill and spoken in a similiar vein many years ago by another old warrior.
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Yep,you should have known better,but sometimes when we are made to remember again it keeps other things worse at bay.That is a good thing.

I finally graduated to two fingers and now and then I use three which scares me. I was typing the other day and my wifesaid," Day-um Tom.You are getting pretty fast on that thing when you want to be." I think I was in one of my preaching modes to one of my Indin friends though.

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>>>>---¥vsa---->®
The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.
 
Uncle,
Like I said to you, Ganga Ram only puts the 'magic' in the khukuri. It is the user who who either gets to release its' power or feel its' wrath.
"You mock the thing you are to be".


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JP
 
Bill
Didn't think you were making lite of the magical khukuri. With my background of years of study and teaching qi gong and tai chi, I took what you posted as a true interest. Can a master kami or qi gong master put "magic" into matter such as steel? In my view, yes. The next question though is, can all who come into contact with such a piece feel or appreciate it? Me thinks not. Only a few
perhaps will perceive this ecstatic manifestation. It can't be purchased, but can be earned and bestowed.
Jim

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What? Another knife? Don't you have enough of those things already?
How many does one person need?

 
Many thanks for comments, Yvsa, John and Jim.

I jest a little with people as part of my nature. Even if I were face to face with Ganga Ram I would ask, "Are you sure this khukuri is magic?" to illicit a response from him. He would respond with a frown and say, "Of course, it is magic. What makes you ask such a foolish question. You are wiser than that." I know the kamis.

I have seen things in Nepal I cannot explain in logical western terms. Was what I saw and experienced magic? Could be. Depends on the definition, I guess.

I am not given to superstition or attributing a lot of things to the supernatural but I am going to be very careful about what I say about the "magical khukuri" from now on. We have all been burned by the curse of the Gurkha kamis before. And, better by far to have the blessing with us rather than the curse. Better to be safe than sorry.

Uncle Bill
 
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