This could be one of the reasons I'm still here.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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If you have a bad neck you're in trouble but I'm too lazy to pull the pix apart.

The old timers know all about Sgt. Karka, the 35 year veteran of the Nepali Army who helped us get BirGorkha started. Newcomers may not know about him but have seen some of the excellent khukuris that come out of his shop. In addition to soldiering he has a shop at his home and makes khukuris and tools in his considerable time off. (He took six months leave when we were starting up BirGorkha).

Pala and I, or perhaps I should say Himalayan Imports and BirGorkha, helped Sgt. Karka's oldest son, Ram, through high school in Nepal. Then we helped him get into medical school in Latvia (cheap) and as most know I send some support money to Ram to help pay school expenses. I want to keep him in school if possible because he has promised me that he would go back to Nepal and tend to the poor rather than going to a Western Country to get rich. If he keeps his promise then the dharma I am investing now lives on beyond me and I keep getting credit for it even though I am no longer here. If you look deeply you will see that I am doing this for myself so there is nothing noble or kind about it. As my old guru instructed me, "there is but one motive in life and that is self love. This is why Jesus admonishes us to love our neighbors as ourselves." Think about it.

As you might imagine Sgt. Karka is grateful for this help to the point of embarrassment. So, when he heard I had run into serious health problems he organized a Bishwakarma puja for me, asking Sri Bishwakarma to spare me since without me many kamis might go hungry and Ram would surely have to drop out of medical school.

What you see are some of the puja events. All icons used were sent to me (except the goat) and one of them was the pix of Bishwakarma which I posted in another thread.

It is said God will listen to the prayers of a kami before He does those of the Brahmin.

Interesting note. I am not one to beat the odds. I always fall right into the middle of any sampling but not so with the pancreatic tumor. My tumor is benign which puts me into the lucky 10% category. Do the think all the Bishwakarma puja had something to do with that?
 
Do not forget about us in the Cantina, from all over the world, who want you to stick around and continue to do good...
 
Benign ????????? HOT DAMN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Hot DAMN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Kis
 
I'm not forgetting even one single positive thought, not even the 3 second variety, and I'm eternally grateful. I'm as thankful for all the help from everybody as Sgt. Karka! -- maybe more thankful. No matter how things eventually turn out the prayers, well wishes, smoke, positive thoughts will help me get down the path and that's -- well, it's wonderful!
 
Bill Martino said:
Interesting note. I am not one to beat the odds. I always fall right into the middle of any sampling but not so with the pancreatic tumor. My tumor is benign which puts me into the lucky 10% category. Do the think all the Bishwakarma puja had something to do with that?
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I'm not saying it didn't put you over the top, and I'm convinced that prayer does work, but if I had to suppose I would say that your many years of helping others and living by the Golden Rule, while generating lots of good Karma and living a good life had far more to do with it!

However, I would never look a gift horse in the mouth, and the united prayers of all those dedicated people could only have helped. I only hope that I am as blessed when the time comes for me to face a serious illness.

Regards,

Norm
 
Uncle Bill,

I am most happy to hear the Benign word.

Goat is tasty.
 
You can have all my positive energy for today, Bill....;)....I'll gladly share.
 
It is very good to read the B-word!

Does that mean only a procedure to place another stent, and ya get to keep all your innards?
 
You can have all my positive energy for today, Bill.

Believe me, I can use it. I run out of gas quickly these days.
 
Originaly posted by Uncle Bill

Interesting note. I am not one to beat the odds. I always fall right into the middle of any sampling but not so with the pancreatic tumor. My tumor is benign which puts me into the lucky 10% category. Do the think all the Bishwakarma puja had something to do with that?
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I'll not say the puja had anything to do with it, I'll not say that it didn't. I sure would hate to argue the point when I'm just as happy with the results as everyone else here.
 
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