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Hello all.
Just for the record, the first class/business class tickets are for our
teacher's generation. The cost of these tickets would be mere tokens of
my gratitude for what they have given me, and I am sure that I speak
for Ronnie. I couldn't pay back my teachers for what they have given me
even if I were wealthier than Bill Gates. Really and truly, I could
never repay my teachers.
The teachers who will be at the Hawaii Festival next week will earn
less than $5/hr. This doesn't cover the time/effort/money they spent
learning what they will teach to others. If one factors all of that in,
then one can say that they are, in fact, giving away their treasures.
The fee that I will be paid this year for the Rockies Camp might just
cover my airfare (economy class). It will take me about 16 hours of
actual, in-the-air flying time to get there, so I suppose I'm getting a
good deal on the airfare. It has been suggested (not on this list) that
I really shouldn't be doing this sort of travelling because of the
contribution my travels make to global warming. This bothers me. I've
yet to sort this out in my mind.
Even if I were to travel first/business class and paid a fee on top of
that, that travel allowance and fee would be paying me to teach
concrete skills and concrete knowledge. Yes, one doesn't need those
skills and that knowledge to enjoy blowing into bamboo flutes and to
meditate while doing so.
Suffice it to say that I have experienced blowing into bamboo flutes
without those skills and blowing into them with those skills. I'd
choose having the skills any day. People who haven't had both
experiences can't comment on this one way or the other.
The people who attend the Rockies Camp pay for the skills, as they
might for classes on plumbing, or dancing. The enlightenment that they
might achieve while mastering those skills is given freely and
graciously.
Best regards,
Riley Lee
Sound of Bamboo
PO Box 939, Manly NSW 1655, Australia
tel. +612 9976 6904 fax +612 9976 6905
mobile +612 414 626 453
www.rileylee.net
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Hello all.
Just for the record, the first class/business class tickets are for
our teacher's generation. The cost of these tickets would be mere
tokens of my gratitude for what they have given me, and I am sure that
I speak for Ronnie. I couldn't pay back my teachers for what they have
given me even if I were wealthier than Bill Gates. Really and truly, I
could never repay my teachers.
The teachers who will be at the Hawaii Festival next week will earn
less than $5/hr. This doesn't cover the time/effort/money they spent
learning what they will teach to others. If one factors all of that
in, then one can say that they are, in fact, giving away their
treasures.
The fee that I will be paid this year for the Rockies Camp might just
cover my airfare (economy class). It will take me about 16 hours of
actual, in-the-air flying time to get there, so I suppose I'm getting
a good deal on the airfare. It has been suggested (not on this list)
that I really shouldn't be doing this sort of travelling because of
the contribution my travels make to global warming. This bothers me.
I've yet to sort this out in my mind.
Even if I were to travel first/business class and paid a fee on top of
that, that travel allowance and fee would be paying me to teach
concrete skills and concrete knowledge. Yes, one doesn't need those
skills and that knowledge to enjoy blowing into bamboo flutes and to
meditate while doing so.
Suffice it to say that I have experienced blowing into bamboo flutes
without those skills and blowing into them with those skills. I'd
choose having the skills any day. People who haven't had both
experiences can't comment on this one way or the other.
The people who attend the Rockies Camp pay for the skills, as they
might for classes on plumbing, or dancing. The enlightenment that they
might achieve while mastering those skills is given freely and
graciously.
Best regards,
Riley Lee
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