06-26-2006, 10:09 AM
Aloha cara4art
I agree with 100% of what you have said and Pams rules (as I mentioned before) are great. I also experienced nothing but friendliness and smiles when I visited. I am just now that we finally made the decision to move learning more about the culture and some of the underlying issues within the community. Being true to oneself while at the same time respecting others is I feel the basis for a peaceful lifestyle and it is also something I live by. My concerns arose from what I have read in the books I previously mentioned and from some of the information acquired on line from different residents of the BI. My concern also lies more in how my kids will fare off than myself and my husbands. That is actually the main fear I had because they are so young and it would be a horrible situation to have them mistreated. I have not yet figured out of the information in the books is misleading or if I misinterpreted it. It seems however, that in both of these books there is a somewhat exaggerated version of the actual social situation on the island.
Dave M, that was great! You had me going there for a second. You are a great storyteller. Living in Texas have you ever heard of Kokopeli? I’m sure that is more of an Arizona or Colorado thing to know, but maybe you’ve heard of him too.
AkoniV, “guess I am not looking for acceptance when it comes to living on the Big Island. I have chosen to live here, this is where I live, I have no intention of moving. I am happiest here." Although I am not yet living on the island my heart tells me I will be happiest there and that is the reason why I have finally made the decision to sacrifice all that I have here for a life of less material and more LIFE.
DavidM when I say "to have this impending feeling that I will have to “work” to be accepted" it is not to say that it is in my nature to "make" people like me, or to purposely change who I am or how I act in order to be "accepted." Maybe I was not clear in explaining myself. (Actually I am sure I wasn't) That "impending feeling" came from what I read in the books. When you read the section of the book that speaks of discrimination and everything that goes along with it, you get a sense that within the list of things to do in order to move to the island you must also be ready to "work" if you want to live amongst those that are already there. I was looking for a clearer explanation from actual people of what the book leads your to believe. If being "accepted for your natural self" is the case than I am sure I will have absolutely no problems. Perhaps the information contained in the books is not the most accurate.
HADave, lol, funny, you are not going to believe this, lol, I have (hidden of course) on the side of my comp at work a magnet that says "Same S*** Different Day!"
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