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Originally Posted by Rancheria  Seeing Soph's snake visitor crawling through his shop reminded me of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Where is the apple and the Two Wives ?
An Excerpt From Paladin, May 6, 2006, Post #9, in his thread about Marriage:
Paladin (Sophia_) Writes: "At this juncture in my life I have a "wife" and a "best friend". Now, you may think this a normal condition, but it isn't. I essentially have two wives: one that is my legal wife, and one that is a "best friend". My wife decided to remain "wife" whereas my college friend is now my spiritual wife/best friend. The two have met and are communicating via email to get to know each other better.
I did not marry the other woman because I sacrificed for her benefit; I wanted her to have the finer things in life that she deserved, and I could not do that since I was not born into a wealthy family. She was a woman of high demand in society. I knew that my future was destined to be a hard life on the "Road Less Traveled". I wanted the best for her, and she wanted the best for me; we went our own ways. She has never NOT been a part of me. I was married and commited for 27 years of marriege. Now I and my true soul mate are united again in spirit. She lives across the country and is married into a wealthy family. She now finds material wealth and social status to be of little meaning to her. I now fulfill her emotional needs, as do her children and friends. Her marriage is one of legal and social convenience, though she remains married, as I do. I do not plan to leave my wife!
There are two women in my life that I love dearly; they both love me. There is no jealousy, for we are all able to fit together well. Marriage has made this arrangement possible. Had I not married my wife--instead, married my soul mate-- I would NOT have experienced the growth I have. I could write an interesting book on this subject. If not for the spiritual aspect my wife and I would simply split resources and dissolve the partnership. Marriage itself held us together long enough for us to get through the difficult years. A legal and spiritual contract both made this growth possible. The other woman now has a deep spiritual connection and a true love in her life. The marriage of convenience has grown old and ugly. Money and status alone are not worth the paper the contract of marriage was written on." |
I didn't write the last post in response to this post of yours. Thanks for coming into my cyber-workshop. In strange ways you have expressed great assistance in my spiritual growth. I appreciate the help. Like the snake, which is ironically very symbolic in our world, one never can know what good or evil may come into one's life. YOU are my snake. On the external side you seem a happy-go-lucky big-hearted mountain man; on the inside you show the tendencies of a psychopath. As with the boa constrictor: what do I do with an obstacle in my life that evokes the primeval fears and challenges to my mental health? Do I embrace the snake as my friend or foe? Do I build a defensive wall of protection, or do I open the doors wide open and allow any such threatening creature into the workshop?
LAst night was a bit startling and yet exciting when I stepped into the workshop and faced the snake. First response was "wifey, get the camera, I got something you're going to want a picture of". She got so flustered she couldn't remember how to work the camera. Then we laughed our butts off.
I called 911 and asked if they could assist me by transferring me to someone who could remove a 3-1/2 to 4" diameter snake that's crawled into my workshop. After a minute the Sheriff came on line, "This is officer Sharp. How can I help you?"
cc- "Can you come out and remove a snake from my workshop?"
Officer Sharp- "I'm sorry, but we can't help you; you'll have to remove it yourself" (sounds like a self-help operation at this point)
cc- "You've got to be kidding(laughing to myself), I can't handle this snake by myself" (appealing to officer Sharp's professional expertise and thinking to myself 'What's with names, anyway?--this guy isn't too sharp sounding to me)
Officer Sharp- "Maybe you could leave the door open and it can leave on its own?"
cc- "We have small cats in the neighborhood and we wouldn't want to lose any of them(reminds me that a kitten dies every time Rancheria masterbates). I don't think the neighbors would appreciate it if it crawled into their house. I don't think that a Boa Constrictor should be wandering the neighborhood; I know it's been hot and humid lately, but I don't think we live in the tropics. I don't think it would be in the best interest of the snake."
Officer Sharp- "How do you know it's a Boa Constrictor?"
cc- "Well, because it's about 7 feet long"
Officer Sharp- "Can you contain him in the workshop?"
cc- "I don't know if I can do that-- there are many holes in the walls(referring to vent cutouts), but I can try my best"
Officer Sharp- "We can't come tonight, but we'll let animal control know and they can call you; or do you want to call us tomorrow?"
cc- "Seriously, I want you to come as soon as you can--I need to work in the workshop tomorrow morning"
AM; Animal control- "Is the snake still in your workshop? Can you put a box over it so it doesn't get away?"
cc- "It's 7 feet long!"
Animal control arrives.
cc- "Are you here to remove the 4" snake?"
animal control officer- "Where is he?"
cc-"Follow me. Do you want me to open the garage door so you can get at him more easily?"
animal control officer- "No! We don't want him to race out!"
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