 {"id":561,"date":"2021-07-08T06:10:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T06:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrazaps.com\/terryblogg\/?p=561"},"modified":"2021-07-08T06:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T06:10:12","slug":"i-02-pilgrim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/2021\/07\/08\/i-02-pilgrim\/","title":{"rendered":"I 02 pilgrim..!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>francisDM, kenrick2, reema, tarang,<\/p>\n<p>The moving on from hostel to Father\u2019s Quarters to wherever else whenever, is like an ongoing pilgrimage for me with the kind of life I have chosen. By the way today is the 49<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of my leaving home to join the Jesuit order : 20<sup>th<\/sup> June, 1963. That was the beginning of a kind of pilgrim journey started so long ago&#8230; and so much has happened over the years and along the way!<\/p>\n<p>Some reflections about that&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><strong><img class=\"wp-image-562\" src=\"https:\/\/ultrazaps.com\/terryblogg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cid002301cbbea3dollar2fd647b0dollar0201a8c0xaviers.png\" alt=\"cid:002301cbbea3$2fd647b0$0201a8c0@xaviers\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 khandala villa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0photo :\u00a0 kevin d&#8217;cruz<\/p>\n<p>He walks the wooded mists alone<\/p>\n<p>in quest\u00a0of comforts now unknown<\/p>\n<p>unbeaten paths by spirit shown<\/p>\n<p>determined is his will.<\/p>\n<p>Around him naught\u00a0of his\u00a0desire<\/p>\n<p>from vale\u00a0up mountain slope much higher<\/p>\n<p>through clouds to skies his heart aspires<\/p>\n<p>dream he must fulfil.<\/p>\n<p>Ease\u00a0life and comforts left behind<\/p>\n<p>the shadow ache\u00a0\u00a0he doesn&#8217;t mind<\/p>\n<p>bridge to beyond\u00a0 he yearns to find<\/p>\n<p>so\u00a0onward he does go.<\/p>\n<p>Surrendering to glimpse of light<\/p>\n<p>he wards off phantoms of the night<\/p>\n<p>pursues unfaltering the height<\/p>\n<p>that saints and sages know.<\/p>\n<p>Once long ago he had a home<\/p>\n<p>a hearth of joy, no will to roam<\/p>\n<p>long celebrations polychrome<\/p>\n<p>when every need was fed;<\/p>\n<p>then one\u00a0bright \u00a0morn he woke\u00a0from dream<\/p>\n<p>his soul\u00a0stretched\u00a0 out to vision scene<\/p>\n<p>his life packed up, a call supreme<\/p>\n<p>his pilgrim journey led.<\/p>\n<p>He gladly bears the day dust heat<\/p>\n<p>the scorching sands that burn his feet<\/p>\n<p>the chill of night when in retreat<\/p>\n<p>he gathers for the day.<\/p>\n<p>Then fresh renewed he\u00a0carries on<\/p>\n<p>with\u00a0staff and bag his all belong<\/p>\n<p>his\u00a0spirit light, his\u00a0heart a song<\/p>\n<p>he quests along the way.<\/p>\n<p>He isn&#8217;t there, and yet he is<\/p>\n<p>not destination but the bliss<\/p>\n<p>of journey paths\u00a0he finds that is<\/p>\n<p>his\u00a0life\u00a0as meant to be\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0pilgrim still he will remain<\/p>\n<p>the earth, seas, spirit-skies domain<\/p>\n<p>for minstrel wanderings, he reigns<\/p>\n<p>and walks on blissfully&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>terryq: 2nd October, 2004<\/p>\n<p>I continue looking forward to the excitement and mystery of new day happenings, making my own contributions to these as new occasions make opportunities available. My latest adventure is charcoal drawings&#8230; as you saw. And other differently innovative and exciting here-and-there stuff will happen as life rolls along. Who knows, cooking and baking and making pastries and chocolate goodies might also come up some day!<\/p>\n<p>All else well and I am really waiting for the rains to properly settle and come in thunderstorms and torrents! Since I do not have to commute to work I do not have to suffer the inconveniences of potholes and slush and general drenching when this happens&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Comfortable indoors &#8230;sipping hot coffee and chatting with a friend is the best thing when heavy rains come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:querry2@gmail.com\">querry2@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>francisDM, kenrick2, reema, tarang, The moving on from hostel to Father\u2019s Quarters to wherever else whenever, is like an ongoing pilgrimage for me with the kind of life I have chosen. By the way today is the 49th anniversary of my leaving home to join the Jesuit order : 20th June, 1963. 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