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December 26, 2002

Dear Rhio,

Thank you for sending that story. I am touched beyond words. Not only for the inspiration and humility that it pulls from me, but because it is an example of what one individual can do. Humbly, I can see myself and my actions in every example of these people, from the old woman to the holier-than-thou's to the fearful to the man who gave $20 to the man who gave his shoes. In each of us, there is the potential for these choices. I hope that I have the courage to take off my shoes (metaphorically or physically) when the need arises.

Thank you also for your continuing inspiration. You are a special addition to my life.

Blessings,

Pohara Joy S Heart

December 26, 2002

aloha rhio and leigh

thank you for the awesome xmas story "only a man" a true tale of giving
I appreciate that sooooo much

blessing to you and yours

peace

jeremy safron

December 26, 2002

rhio,

happy holidays..

thank you for all you do for the raw community and the world. you are greatly appreciated.

love,

madelyn

"it is necessary for the health of man that he be faithful to his body"

December 28, 2002

Dearest Rhio,

I deeply respect your prayer for peace, but I'm more of a practical pragmatist. I believe that the woes of the world come about in the course of our social evolution, for being dominated by a sense of emergency in survival that the human male instinctually uses to exercise sexual dominance, which then becomes hierarchal dominance. There is no longer any real need for this sense of emergency to continue to exist, but the habits derived thereof linger painfully and dangerously on, in both genders!

More women must be voted into high political office for the female's natural, here-to-fore undervalued, nurturing instinct to become more pervasive among us, and then to more adeptly address the amazing potential for peace in our day. Women need to reach past the competitive
patriarchal behaviors they've needed to achieve prominence thus far, eventually allowing their motherly wisdom to become a more evident behavior model for men to own up to. This represents the basis for a new form of civilization (very much in accord with live-foodism, if the hearth truly represents the seat of civilization as we currently know it).

There is a website that tries to address this political angle: www.thewhitehouseproject.org

Bless you for being just exactly who you are, Rhio!

Love,

Raymond

In a message dated 1/18/03 9:02:25 AM, Myrna writes:

Dear Rhio-

Just getting to reading some Dec. messages I had overlooked, and I came across the poignant, "Only a man" story you shared as a Christmas greeting. Thank you very much, Rhio. There's such a beautiful human truth contained therein-it reminds me of the story of the widow's mite-she, in her poverty, gave all she had, whereas all the others, of their riches, gave just a bit......

Thank you, once again, for sharing the "Only a Man" story.

Peace!

Myrna

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