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To: arun gera who wrote (68345)	9/2/2005 9:26:28 PM
From: Slagle	Read Replies (1) of 74559

Arun, Re; "dogmatic" Please understand that I mean no disrespect to Hindus or Seventh Day Adventists either, for that matter. And I know something about practicing Hindus and what they believe and I have a great deal of respect for the religion, but really Arun; it is very dogmatic. It has to be, its dogma is its very essence just like with the world's other great religions. Not long after I moved in with these guys my buddy got drunk and ran two of the guys from South India off, but one remained and he was later joined by another southerner and the four of us shared this little house for over a year. The Brahmin guy was a good bit older than us, already married with a wife and kids in India and with a degree from an Indian college. He had to work very hard, both with his classes and with his after school job to get up tuition money. My buddy had money problems too and had to work for books and tuition and eats but he was just so damned smart that classes were just no problem, especially anything math based. The Brahmin guy took a tiny closet in the living room and used it for his shrine. He got up every morning at five so he could spend a couple of hours in his closet shrine doing his devotionals. I am fully convinced that he emerged from his shrine every day a better person and strengthened so he could meet the challenges of the day in this strange new country. He finally got his degree and went to work in industry and then brought his wife and kids here. Last I heard he was in Carolina and doing fine, though I haven't talked to him in years. My buddy and I had the same major and had lots of classes together. Our Brahmin roomy (and the other guy from the south who came later) had an "easier" major and we shared no classes with them. But he was a fine man. Many fine memories! Slagle

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