Thursday, May 03, 2007

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE LANGUAGE YOU NEED TO KNOW
There are many ways to get to where you want to go. One of those ways is to ride a camel. The method of transportation you use depends upon a lot of things, I guess, but one thing I found was that each has its own unique kind of language.
For example, when I first rode a camel, I quickly realized that there were several things I needed to know. They are cantancerous individuals and you can only get a proper response if you know the correct body movements, sounds and the proper utilization of a stick. As you can see in the above photo, I was just beginning to learn the differences between right and left, as in Arabic.
I liked camels, and most of the Bedouins I met. One of the things I learned is that bedouins are unique and just want to live their lives and to be left alone.
It would be easy to join the legions of automatons and march lock step across the endless plains of hate and madness, or I could choose those things that are good and kind and decent.
So, to get to where I want to go, I choose to walk on the path that requires a language of love, balance, and peace.




6 Comments:

Blogger Steve said...

A few years ago, Mari, Lisa, Melissa, Brian and I were driving up to Wichita Falls from the Metroplex to see a high school football playoff game and we saw a herd of camels (!) by the side of the highway. Have you ever seen them or do you know anything about them?

1:11 AM  
Blogger Compromise Till Death said...

Yep, I've seen them twice. I don't know anything!!!!

6:56 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I saw some camels in a field south of Mansfield last year. I've never found again the road I was on so I don't know if they are still there. I would like to ride a camel.

9:08 AM  
Blogger Compromise Till Death said...

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4:48 PM  
Blogger Compromise Till Death said...

They are relatively easy to ride. They have a nice long easy gate. The hard part is getting on and off. I don't know how a camel is "broken" and I don't know how they are trained. I could not spend enough time at the camps to observe and learn. I suppose they are just about like any other animal you can domesticate and ride; ie, teach them with old standards of tried and true methods of behavioral modification.

Oh, they make a lot of noise when they are lying down or getting up, as if they have bad arthritis.

6:17 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good post.

8:15 PM  

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