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Recieved: 2000/11/20 14:34
Subject: Re: [K-list] double dutch
From: Wim Borsboom
On 2000/11/20 14:34, Wim Borsboom posted thus to the K-list:
Dear Herma and Jose,
I am originally from Delft (Love the place, love everything about Holland,
Belgium (Mmmmm). Love Europe, have done long holiday trips all through).
Emigrated to Canada in 1971.
Good to find out that the way I write about the Netherlands apparently gives
insight rather than that it upsets people. I obviously had to work through a
lot. ("Moest zelf in het reine komen.") Astrally I was in Holland last
night, yes between the showers... gosh.
I consider Rotterdam, Gouda, Delft and even some of historic Amsterdam as
more part of the dividing part. Some parts of Noord Holland are part of the
dividing part. But all this was a bit 'tongue in cheek' remember? But it
allowed me to make a point.
Actually, let me take this more seriously, all the cities and villages that
eventually had a stake in the East India and West India Company (spelling)
and other colonial enterprises came from division and had a dividing part to
play... Just like all colonialism eventually caused division throughout the
world.
The mud and muck in Holland? Rain of course but also... the shortage of
labour is really noticeable in the way the streets and side walks are being
kept up. Even the little home gardens are more unkempt than they were
before. Retired people who could have time to spend in their gardens or even
clean the sidewalks, are (still) too stressed to even consider that. I know
this is a generalization... But I visit Holland every four years and one
sees the changes clearly. Was there last July.
Any more Dutch people on the list or some Dutch descent?
Love,
Wim
----- Original Message -----
From: Herma <goldensunATnospamwish.net>
To: K-list <Kundalini-GatewayATnospamegroups.com>
Sent: November 19, 2000 3:57 PM
Subject: [K-list] double dutch
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> Subject: Re: [K-list] double dutch
>
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> It's so nice to read here on this list how it is to be Dutch!
> Thank you Wim for your explanation :)
> and Jose, you brought back the memories of the time when I was 'young' and
still able to jump
> with the double ropes at school.....
>
> In case I did not know who I was, now I know a lot more about the details
;)
> Just kidding......
>
> I believe what is really true and common in the Dutch nature is the very
deep
> feeling of sin and what Wim called :'not deserving any grace'.
>
> As you wrote Wim, you were raised in a Catholic family and my family has
Calvinistic origins.
> We always had the impression that the Catholic part of the Dutch
population was not so
> 'zwaar'. You had the possibility to go to church and to ask to be forgiven
almost every day as a child.
> (I also know the stories about the sins children had to imagine like: I
took some sugar from the 'suikerpot'),
> but you were allowed to walk and to bike and to swim on Sunday. And to buy
ice-creams!
>
> That were great topics to discuss about at school when I was a teenager.
:)))
>
> Greetings from a very rainy middle part of Holland,
> (do you count Rotterdam-Gouda-Utrecht to the 'dividing' or the 'northern'
part of Holland, Wim?)
> At least I am artistic :))
>
> with love,
> Herma
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> http://www.kundalini-gateway.org
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