STEVE G wrote:I should think finishing it would be the favourite part Mr.P; if you did that to anyone apart from volunteers you would have Amnesty International knocking on your door!I may add a follow-up post later to this topic to get the final verdict from the couple and see what their favourite parts of the course were.
It does seem like it, Steve, but having just dropped them off at their home, I know they are already feeling a touch of sadness. When you go through these intensive cleanses you develop a bond between the 'teacher' and 'student', which is not directly related to them begging for food and me giving it to them! They come to my home and we figuratively, if not literally, break bread together.The really nice part is sharing a little of their sense of achievement. Neither has ever experienced anything like this before and it's opened up a whole new world for them to explore if they choose. If you have ever travelled you know that most of the time you are lost, there is a degree of anxiety and the whirl of impressions can be overwhelming. The mind holds on to the highlights and we tend to forget the down side. This is just the same. The periods when we are with ourselves and have to fill time can be challenging for some. Later, though, they will forget this and reflect on the sense of achievement and the unique experience.
It really isn't that difficult. 10 days may sound as daunting to some as climbing Everest but not if you take it one step at a time, one bite at a time, one day at a time. Before you know it, it's over and you're complaining it's passed by too quickly. A bit like when we were running on the Mouse Wheel called work and taking our all-too-short holidays.
I hope you all enjoyed this topic. Thanks to the board members for letting it evolve without trying to mug it.
