Bill Arney

Hey you people,

Two anecdotes:

Liza and I walked for 8+ hrs from Irun to San Sebastian/Doestia along the spectacular,  dramatic north coast of Spain. Long story short, Liza tried to make a withdrawl from an ATM and it seemed to both of us that the screen said something about the issuing bank not honoringbthe card. Liza grabbed her card and we both walked away. Moments later, a 30 something yr old tapped her on the shoulder and said, in English and in a somewhat surprised way, “You left your money in the machine.” We walked back and the woman he was with was holding the bills like … they didn’t belong to her, and she passed them to Liza.  People, eh?

SECOND : We met a mother and daughter in Larrasoña. The 17 yr old daughter had had an emotional breakdown, didn’t know who she was, what she wanted in life… The mother’s response was, “Well, then we have to travel around the world,” and she sold everything she owned and they are.  From Melbourne, Australia, to an ashram in India, the Camino, other healing places. People, eh?

Bill