At 4:44am on September 25, 2009, Leela Panikar said…
Dear Freya, thank you for the lovely welcome message. I'm on holiday for a montn in England and Wales and will contact you when I get home to Hong Kong mid Oct.
Hi Freya, it's always good to hear from you. That excerpt was not a shining moment in the past. The book is based on my life and this story is close to reality. We all do things we later regret. Do you agree?
You asked for a longer excerpt. Here are two from Josh's late teen years. I hope yoActing under the influence of alcohol can reach an atrocious magnitude. There was this girl who was rude and snobbish. She enjoyed embarrassing Josh in public. Her attitude made some people react poorly to her negatively. A friend of Josh invited this girl and him to his house for some fun. The three began to drink heavily. The rude girl passed out, and they knew what to do. Alcohol certainly brought out the worst in people. His partner in crime helped Josh accomplish the misdeed. Revenge was sweet. Now this was going to be bad energy, but it would be funny. They carried her to the car, drove to a supermarket parking lot and borrowed a shopping cart, which was put in the trunk of Josh’s car.
When they got to her parent’s house, they set her in the shopping cart. She was sleeping like an innocent baby. Evil things that the two boys were, Josh said, “Wait a minute.” There was a final touch needed before bringing her to the front door of the house .They opened her blouse buttons and pulled her blouse open wide, and pulled down her bra so her breasts were exposed. “Now she’s ready.” It was around two a.m. and all the lights in the house were out. She and the cart were set on the landing next to the front door. His friend got in the car and started it while Josh rang the doorbell over and over until the house lights came on, and footsteps could be heard. He quickly ran to the car, and they drove away. “That was evil,” they agreed while they were laughing hysterically about the scene that must have been going on in Josh’s ex girlfriend’s house.
The next day Josh wrote in his journal:
1. Avoid getting drunk. Higher reasoning is the first thing to go.
2. Consider if you can, the consequences of your actions.
3. Be kind, and understanding,
4. Deal with problems before you drink.
5. Remember alcohol does not make problems go away.
Most individuals were somewhat less than honorable. It was hard to respect many people, but there were a few exceptions
Working in a store named Hush-A-Bye selling and delivering baby furniture, Josh used to go on deliveries with a forty-year-old black father of eight girls. They drove the company’s 1955 Mercury station wagon. He taught Josh to drive and to have a positive outlook. While they worked long hours, Frank always kept a cheerful countenance. He reinforced that one could always create their own positive perspective in any situation or environment.
One day Josh was in the storeroom at Hush-A-Buy with a fetching teenage salesgirl named Harriet. She cornered him and said she wanted to fool around. He stood there astounded and smiling. In a snap she had her skirt and blouse off.” My God, she is hot!” he sighed. Her young body was soft and warm, and he was ready for more, right then. This was pure lust. She was pulling down his pants. Suddenly the manager’s booming voice came from outside the storeroom, “What are you two up to?” “Nothing sir,” they shouted. They hopped up, dressed in an instant and walked out of the room as if nothing had happened. The manager’s eyes were bugged out, and he was bright red. “Don’t let me catch you two back there again.” Both were smiling. When Frank heard about it he roared with laughter. “You have got to be careful,” he warned, “or you’ll end up like me with eight daughters.” His wife was pregnant again, and he swore, “This one better be a boy.” A few months later, Frank was the proud father of nine daughters. “That’s it for me!” he swore. “I am not having any more kids. I already have my own woman’s baseball team.” Josh worked until the end of the summer. He never had another chance with Harriet. When he left for college on Long Island, he gave Frank a warm goodbye. Josh never saw Frank again. He was an exceptional man with a great attitude about life. He learned a lot from him about maintaining a positive frame of mind in any situation.
He was a man who walked the path he started his young apprentice on. As a result of their friendship Josh had a more personal understanding of how people should treat each other He could look at his circle of friends and acquaintances and choose which ones were in his best interest to associate with.
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Going up the mountain to the house, they were surrounded by a pack of snarling wild dogs. The pack leader had a split snout that looked like it had been hit with an axe. That was one big, mean, and dangerous looking dog. They were intent on the groceries. Sarah was scared standing very close to Josh, he was determined they would not get their belongings. He was carrying a stout walking stick, and beat them all off. He hit the pack leader on the head hard enough to make him reel back and away. The others followed his lead; he bounded off shaking his head as if to shake off the effects of the blow. Sarah looked at her hero. They took a moment to look back down the mountain side. The city of Haifa lay between the mountains and the shore. Many freighters were close to the docks waiting to unload or load for export. Israeli warships cruised the perimeter of the port.
At 3:55pm on September 13, 2009, Eliza Earsman said…
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When they got to her parent’s house, they set her in the shopping cart. She was sleeping like an innocent baby. Evil things that the two boys were, Josh said, “Wait a minute.” There was a final touch needed before bringing her to the front door of the house .They opened her blouse buttons and pulled her blouse open wide, and pulled down her bra so her breasts were exposed. “Now she’s ready.” It was around two a.m. and all the lights in the house were out. She and the cart were set on the landing next to the front door. His friend got in the car and started it while Josh rang the doorbell over and over until the house lights came on, and footsteps could be heard. He quickly ran to the car, and they drove away. “That was evil,” they agreed while they were laughing hysterically about the scene that must have been going on in Josh’s ex girlfriend’s house.
The next day Josh wrote in his journal:
1. Avoid getting drunk. Higher reasoning is the first thing to go.
2. Consider if you can, the consequences of your actions.
3. Be kind, and understanding,
4. Deal with problems before you drink.
5. Remember alcohol does not make problems go away.
Most individuals were somewhat less than honorable. It was hard to respect many people, but there were a few exceptions
Working in a store named Hush-A-Bye selling and delivering baby furniture, Josh used to go on deliveries with a forty-year-old black father of eight girls. They drove the company’s 1955 Mercury station wagon. He taught Josh to drive and to have a positive outlook. While they worked long hours, Frank always kept a cheerful countenance. He reinforced that one could always create their own positive perspective in any situation or environment.
One day Josh was in the storeroom at Hush-A-Buy with a fetching teenage salesgirl named Harriet. She cornered him and said she wanted to fool around. He stood there astounded and smiling. In a snap she had her skirt and blouse off.” My God, she is hot!” he sighed. Her young body was soft and warm, and he was ready for more, right then. This was pure lust. She was pulling down his pants. Suddenly the manager’s booming voice came from outside the storeroom, “What are you two up to?” “Nothing sir,” they shouted. They hopped up, dressed in an instant and walked out of the room as if nothing had happened. The manager’s eyes were bugged out, and he was bright red. “Don’t let me catch you two back there again.” Both were smiling. When Frank heard about it he roared with laughter. “You have got to be careful,” he warned, “or you’ll end up like me with eight daughters.” His wife was pregnant again, and he swore, “This one better be a boy.” A few months later, Frank was the proud father of nine daughters. “That’s it for me!” he swore. “I am not having any more kids. I already have my own woman’s baseball team.” Josh worked until the end of the summer. He never had another chance with Harriet. When he left for college on Long Island, he gave Frank a warm goodbye. Josh never saw Frank again. He was an exceptional man with a great attitude about life. He learned a lot from him about maintaining a positive frame of mind in any situation.
He was a man who walked the path he started his young apprentice on. As a result of their friendship Josh had a more personal understanding of how people should treat each other He could look at his circle of friends and acquaintances and choose which ones were in his best interest to associate with.
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Going up the mountain to the house, they were surrounded by a pack of snarling wild dogs. The pack leader had a split snout that looked like it had been hit with an axe. That was one big, mean, and dangerous looking dog. They were intent on the groceries. Sarah was scared standing very close to Josh, he was determined they would not get their belongings. He was carrying a stout walking stick, and beat them all off. He hit the pack leader on the head hard enough to make him reel back and away. The others followed his lead; he bounded off shaking his head as if to shake off the effects of the blow. Sarah looked at her hero. They took a moment to look back down the mountain side. The city of Haifa lay between the mountains and the shore. Many freighters were close to the docks waiting to unload or load for export. Israeli warships cruised the perimeter of the port.
Please see the website/PRESS RELEASE at www.elizaearsman.com
Have a Blessed day.
Eliza.
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