Page 15 - C.A.L.L. #27 - Summer 2006

Inside Zegg's 2005 Reader we found an "Apology" signed T.H KALEIDOSCOPE
which sounded vaguely familiar to me: "Why are you always so

unfriendly?" ask occasional visitors.

"A few words, or better said remarks, about the frequently expressed criticism that some Zegg residents are
always so unfriendly. True, a few years ago when I wasn't as yet one ‘of those’, I sometimes thought to myself:
“these arrogant, unfriendly Zeggies! Hardly are you out of the seminar with them, and already it's over with the
heartiness and the hugging, they even don't greet you any more".

Well, and now? Now I am in fact also 'such a one' even one of the worst
kind, that practically doesn't ever greet. Shame upon my head! And I
actually was so full of good intentions and conviction, not to end up like
that - as a non-greeter. I even consider it as nice to be living in a guest
center and I am glad when as much people as possible arrive here.
However I still remain a human being, indeed one with a limited capacity
for contact. Just consider: there are at Zegg only a total of 3-4 officially
guestless weeks yearly. During the remaining time we permanently get,
at least for weekends, between 30 to 100 guests here, which I meet at
least at the two main meals, and certainly half of them additionally once

a day on the place. Would I now greet each one of them with a clear
gesture and perhaps a little chat with those whom I already carried a
more or less interesting, perhaps even intimate conversation - then we arrive daily at about (let's take 50 guests
and 50 residents) 250 greetings and around 30 to 40 chats, In addition to 10-15 'intermediate informations' and
5-10 'extremely urgent appointments' which reach me anyway on my route. Poor me, I believe I would have to
pack my suitcases sometime. So if somebody wonders, why I suddenly greet him on the place - no matter, it just
may happen".

And finally, a few "Letters to God" by some sweet American kids who apparently got a gift of smart insight -
as published in the Katholische Integrierte Gemeindes "Heute in Kirche und Welt" (No mention of origin,
sorry!).

Dear God
I bet it is We read Thos. Edison made light. Dear God,
Very hard Dear God, But in Sunday School They said
For you to Did you mean for You did it. Maybe Cain and Abel
Love all of giraffe to look So I bet he stoled would not kill each so much
everybody in the like that or Your idea. if they had their own rooms.

Whole world was it an accident. Sincerely, It works with my brother
There are only DONNa
4 people in our Norma Larry
Family and I

can never do it.

Nan
Hope to hear from you - .... Yalla Bye, Shalom, Joel Dorkam.

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