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Hopefully, soon, the fine will be increased to 18,000 Euro and even higher. No one has the 'right' to put another person's life at risk, whether it is someone on the trek itself (like immature teenagers or children) or whether it is a rescurer. Stupidity, poor judgement, and poor discipline...
Thank you for sharing your valuable learning experience with everyone. Very useful info to know.
I also would like to know of the insurance company you used.
Giving up is success because it is failure that makes one stronger, more courageous. One who has not encountered failure in life is a failure. Failure is to be celebrated but of course not when one has not learned from the failure.
I am one who 'needs' such reviews as it reinforces what human nature can really be. Can be in the 'good times.' Wait until some 'bad times' surface and see how extreme these people can be. Human nature, deep down, is where one might not want to tread because it can be extreme in its brutish...
It is not a scheme to raise prices for a captive audience; rather, it is properly running a business so it can remain/stay open. There is also such a thing called inflation. Running a business is one of the hardest things to do in life.
Welcome to life--it is never as smooth and drama free as we would like, which is the way it is supposed to be. Things happen. And yes, one can apologize too much. One sincere apology is sufficient. And don't worry, life will throw another similar such incident your way as it comes with being...
Excellent insight. If I run across a pilgrim who is doing a pilgrimage and does so grumbling, complaining, snearing, criticizing, etc. I ought to honor and respect him/her just as much as any other pilgrim or even myself. Each of us is in his own place in life at a particular point in time and...
Communal venting serves a good purpose and is emotionally, mentally, and physically healthy. Keeping too much inside for too long . . . not good. I believe I read somewhere where Jesus on at least one occasion vented about God, His Father, because as we all know, there has never been a perfect...
An interesting concept; however, there are too many things regarding myself that I need to focus on and change rather than the Camino. In addition, be wary of changes because very few people of aware of the real consequences of change--the intended consequences of change are often quite...
Could be, might be, possibly be; however, another perspective is that the Camino 'never' loses its way . . . it is only people that lose their way but, then again, this is probably wrong because everyone one . . . everyone in life is on a path of some kind or another, whether it be a...
If His schedule is not too busy, Jesus might be a good partner although I plead ignorance in how many biblical references there are regarding weight loss. In any case, I would recommend you contact Him sooner rather than later as His schedule can fill up pretty quick. A 'human' partner . . ...
I admire you so much for you ability, your willingness to so quickly adjust to each challenge as it surfaces and especially so much of your focus being on others rather than yourself. Keep plugging away.
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