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MYes, I gave a pilgrim €200 once because his bank account was frozen. Everybody told me I would never see the money again. When I gave it I gave it not expecting it to be returned. However, he tracked me down and Los Arcos a few days later and...
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M::😄:: I would speculate that "The Camino Provides" serves different purposes at different times. Many of us either were, or knew well, someone who has difficulty accepting that things happen in life that are outside their control. Their loved...
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MI suppose my approach would be to be wary of fools, scroungers and thieves, however a more spiritual approach is to have compassion for even the thief, for hard as it maybe, I do not know the journey they have taken to arrive at being a thief...
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MIn these cases I (not Christian) am very willing to buy someone lunch. It's lunch, I'm not giving them hundreds of Euros. I'm not willing to financially support them for the entire Camino, but I can buy lunch. At home, I am known to take...
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MYes, of course. Sometimes my supper has been the tired packet of instant noodles in the bottom of my bag. But 1) there was a packet of noodles and 2) I didn't expect the Camino to provide a miraculous three course meal. I don't rely on the...
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MHaven't we all left something on a bench, left an item behind in an albegue (yep, that would be me!) or didn't get a chance to pack food because a store was closed? Personally, I'd want to be the person sharing an apple or snacks with a hungry...
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MI have met a few pilgrims walking with no support - and they are honest about it, to them I generally feel some generosity- it is an interesting commitment to walk in such a way. And it is actually a long standing Christian practice to set out...
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MFor you, but not for everyone. For some the camino is the destination. For others it is the journey. Some wish to walk with others, some alone. There are those who consider it the adventure of a lifetime. For others it is simply a pleasant...
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MI have given another pilgrim money for a bed and supper more than once. I did it knowing I might never see the money again. When I give like that, I understand that once the money leaves my hands, I have no controll on what the other person does...
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MI recall a couple that we knew, turning up at the Hotel Akerreta. We were having dinner and heard them check in. Everywhere was full, from Zubiri to Pamplona. Taxis all busy, busses laid on to take Pilgrims to Pamplona. The Hotel owner came...
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