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February 28, 2008 Each day brings some surprised and one never knows from where the inspiration comes… Last night treasuring a friend’s ride I was doing errands and food shopping entire evening and wind was getting stronger and temperature going down. After such adventure it feels so good to be home again. And this late hour brought me another gift, time to watch Charlie Rose… Yesterday William Buckley died at age of 82 and entire hour was devoted to him and parts of many earlier interviews were played. Many of them I had a chance to watch in the past. Number of years ago when I first came to USA and was a staff member in RZC my best friend told me about this man. William Buckley was a champion of conservative ideology. I did not agree with his political views but very much enjoyed listening to him. The honesty of his thinking and ability to present his point clearly were very inspiring. He was a person of many interests and lived a very full and busy life. Sometime last year I remember Bill talking about the death, and how prepared he was just to stop. Dealing with some frailties and degenerating body, and tiredness of busy life he was able to come to terms with his own death. No fears… I am a Zen student and the matter of life and death is a paramount issue to resolve for oneself. Listening what Bill has to say I was very inspired. Charlie Rose hosted Bill many times as a guest on his program and considered him a very close friend. Listening to Charlie’s comments last night I could feel how much respect he had for Bill. One of Bill passions was sailing and he invited Charlie to sail his boat. But Charlie could not find a time in his busy life. Much later when he asked Bill about boat invitation, the answer was “I am not sailing anymore… “ Recently Charlie did meet Bill in the church and said to him, “I will visit you soon…” But life was busy and Charlie never had time, always thinking: “There is tomorrow…” Suddenly there is no Bill to visit… As Charlie Rose was closing his sharing last night with this passage it felt that his voice is getting soft, and tears are just about to fall. But he also said, “Bill was prepared for this moment, much better than most of us.” How true… Almost a year ago my mother died suddenly. Last conversation I had with her was when I called on March 10 on her 77th Birthday. She promised that she will call me in three weeks, after my sesshin would be over. Well, she never called… We assume that there will be tomorrow… There will be another time… NOW
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