Thanks to Pat Fraser for sending in the following piece of humorous wisdom (also ATTACHED as a PDF to share with friends:
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A Holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, 'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.'

The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in... In the middle of the room was a large round table, and in the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.

But the people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. The Lord said, 'Now you have seen Hell.

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one.
There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water... The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking together.

The holy man said, 'I don't understand.” 'It is simple,' said the Lord. 'It requires but one skill.

You see, they have learned to feed each other. The greedy think only of themselves.'

[And could the moral of this little story possibly be that too much “me” and not enough “we” might make a place Hell to live in?]

Heaven and Hell

As you aware the Community recently approved the transfer of Lot 145 that included materials such as wood and the cobbles located on the farm.
 
These resources will soon be owned by the Community and therefore should be used in the best interest for the Community as a whole. Until this is considered and a guideline developed, the Management Committee would like everyone to refrain from using these cobbles for their individual, private use.
 
Existing and new common land applications that include use of cobbles will not be affected.
 
Should you have any questions about this, please do not hesitate to call or visit me at home.
 
Brad N - 8557 7163 or email

Great things were achieved this long weekend. Have a look at the photos or take a walk and try out the balance station and have a look at the serpent wall.

The wall is still in progress so please no climbing on until it is completed in the next couple of weeks.

BIG THANKYOUS to our:

• clever designers Mark, Stefan and Isadore
• hard workers, Peter, Vikram, Jacqui, Tim, Ilona, Heidi, Justin, Hilde, Emma, Levi, Kat, Tom, Beau, Kate, Erin, Blaze, Noah,
• scrumptious food providers Gillian, Elizabeth, Amy and Paul, Fiona and Martin, Bille Joe

AND

• of course our wonderful equipment testers and contractors, Bodhi, Chaska, Runi and Saya who worked and played hard all day!

How wonderful to know that one of our newest Community members is an inspirational local conservationist! Congratulations to Paul Rosser of Lot 33 on Yacca Way, whose award has earned a write-up in the latest (June) edition of “On the Coast”:

Hi guys,

Just found this new concept of cheap accommodation which already exists in the UK and Ireland.

Wouldn't it be nice to have this in our Village?

Please let me know if you are also interested. It is easy to set up and I think our Village is an excellent spot for it.

Cheers - Tom D - 7 Dianella Walk

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