Comments on: Ruchira http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/ A deaf American volunteer goes to Sri Lanka to work at a school for deaf children in Matara. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:09:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: DeafLinux http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-134 DeafLinux Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:49:41 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-134 Adam: I hope you will write a book along with the photos you have taken. You have done a very beautiful job sharing your experience. Thank you. Adam:

I hope you will write a book along with the photos you have taken. You have done a very beautiful job sharing your experience.

Thank you.

]]> By: AdamzSis http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-124 AdamzSis Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:19:05 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-124 When I read this wonderful post, I was reminded of this quote written by an unknown author, "Grief brings me to the bridge across existence. Grief shows me the place where finite and infinite meet. We share memories there of that which was, that which is, and that which will be. Grief and I dream soundly beneath the blanket of that which will never be". I loved how the community responded to this and how they found ways to deal with this loss in a very poignant way. Always, thanks, kid for sharing this with us. xo, SisLiz When I read this wonderful post, I was reminded of this quote written by an unknown author,

“Grief brings me to the bridge across existence. Grief
shows me the place where finite and infinite meet. We
share memories there of that which was, that which is,
and that which will be. Grief and I dream soundly
beneath the blanket of that which will never be”.

I loved how the community responded to this and how they found ways to deal with this loss in a very poignant way.

Always, thanks, kid for sharing this with us.

xo,

SisLiz

]]> By: Sacha http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-119 Sacha Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:29:14 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-119 As always, I'm very impressed with your writing and enjoy reading every piece you wrote... I may have missed this out, but what exactly did Ruchira die from? Best, s- As always, I’m very impressed with your writing and enjoy reading every piece you wrote… I may have missed this out, but what exactly did Ruchira die from?

Best,
s-

]]> By: pete & jill http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-118 pete & jill Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:17:54 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-118 hi adam,there has been a shadow over our hearts since hearing of the very sad news of our wee pal...Ruchi will be forever in our hearts and minds as will his lovely mother who has also been a revelation @ the school with her always making sure you have had a cup of tea or rice & curry... i,m sure all involved @ the school will help her through these dark days ahead ,please tell her we are thinking of her and all the rest of course.......We are returning in January round about the 15th for a week so hopefully we can eventually meet up , take care my friend better times lie ahead for sure..........xxxxx pete & jill hi adam,there has been a shadow over our hearts since hearing of the very sad news of our wee pal…Ruchi will be forever in our hearts and minds as will his lovely mother who has also been a revelation @ the school with her always making sure you have had a cup of tea or rice & curry… i,m sure all involved @ the school will help her through these dark days ahead ,please tell her we are thinking of her and all the rest of course…….We are returning in January round about the 15th for a week so hopefully we can eventually meet up , take care my friend better times lie ahead for sure……….xxxxx pete & jill

]]> By: Sophie http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-117 Sophie Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:20:05 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-117 Thank you so much for sharing that Adam, i was so sad to hear of Ruchi's death, and Jill and Peter also pass on their deepest sympathies. We had a good long chat regailing funny memories we had about Ruchi at the school. My favourite is when he came into the kitchen when i was drinking ice cold apple juice (something he'd never had before) and he did his 'aw c'mon give me a bit' expression. So i poured a little out and he took a sip and immediately screwed up his little face like he'd just bitten into a sour lemon and started coughing and sticking his tongue out. So, i went to take the juice off him like ok you don't like it, but he backed away like no! and seemingly enjoying and hating the rest of the juice that was left!! What a great little boy. I hope you're doing ok, and give my love to all the students and especially Ruchi Ama. Soph x Thank you so much for sharing that Adam, i was so sad to hear of Ruchi’s death, and Jill and Peter also pass on their deepest sympathies. We had a good long chat regailing funny memories we had about Ruchi at the school. My favourite is when he came into the kitchen when i was drinking ice cold apple juice (something he’d never had before) and he did his ‘aw c’mon give me a bit’ expression. So i poured a little out and he took a sip and immediately screwed up his little face like he’d just bitten into a sour lemon and started coughing and sticking his tongue out. So, i went to take the juice off him like ok you don’t like it, but he backed away like no! and seemingly enjoying and hating the rest of the juice that was left!! What a great little boy. I hope you’re doing ok, and give my love to all the students and especially Ruchi Ama.

Soph x

]]> By: erin http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-115 erin Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:15:47 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-115 beautifully shared! thanks! beautifully shared!

thanks!

]]> By: amanda http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-114 amanda Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:46:08 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-114 yet another comment on how beautifully you write. i think sometimes when one day dreams (or ok me, when i daydream) of leaving the US and spending time somewhere else, some of the dreams paint the chance to go away as an oportunity to leave the sorrows of life. your eloquent post reminds us all that life and death are everywhere - a fact we may know, but escapes our fantasies. it is quite clear ruchira affected everyone he came into contact with -- thank you for capturing that for us all. on a sidenote, i do hope you're going to print out these blogs and store them somewhere on hard copy -- theyre quite wonderful, especially this one. yet another comment on how beautifully you write.

i think sometimes when one day dreams (or ok me, when i daydream) of leaving the US and spending time somewhere else, some of the dreams paint the chance to go away as an oportunity to leave the sorrows of life. your eloquent post reminds us all that life and death are everywhere - a fact we may know, but escapes our fantasies.

it is quite clear ruchira affected everyone he came into contact with — thank you for capturing that for us all.

on a sidenote, i do hope you’re going to print out these blogs and store them somewhere on hard copy — theyre quite wonderful, especially this one.

]]> By: jess http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-113 jess Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:52:56 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-113 :( beautifully written. *hug* :(

beautifully written.

*hug*

]]> By: Lizzie Henry http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-112 Lizzie Henry Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:36:51 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-112 Wow, what an experience and an honor to be allowed to attend a funeral of another culture. I'm sure this probably will never leave you. Beautifully writ and sensitively treated. Thank you for sharing. Take care and regards. Wow, what an experience and an honor to be allowed to attend a funeral of another culture. I’m sure this probably will never leave you.

Beautifully writ and sensitively treated. Thank you for sharing.

Take care and regards.

]]> By: Gail Covitt http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-111 Gail Covitt Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:21:00 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2006/11/27/ruchira/#comment-111 Adam, thank you for sharing this very moving experience with us--once again, your descriptions and comments are so beautifully written-- What a reminder of life's cycles and mysteries--and our losses-- Thank you for taking the time to share this-- You help to answer that universal question--"What to do?" Be well-- Many, many big hugs-- Adam, thank you for sharing this very moving experience with us–once again, your descriptions and comments are so beautifully written–
What a reminder of life’s cycles and mysteries–and our losses–
Thank you for taking the time to share this–
You help to answer that universal question–”What to do?”
Be well–
Many, many big hugs–

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