Comments on: A Man and His Bicycle https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/ The Travelosopher's Home Sat, 02 Nov 2019 22:15:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Jean-Jacques @ Gypsy Café https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/#comment-38 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:09:31 +0000 http://gypsycafe.org/?p=65#comment-38 The interesting and inspiring thing about “the man on the bicycle” was that he was purposefully going around, approaching people and sharing his knowledge and wisdom – and in that sense expanding people’s consciousness and awareness, almost like it was a calling. This is quite rare in my opinion.

Yes, very good point, its still up to us to willfully listen and if/when we don’t (choose to) we may be losing out on MUCH more than we realize. Of course we also need to let go of judgement and prejudice to allow ourselves to listen and have the wisdom to realize that we can benefit from somebody else’s wisdom. Just last year I discovered one of the books he recommended in a second hand bookstore in Cape Town (it just “jumped out” at me) and bought it straight away. It ended up being one of the best books I’ve ever read on spirituality…

]]> By: Dennis https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/#comment-37 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:15:16 +0000 http://gypsycafe.org/?p=65#comment-37 A wonderful encounter. How often does someone you meet burst with such enthusiasm for reading and the subjects?! Not a mystery yarn in the bunch. Everyone, EVERYONE has some wisdom to impart, by willingly listening to people we open ourselves to accepting the jewel of knowledge they hold. Rarely do people not offer to share their treasure.
The jewel for me was:

“…. what we choose to focus on is what we become aware of…”

That choice is always ours. Choose well.

]]> By: Jean-Jacques @ Gypsy Café https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/#comment-36 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:23:56 +0000 http://gypsycafe.org/?p=65#comment-36 🙂 Hello again, Anonymous! I would be very interested in knowing how the Omega3 works out – I haven’t gotten around to trying it, but as you know I’m a big fish lover – and I have at least three to four fish meals a week, which I believe is one of the keys to my relative ongoing well-being and health Oh, just a reminder – he’s real name is not Clarence… So I can’t absolutely guarantee that you’ll be approaching the right guy. It would be interesting though, to know if he has any new recommendations.

All the best. J.J.

]]> By: Anonymous https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/#comment-35 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:54:08 +0000 http://gypsycafe.org/?p=65#comment-35 I now have two tubes of Omega 3, one at home and one at work.

I saw Clarence, too, outside where I work in the centre of Belfast. I didn’t stop him though, for I knew I hadn’t the time to explain myself without sounding like a rabid fool. Shall keep yis posted…

]]> By: Jean-Jacques @ Gypsy Café https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/#comment-34 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:07:06 +0000 http://gypsycafe.org/?p=65#comment-34 Hi M! Your experience of short term memory loss sounds like a classic case of “put on the spot”. When I met the Man on the Bicycle he wanted to know about the books I had read, but I didn’t elaborate very much, as I could only remember the general gist of them – luckily he let me off the hook, presumably because he assumed as much – your storyteller had higher expectations 🙂

Oh, and thanks for the link – Very Interesting – looks like it might be a good series 😉

PS: Wouldn’t mind hearing more about your Inverness Storyteller!

]]> By: Michelle https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/#comment-33 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:18:34 +0000 http://gypsycafe.org/?p=65#comment-33 Hi J

Sorry I took so long to reply. I’m constantly awed by people who can quote paragraphs, names, book titles. I hold onto nothing. I once met a similarly fascinating man in Inverness. This man was a story-teller – professionally. He recited a poem for me. There’s me behind a till in a tiny shop with this man spouting poetry like an actor on a stage. I mentioned I wrote poetry and he was very excited. He asked me to recite a poem and I opened my mouth and…

😐

I couldn’t even remember my own poems! DUH moment.

Now back to your story. 🙂
Funny you should be talking quantum physics. I have a video for you. It relates to quantum physics, but in a nice amusing and easy to digest way.

First time the concept of being a 4 dimensional being actually made sense to me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFbsszg30p8

]]> By: Jean-Jacques @ Gypsy Café https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/#comment-32 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:16:15 +0000 http://gypsycafe.org/?p=65#comment-32 Hello Z! I can’t say I’m into quantum physics either but “Clarence” really made me very aware of it – more than I was, before. I’ll look into that movie on Google Video – sounds good. Yeah, you probably walked past the mural at some point – its close to the Ormeau Bridge (up the road from the Hatfield Bar, if you remember). From there you can walk along the Lagan River to the Central Train Station and its along that path. I got the photo long before the event happened. Ah Yeah, Botanic Avenue and South Belfast – (& Stranmillis) – I’m already missing it – we will have to visit sometime 😉

]]> By: Zoltan https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/#comment-31 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:17:41 +0000 http://gypsycafe.org/?p=65#comment-31 wow man, what a post 🙂 although i’m not in quantum physics, i’ve seen the movie called ‘What the Bleep Do We Know?’ which shows the ‘esoteric’ side of the whole thing. some say it’s just a misinterpretation, who knows but worth a try 🙂 anyways, isn’t this mural is on balfour ave? i think i’ve seen it before… ah, and there was a cool cafe’ on botanic ave too.

]]> By: Anonymous https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/#comment-30 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:29:16 +0000 http://gypsycafe.org/?p=65#comment-30 I’ve just been tto the post office. I bought a kit-kat, but on the front page of the Belfast Telegraph an article caught my eye. ‘Omega Oil Saves my Child’, or some such. Page 5.

Synchronicity? What a day.

]]> By: Jean-Jacques @ Gypsy Café https://gypsycafe.org/2008/02/10/a-man-on-a-bicycle/#comment-29 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:14:27 +0000 http://gypsycafe.org/?p=65#comment-29 Thanks for the replies and for reading. To anonymous of Belfast – if you do speak with him, I think you will find him to be a very fascinating and interesting person – I’m really glad I engaged with him on that day and I’m sure you will too – try to take some information about an interesting book along to exchange.

As for your question, Michelle: No, but I’ve done quite a bit of research into the books he listed, in order to write this piece, as it happened over two years ago – I needed to refresh my memory just a wee bit 😉 I’ve short-listed a few from his long list (we spoke for over an hour) for myself, which I definitely intend to read. I had read one or two (only) similar books in the past, so I had a broad of idea of the type of academic writing he was talking about.

What was astounding was his apparent photographic memory. He was quoting whole sentences and paragraphs of some of the books and told me which pages (the exact numbers) of the books and which paragraphs he was quoting from. On top of that, in every case he knew exactly where in the library to find them – floor, aisle and shelf numbers!

Then, in addition he knew everything about the authors and also provide some history on them. With the Irish authors, he could tell me the addresses of where some of them either (famously) worked or lived.

I could not include everything in the story and did not feel the need to, but the event as it happened, including my own thoughts are more or less intact.

I might include his full list here in the comments section sometime – I still have the booklet.

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