Radio Roy

[MargaretAnne]

I listened to part of Roy's radio program early one morning. He is on the air west coast time from 10 PM to 12 PM (time has since changed since this was first posted) so I didn't hear it live. He was talking a little about consciousness. He talked about a woman with Parkinson's Disease who didn't shake or have a tremor when she was asleep. I've never heard this before. Is this true with all Parkinson's patients?

Also, he mentioned an experiment with two cats who were given strychnine. The cat that was awake died but the cat that was asleep lived.

Any thoughts about this?

[MargaretAnne]

Roy was talking about giving without expecting something in return or feeling obligated to return the favor.

He related two stories on Advice Line.

Just for the record, the fact that you give and you're given to is not as innocent as it appears. You'd be surprised how little it takes. You remember the Harry Krishnas in the airports--and they walk right up to you and put a little flower in your lapel? If you let them do it--if you let them do it--then you'll walk...the chances are 50% you'll walk away with a $10 book you're not going to read because you can't say "No." When a young lady walked up to me that way and she started to put the flower in the lapel, I said, "Hold it! Why are you doing this? Why don't you have a job? Why are you playing games with people? I'm going to teach you a lesson. You know...my business is professional hypnotism and I know a hypnotized person when I see it. You're hypnotized into this cult and you don't have to make a living. All you have to do is put a flower in a lapel and you know people are going to be obligated to buy a book. That's how you making a living?" I said, "Wake up," and she dropped the tray and ran.

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There's another time--I'm in Bacadero [sp?]--I can remember that--and then comes the orchestra. I'm sitting with some friends--just a three-piece orchestra of violins and the lady played beautiful violin. I meant this...I said, "You play beautifully but forgive me--I must...it's my business to help people. I don't mean to hurt your feelings. She said, "Because I was playing the violin?" I said, "It's because you're an overachiever. You have an inferiority and you're doing this...you're living off the approval of people talking to you this way. That's not healthy." She dropped the violin and ran. It's true. The truth can be that sharp. It was my only opportunity. She had to see that. I felt it was the time for her to see it. I don't know what happened to her. Maybe she jumped in the river somewhere. I don't know [laughs]. You could be jumping in the river after listening to me. You could be jumping angry. I don't mean to make you angry.