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| rajendra |
Posted
on 02-Apr-01 12:05 PM
I'm afraid I'm joining this late, but it's never too late, is it not?
I'm a little surprised at the reasoning for a "retraction" for the promotion of Adwiti Subba in local Nepali media. Was the promise made borned out of a genuine appreciation of the beauty of Adwiti's poems? Or was it meant to be a promotion of her _achievements_ rather than the poem itself? Unfortunately, the latter seems to be the case here.
As San says, the lack of a public achievement for Adwiti's poem does not make it any less beautiful. One would sincerely hope that poets are honored for what they are; not for what fame they bring or what cash value they represent. A beautiful poem is a beautiful poem is a beautiful poem, whether or not it wins Oscars or the Emmys. If one sees the value of the poem in the Oscars it begets, rather than the poem itself, that would be a promotion Adwiti can happily do without. Too bad for those lacking the taste buds to appreciate beauty.
WHATEVER fate the publishers of Adwiti's poems face, I would hope that it does not and should NOT reflect on Adwiti's poems herself, for it is her poem's that we better appreciate than her awards. If that is not the case, as it apparently turns out here, the motivation behind the "promise" and the promotion is itself dubious.
Just imagine, what if someone filed a lawsuit against Barbara Walters tomorrow? Are we then going to see another retraction of a retraction of the promise? Basing one's judgment on the actions of others, rather than using own's intellect, reflects the superficiality of the judgment. As they say, better make no promises than make promises you can't keep.
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| ashu |
Posted
on 02-Apr-01 11:55 PM
Dear Rajendra,
Finally, we get a LONG/LENGTHY posting from you :-)
I stand by my retraction.
For this, I am willing to endure your being "little surprised".
Life goes on -- in all its glory!
oohi
ashu
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| rajendra |
Posted
on 03-Apr-01 12:12 PM
Well, this time I'm not surprised -- by your attitude that is.
I would think that making grandiose yet premature promises and then rejoicingly breaking them without even a slight sense of guilt would be difficult. But I should have known better.
"Hesitancy in judgment is the only true mark of the thinker."
- Dagobert D. Runes
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| ashu |
Posted
on 03-Apr-01 11:50 PM
Dear Rajendra,
You obviously have a SEPARATE underlying issue to deal with me personally. As such, I salute your efforts to turn the poetry.com issue into something else.
That's fine and expected.
To paraphrase the PUBLIC utterings (which I'd be happy to repost here, if you wish) of Dr. Dinesh Nath Gongal, who's now in
the twilight years of his life: Be patient, and be humane
and never lose your cool.
oohi
ashu
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| rajendra |
Posted
on 05-Apr-01 11:54 AM
On the contrary, I feel you have a personal issue with me for whatever reason, by hesitating to debate on the issue and resorting to mischaracterizations. I am not even touching on poetry.com; I am simply questioning and trying to understand the real motivations behind your PUBLIC promise and the subsequent retraction.
While you generously offer me unsolicited advices, I would like to ask you to also follow on the wisdom of Dr. Gongal, Gandhi, Socrates and other great men, and not just utter them!
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