tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9766640.post110639832249493546..comments2024-03-24T10:29:28.588+05:30Comments on like a feather....: Debilitated person exaltedErotemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03677513867884448593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9766640.post-1133502403122437372005-12-02T11:16:00.000+05:302005-12-02T11:16:00.000+05:30OOPS! In the fifth paragraph of my comment please ...OOPS!<BR/><BR/> In the fifth paragraph of my comment please replace "their being a" to "there being a" in 3 places..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9766640.post-1133327985116751912005-11-30T10:49:00.000+05:302005-11-30T10:49:00.000+05:30I think that the only thing I agree with in this p...I think that the only thing I agree with in this post is the third point that you have written - Exalt when you feel the need, debunk when you feel the need. <BR/><BR/>And that's what everyone does anyway. And even if one chooses to look at each instance from the same personality as a special present moment, and not look at his past good or bad, one cannot help the fact that there is a continuum to it because of the actions originating from thesame person. Connections need not be made - they are always there, because they are one person then and now, because they belong to one institution then and now. And because they are celebrities and icons then and now. <BR/><BR/>2. As to the Tao verses what can I say! - I dont agree with the first one at all. I dont believe in mollycoddling and spoon feeding people all the time for them to do the right thing. Let people have an inner strength and character and not always want things be done for them by others.<BR/><BR/>Let me glorify achievers, let me treasure goods that are hard to obtain, but let the other person be solid enough, simple enough to enjoy and appreciate the achievements of the achievers instead of twisting all the glory into something disgusting in his own being, because of his smallness, meanness,pettiness and corrosive jealousy. <BR/><BR/>Let us speak the truth, and to add "as we see it" is redundant; because that's what we do anyway.Let us be honest about their being a hierarchy, their being a lateralarchy so to speak, of their being different levels of depth - and once we acknowledge these facts of life and existence we can develop in ourselves the strength to accept them, appreciate the greater and denounce the lesser. Because less and great exist, everytime, every second, everywhere. We cannot run away from this. Let us know to discriminate, to choose, to reject in the right manner. <BR/><BR/>And the second verse of Tao again goes against the grain for me - we are always using the power of discrimination, the heavens too are not that equal, it is floods here and good monsoons there, moderation here and an excess just one kilometre away. What possibly can be equal is our own attitude inside of us, it can be one of equal love and compassion towards all, all the time; but again, that doesnt mean that we become blind to the differences in achievement or criminal and non criminal actions.<BR/><BR/>Exalting and debunking have to be done all the time, if not of personalities, definitely of their actions / behaviour. But why differentiate between the two? Greatness is as greatness does, and so with meanness too. <BR/><BR/>Maybe all is ok with the world;because God is in heaven..Or rather, because I have freedom of speech and expression to denounce or praise as I will and when I will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com