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30th May 2005, 12:01 PM
#1
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Living in the past...
Simon says...
We invented zero so we are not backward.
We invented the pi. so we are not backward.
We had great stories and epics, so we are light years ahead of everybody else.
Robert says...
We invented sati, so we are backward and third world.
We have child labour so we are backward and we are third world.
We give only men the rights to do final rites, so we are backward.
We discriminate based on where and in which family one is born, so we are light years behind the world.
I say, We might have had a glorious past. However we had enough poison to spoil everything. Should we be proud of our ancient heritage or in our modern outlook where we run extra mile an extra hour everyday to catch up with the fast progressing modern world? Tell me friends where do you want to be? in ancient Bharath or modern India?
Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.
- Gore Vidal
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30th May 2005 12:01 PM
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30th May 2005, 12:06 PM
#2
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JG,
It is just a matter of 18 more days.. you'll understand how glorious 'Past' was...
Your attitude determines your altitude!
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30th May 2005, 12:17 PM
#3
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Jai,the fact is we might have had a glorious past but we seem to have no pride in that.Instead referring to the glorious past is seen as a shame.With such an attitude we have a become a rootless soceity.Added to that over a period of time we have degenerated& picked up every bad habit in the book.The result of all that is the corrupt,indisciplined,rowdy,selfish soceity we are seeing.Where do I want to be,not in the past(I have no experience of how life was there),definitely not in the present but in a land where people don't demand extra money for doing their job,where opportunities are available in villages,small towns&towns so that cities are not overflowing with people resulting in destruction of nature&causing infrastructural problems,where the political leadership actually responds to people's concerns instead of disgustingly fighting among themselves a la Devegowda Vs Congress,where people's ambitions are channelised into achieving something instead of getting limited to buying flats,cars&flaunting their wealth,where people don't come to the streets trying to prove their language,race,caste etc is superior.In fact I can go on&on.All this can happen only with collective efforts over a looooooooooong period of time.But when will the start happen?
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30th May 2005, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by
scorpio
JG,
It is just a matter of 18 more days.. you'll understand how glorious 'Past' was...
Why are you pulling that poor guys leg akka?Marriage has its share of pros&cons.He will see only the pros for a few months&then the cons will start appearing.But still married life is a different feeling for both the husband&wife.It involves lot of compromises from both.There will be times when you feel being alone was much better.But the charm of marriage is so strong that such thoughts get banished very soon.
Jai,take it me,ignore these discouraging people&have a blast.Best of luck.
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30th May 2005, 12:30 PM
#5
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Originally Posted by
scorpio
JG,
It is just a matter of 18 more days.. you'll understand how glorious 'Past' was...
You into astrology too! Oh dear!
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30th May 2005, 12:35 PM
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Idiappam - JG is getting married Pa!! That's what the leg-pulling is all abt. He calls it, "anbu chang-gali"!!
Demand a broader view - BBC
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30th May 2005, 01:03 PM
#7
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Originally Posted by
Idiappam
Originally Posted by
scorpio
JG,
It is just a matter of 18 more days.. you'll understand how glorious 'Past' was...
You into astrology too! Oh dear!
Idiappam anne,
Idhu astrology ille.. pure facts combined with logical thinking and practical experience..
Your attitude determines your altitude!
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30th May 2005, 03:39 PM
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Ah! Jai, you getting the kaal kattu?? OK! Please come here often! At least once a month!
Vaazhga Pallaandu!
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30th May 2005, 04:16 PM
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Re: Living in the past...
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30th May 2005, 04:30 PM
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Dear lordstanher!
Mine is an arranged traditional marriage.
Traditions are just a collections of practices that have held on to a society from the past. At no point should we be weighed down by them
What we are today is a result of an iterative process of social and religious reforms that we have been doing for some time. So at no point of time are we worser than our past. Our present includes our past simultaneously. So there is no need to instill artificial pride in the name of our past. That is my point.
Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.
- Gore Vidal
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