since you've asked me to comment on your blog, i'm going to be candid, frank, even judgemental at times. i might agree or disagree with you for the simple reason that life has taught me the same/ different things that it has taught you... but at the end of it all, i am aware that to a very large extent we are what we are because of the circumstances and people that we have encountered in life...we dealt with situations in the manner that we could best, so i respect your views and opinions as well.
this is going to be interesting. i had no idea that a person who i spoke to for the first time would immediately brand me as evil and fraudulent, for i believe both in god and charity. there are frauds in this world and there is no doubt about that, but certainly its a bit too much to say that all god loving people in this world are corrupt. i'm not a supporter of corporal punishment...and i do not commend her method of punishment, but she's a teacher after all, it was her duty to ensure that students are disciplined...she was merely ensuring that she was doing her job well, although her method was faulty. at the same time..i do not know her...if the reason behind her actions was spite, or unloading of frustration...then what she did was very wrong
given this sort of schooling at an impressionable age, i find it really praiseworthy that you managed to get this far with your education. but then again, intelligent people dont really need to be studious. your principal probably thought you were harmless because she led a simple and uncomplicated life, and bothered herself only with simple problems as such as rowdy and unruly students. the problems you presented were i believe more complicated, evolved and often invisible, hence her behaviour towards you.
"All of us were so touched by her selfish act that we would give our lives for her if necessary.” what was so selfish about her act..i wouldn't call it selfless...but then..i wouldn't even call it selfish. you might find some people narrow minded but even from such people some things can be learnt. this particular person might have believed that no one really knew what learning was, but at the same time he implied that he knew what it was all about and he was willing to explain...even if you knew what learning was all about, you didnt know how to express it..you wanted to better your writing skills and writing is all about expression...maybe you should have heard what he had to say...maybe you knew what learning was better than he did, but maybe he could have taught you to define it verbally. You wasted the best years of my life. You stunted my mental growth. You don’t deserve to be my parents. You don’t even deserve to live im speechless. really. to a certain extent, i do believe that flexibility is required...at least in certain situations. when you plan too much in advance, you are not taking into consideration any new developments which materialise in the future. 10 years back, if you'd made the decision that 20 years from now, you would invent a cordless phone which would enable you to talk to anyone from any corner of the city, country or globe, where would you have been now? you need to be flexible if it helps you get the best out of life. i dont know what they considered as excessive arrogance, ambition, or what they thought were impossible dreams. so i cant really say if ur "inflexibility" was justified or not. what i said above was a simple observation on the term..nothing personal at the end of it all...i like the way you write...its graphic, detailed, interesting and even sarcastic. and since you love reading so much, here are a few of my recommendations, if you havent already read them... the great indian novel-shashi tharoor princess-jean p sasson the alchemist-paulo coehlo the fountainhead- ayn rand oscar wilde although you might not like a couple of books for the sentiments they portray, they still would prove to be an interesting read
ur too bitter and judgmental, u know. having passed thru fairly similar situations, as u well know, im nowhere near as bitter or prejudiced at the outset as u r. have to accept life , atleast motsly, for what it is. u cant change others, in the main. less aggression would bring a lot more peace to ur life. c me? :D
spoiling for a fight all the time, when u dont like something, is not gonna make ur life easier, or change whatever it is u dont like either.
blanket judgments is no good.keep an open mind. religion and ppl may have become distorted over time. but that is still no reason to throw the whole package out ( baby and bath water).
dont close down ur mind , citing ur life hardships as the reason.
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Hey...it looks like i shall have to make comments for each of yr paragraphs. its an iteresting reading but very very extreme...
since you've asked me to comment on your blog, i'm going to be candid, frank, even judgemental at times. i might agree or disagree with you for the simple reason that life has taught me the same/ different things that it has taught you... but at the end of it all, i am aware that to a very large extent we are what we are because of the circumstances and people that we have encountered in life...we dealt with situations in the manner that we could best, so i respect your views and opinions as well.
this is going to be interesting. i had no idea that a person who i spoke to for the first time would immediately brand me as evil and fraudulent, for i believe both in god and charity. there are frauds in this world and there is no doubt about that, but certainly its a bit too much to say that all god loving people in this world are corrupt. i'm not a supporter of corporal punishment...and i do not commend her method of punishment, but she's a teacher after all, it was her duty to ensure that students are disciplined...she was merely ensuring that she was doing her job well, although her method was faulty. at the same time..i do not know her...if the reason behind her actions was spite, or unloading of frustration...then what she did was very wrong
given this sort of schooling at an impressionable age, i find it really praiseworthy that you managed to get this far with your education. but then again, intelligent people dont really need to be studious. your principal probably thought you were harmless because she led a simple and uncomplicated life, and bothered herself only with simple problems as such as rowdy and unruly students. the problems you presented were i believe more complicated, evolved and often invisible, hence her behaviour towards you.
"All of us were so touched by her selfish act that we would give our lives for her if necessary.” what was so selfish about her act..i wouldn't call it selfless...but then..i wouldn't even call it selfish.
you might find some people narrow minded but even from such people some things can be learnt. this particular person might have believed that no one really knew what learning was, but at the same time he implied that he knew what it was all about and he was willing to explain...even if you knew what learning was all about, you didnt know how to express it..you wanted to better your writing skills and writing is all about expression...maybe you should have heard what he had to say...maybe you knew what learning was better than he did, but maybe he could have taught you to define it verbally.
You wasted the best years of my life. You stunted my mental growth. You don’t deserve to be my parents. You don’t even deserve to live
im speechless. really.
to a certain extent, i do believe that flexibility is required...at least in certain situations. when you plan too much in advance, you are not taking into consideration any new developments which materialise in the future. 10 years back, if you'd made the decision that 20 years from now, you would invent a cordless phone which would enable you to talk to anyone from any corner of the city, country or globe, where would you have been now? you need to be flexible if it helps you get the best out of life. i dont know what they considered as excessive arrogance, ambition, or what they thought were impossible dreams. so i cant really say if ur "inflexibility" was justified or not. what i said above was a simple observation on the term..nothing personal
at the end of it all...i like the way you write...its graphic, detailed, interesting and even sarcastic. and since you love reading so much, here are a few of my recommendations, if you havent already read them...
the great indian novel-shashi tharoor
princess-jean p sasson
the alchemist-paulo coehlo
the fountainhead- ayn rand
oscar wilde
although you might not like a couple of books for the sentiments they portray, they still would prove to be an interesting read
ur too bitter and judgmental, u know. having passed thru fairly similar situations, as u well know, im nowhere near as bitter or prejudiced at the outset as u r. have to accept life , atleast motsly, for what it is. u cant change others, in the main. less aggression would bring a lot more peace to ur life. c me? :D
spoiling for a fight all the time, when u dont like something, is not gonna make ur life easier, or change whatever it is u dont like either.
blanket judgments is no good.keep an open mind. religion and ppl may have become distorted over time. but that is still no reason to throw the whole package out ( baby and bath water).
dont close down ur mind , citing ur life hardships as the reason.
antiquity is right, u know.( well, at leats, i think so)
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