Well, I think the writer was referring to a regular job, and inferences about inferiority of work of repairing chairs drawn from the message are not valid. Rajesh. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vetrivel Murugan Adhimoolam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [AI] An Eye-Opener
>I think that the writer's position should be traced back to the existing > social structure which considers certain jobs as inferior to others. This > is > true of not only Indian society, but also of other so called developed > countries where socially, racially and culturally marginalized people > occupy > jobs that are considered as undignified. Needless to point out that > certain > jobs of the visually impaired people are also brought under this umbrella. > So the change has to be at the ideological level. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 8:46 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] An Eye-Opener > > >>I wonder why the writer of this letter thinks repairing chairs is not a >>job >> worth doing. If the man is sufficiently skilled (and the writer points >> out >> that he is) and if he is able to make a livingout of it, what is wrong >> with >> the job? >> Although our society has changed considerably over the past few years, >> dignity of labor is something that is still in short supply. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "vishnu ramchandani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 12:17 PM >> Subject: [AI] An Eye-Opener >> >> >> An Eye-Opener >> >> Mumbai Mirror Reader >> >> Mirror reader Shoeb Hakim could not believe his eyes >> when he saw a blind man weave a chair with the >> perfection of a skilled craftsman >> >> Two days back, during my visit to the BMC licence >> office in Bandra, I saw something that left me >> stupefied. >> >> A blind man stumbled on the stairs and was helped back >> to his feet by some others present nearby. On getting >> up the man asked, "Who called me here to repair >> the chair?" >> >> An official told him that all chairs were all right >> and didn't need repairs. >> >> The man asked the officer to re-check insisting that >> he had been called for repair work. >> >> On re-checking, the official found a broken chair. >> >> Within moments, the blind man took out his tools and >> began repairing the chair with the precision of a >> skilled craftsman. It was a sight that I will never >> forget for the rest of my life. >> >> I request fellow Mumbaikars to help this man. We waste >> money on useless causes such as sending SMSes for TV >> shows, on firecrackers etc. Why not spend some >> money for a noble and genuine cause and help such men >> by providing them jobs. >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new >> http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with >> the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
