Well said Uttam.
On Apr 23, 2011, at 3:59 AM, uttam borthakur wrote: > > Dear all, > > The Rorschach test is obviously meant for finding out the psychological > make-up and therefore, the outlook of the person. And this surely has been > reflected in our discussion here. > > I am fond of Ravana. In fact, my name finds a place in a publication by > Mamoni Raisom Goswami where I had to co-translate Navakanta Baruah's RAVAN > as the etrnal lover. Needless to say, I am pretty embarrassed with the > translation as the very first rush print sent to examine the integrity of > meaning got printed instead of the last refinded one sent for print :-). > > That's besides the point. Despite dissemination of education, the presence of > all pervading corruption in India, proves one point for sure: system needs to > be replaced. Even the most pure either gets allured or gets crushed in this > system (now crony capitalism, which implies that head is rotten, and > therefore the remaining parts, like the proverbial rotting fish). So, it > would be a fallacy to think that Indian citizens enlightened by education per > se would attain divinity and therefore the existing system would be adequate. > It has not been proven so far. ( There are good people and that is why even > this rotten thing is still running; perhaps it is at the end of its > elasticity as evinced by recent happenings). > > Why, even the noble Dr. Faustus could not resist Mephistopheles, not to speak > of numerous Hindu gods and sages falling preys to avarice! So, singing paens > to the extant system and hoping for people to become god would be a very tall > order. Too tall. > > That's why, Anna Hazare, however good or bad a person he is, shall not > possibly succeed with his present brand of solutions. Having said that, the > present awkening has the wherewithal to unleash the forces that may bring > about the desired changes. No time table can be set for that! > > Uttam Kumar Borthakur > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
