Ann, I'm working on my taxes today. That tends to make me very nitpicky and literal. Go figure!
On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 9:41 AM, Share Long <[email protected]> wrote: But Ann it's also true that writers of fiction can express truths about the human condition. Think Shakespeare. It's not only scientists and gurus who express such truths imo. On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8:45 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: ---In [email protected], <turquoiseb@...> wrote : From: "steve.sundur@..." <steve.sundur@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:48 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Alternative View of Deepak Chopra Judy, you may be right. But there is just one thing. People have been know to be petty, and to take petty disputes to unreasonable lengths. Do you sort of know what I mean? Good point. This is the insight that writers like John Le Carré and Len Deighton brought to the world of spy fiction. People don't betray their countries because of principle, or politics -- they do it for petty reasons, like not getting that promotion they were hoping for, or because someone is banging their wife. There is simply no telling what a human being is going to choose to obsess upon and use as a justification (internally, anyway) for their odd behavior. Le Carre and Deighton - both experts on human motivation according to Bawwy. These men write fiction in case you hadn't noticed. Kind of like the stuff you paste all over the internet. ---In [email protected], <authfriend@...> wrote : Why it makes no sense to suspect the pilot of terrorism or hijacking because of his political views: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/03/pilot_zaharie_ahmad_shah_supported_anwar_ibrahim_was_he_a_terrorist.html Plus which, he and his wife were already either divorced or separated, although they are (or were until very recently) still living in the same house. And all his children are grown. (He has one grandchild.) The notion that he was terribly upset because his wife had left him and taken the kids is just sensationalized gossip with no basis in fact. I've seen no solid evidence that he had any "family problems." For all we know, his wife had been planning to move into her own place, and the day before Flight 370 was her scheduled moving day. lot of evidence pointing to the pilot. family problems. (wife and son moved out day before flight), and anger at government, (attended trial of opposition leader he strongly supported, and who was sentenced to jail, day of flight) for those who may not be keeping up
