Guys, You are both on the ball. Gabe, over the years I have seen people get mislead with posts that are critical of life in the US. You point that well in your response. A lot of the angst although valid, is almost self-fulfilling and the gullible believe it.
Mario, I am charmed by your clarity of thought. I mean this. Also, to know the phrase "Khandar se patha chalta hai ki imarat buland thi" (when appreciating the still evident beauty of a gracefully aging woman:-)) is pretty cool. It may also be stated as "Khandar khahete hain (kee) imarat buland thee", almost as if the ruins are stating/ revealing that the edifice was strong (akhand) to analogize with "a gracefully aging woman." And a woman who ages gracefully is a sensual sight spread over time! It is indeed true that one must set the tone of assimilation into the new culture (of the other) to get the most out of it; in that sense achieving some measure of balance and happiness. That part is spelled brilliantly in Mario's post. Thanks guys. On this post I was second-guessing myself for once, whether to send it in or not but it appears to have been taken in good spirit. I also feel that my friend wished to elicit some response from me -- my living in the US and all that. Now our responses are archived for future generations. : ) Btw, Mario where did you grow up -- Lucknow, Jhansi, Bhusaval, where? Venantius From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Enchantment and Delusion RESPONSE: The moral of the story: stay in India, they exploit you in the US of A. I am surprised though that having worked as a software Engineer he could just about afford a place back home? The Americanos are pulling wool over the eyes of many Indians it seems. > DEV BOREM KORUM. > > Gabe Menezes. > London, England > > From: Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Goanet] Enchantment and Delusion > > Mario wonders: > > > Venantius, > It seems as if the individual featured in the dismal > story sent to you chose to carry on his shoulders the > incredible weight that comes from clinging to his > native identity in a land where the happiest > immigrants seem to be the ones who have intellectually > assimilated into their new cultural environment while > still having the strength to appreciate their own > culture and heritage enough to inject its best > features into the new culture that they have chosen to > live in, thereby benefiting both. This is more easily > achieved in the highly diverse immigrant-populated-USA > than in most other countries. >
