First of all, I appreciated reading Brenda Rodriques essay. Its is a splendid take on how one imbues modern elements and in turn becomes a more astute individual capable of living on many shores--developing a cosmopolitan sense of self and being. One thing that struck me was her response to a question about how she knew the spelling of Cointreau.
Brenda's response to the question. 'How did you know? Do you drink?', was: 'You don't have to drink to know how to spell!' Now I know that we are all different, see things differently and there are many contexts within, and by which we respond. One has heard on occasion: A fitting response indeed. I have encountered responses which appear indirect and Brendas's response made me think what is it about some of us, and myself for sure that prefers a particular form of response. As in 'I drink/No I don't drink/ Never drunk Cointreau/ or whatever. But I happen to know/ know the spelling.' Perhaps its expecting too much, but the question still holds. Anyway, that triggered some thoughts looking briefly at how I may have answered it, and the intent behind the thoughts which surfaced. Please do not in any way see it as an upbraid. It is NOT. Now, dovetailing from my earlier exposition: Is it strange to ask a direct question, expect details, and have them proffered in a timely, direct and timely manner. Particularly from those who shape our social and cultural ambit's--Goanity and all. Do they merely see any interest in detail as being polemically inclined/ OR worse blinded to the reality they see/know? Is it about presenting thoughts and ideas in morsel sized bites? So they get it. Is their gate keeping rhetoric not pithy, and crude? And how come few people see this. Are we taken in by words, or are we morally regressing at a much faster pace then we are wont to admit within the shattering of our existence--ontologically that is, this existence ( ex-istence ). Get it? Although my concerns surfaced being triggered by reading Ms Rodrigues response to her colleagues; I am in no way casting aspersions on her life, abilities and being. Thank you all. ++++++++++++ venantius j pinto
