Re: Why Do I React?

[greg vantongeren]

Subject: Re: Why Do I React? SP: > It happened a few days back: there was this person I > found myself reacting to for no obvious reason. No, I > was kind of over-reacting to him for the small reason > that there was. > > Just thinking out loud... why? Where do these > reactions come from? > in the body of the message> Marilyn:  I'll take a guess:  your little 100% > Indian mind? SP: Your guess is 100% incorrect. I am responding to this post and then going back in to my retirement from the list. The reason why I respond to your post is that you are not insulting me, but my country. No one need to put up with an insult of his motherland. Indian mind is one of the finest minds anywhere in the world: there is nothing little about it. It encompasses some of the best ideals and thoughts that are the legacy of mankind. Buddha was a product of that mind, and so was Krishnamurti, howsoever much he may deny his Indian heritage. Due to its completely secular outlook, India embraced people from all parts of the world. The land in which pacifism and religious tolerance originated had been extremely accommodative of all the world views and has welcome people from all over the world with open arms. That openness has been misconstrued as weakness and India was repeatedly plundered by people subscribing to savage faiths and beliefs. That even people like Saumen who are of Indian origin start ridiculing India is a legacy of India's sad past: that it was plundered by savagery for many centuries. The generation to which Saumens of India belong is the one that was fed on trash about all that was terrible about India: the caste system, the lethargy, the ineptitude of its people, and all that nonsense. And people of a certain generation, with certain mentality, imbibed the nonsense that was fed to them to keep a great country divided. Anyone who is in touch with contemporary India, interacts with the generation of Indians that I interact with, cannot but laugh at the amount of brainwashing that Saumens of the world underwent. India is one of the greatest countries in the world: at par with the very best. It already is the fifth largest economy in the world, and has the second largest technical talent anywhere in the world. Industry is thriving in the country, and it is the world's capital for software and IT brain-power: the very engines of the Third Wave. So, to cut a long story short, irrespective of the slave views of some Indians and mis-informed views of many non-Indians, there is nothing "little" about an Indian mind. It represents the best that the mankind has to offer and every Indian needs to be proud of his/her great heritage. I will suggest that you read/learn more about India before insulting a great country. You won't hear from me in response to what you (and others write), but facts are facts and I will not bother to respond any further to attempts to malign a great nation. Thanks for reading this post. Marilyn:  You're welcome.  Actually, I just perused it because I was too busy laughing. Sometimes (most of the time), I think you are totally blind to what you are about. First off, you wonder why you re-act, and I rather in jest tell you, and then you continue to do it over again  Not only did you react, but you reacted defensively, which I guess is the same thing.  The fact that you cannot see that a mind that identifies and /or reacts is "little" mind reveals you have not really discovered much about "our" individual minds in all your time on here. Please, Som, I am not maligning "your" great country.  I couldn't care less about nationalism, racism, or any other "ism."  A mind that identifies with a race or a nation is just as small as a mind that identifies with the high school football team. P.S.  I do have a question, seriously, though.  If  a 'person of color' is being raised in a home that is 'not of color,' should the 'person of color' be made aware that he/she is 'of color?' After asking that question, I decided to ask my granddaughter, herself, if she realized that she was a person of color.  I called her in here (she is standing here now), and I am putting that question to her. She replied, "Yes, my is heart pink and red; my blood vessels are purple." I  question more, "But, how about on the outside?" She quickly replied again, "Love is all colors around the world.  The sharks are gray.  The water is blue, and trees are green." She wants me to add this:  "Love is bigger than the Earth." One more thing she wants to add:  "Anybody whose name is Edward is the biggest fattest pig ever...the only pig in America." "I got another," she just stated. "Love is all around the world, even inside you. " mark: wonderful!! I could hear her giggling in the background, and you as well!!! What a poignant contrast between that sweet innocence and the ugliness of national pride. Bruce: Or, for that matter, pride of any kind  -- out of the mouths of babes, "and a little child shall lead them."  What's your granddaughter's name, Marilyn, if I may ask? gv: why do we react? Consider that for every antagonistic and opinionated message posted in this forum, there are innumerable contentious responses.