Marsha, This post is excellent. The work of Octavio Paz is at once beautiful and profound. Thank you.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MarshaV Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MD] another glimpse of Lila ... The conversation, interrupted by our arrival, continued. She spoke in Hindi, but would answer a foreigner in English. As she spoke, she played with some oranges in a basket next to her. She soon looked at me, smiled, and threw an orange at me, which I caught and held on to. I realized that this was a game, and that the game contained some sort of symbolism. Perhaps she wanted to say that what we call "life" is a game and nothing more. Ananda began to speak in English and said: "I am frequently asked who I am. And I answer you: I am a puppet, the puppet of each one of you. I am what you want me to be. In reality, I am nobody. A woman like any other. But the puppet whom you call Ananda the Mother is your fabrication. I am you toy . . . Ask me whatever you like, but first I must say that the answer will not be mine, but rather your own. It is like a game in which each person answers himself." (Paz,Octavio,'In Light of India',1995,p.25) Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars... Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
