Absolutely SA, Having disagreement is good - difference is source of progress, dynamic quality, democracy, freedom, the lot ... and that is in no way conflicting with trying to find agreement. Agreeing to disagree can only ever be a temporary tactic, never an objective.
Amy Tan keeps turning up. I'm gonna have to read. Alabama the beautiful. Bindweed in the meadows. Hawks in the sky. Air cool, sky clear, sun bright. A chorus of "It's a beautiful day" ringing (loudly) in my head. Hope I've got the CD in the car for the drive home from work later :-) Ian On 5/6/08, Heather Perella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ian: > > I think we understand each other. > > SA: Yes, we do understand each other. > > Ian: > > As far as wanting agreement, I think it's a positive > > thing to want it > > - provide both sides in any difference are prepared > > to understand the > > differences and "find" the agreement. > > SA: It is positive to find agreement and to want to > pursue agreement. The where I would say disagreement > is good is in the context of democracy, which entails > for me diversity. We can get along. Come to some > agreements, and keep our uniqueness, which this latter > is where disagreements in a respectful society would > be an expression of tolerance. > > Ian: > > "Overlooking" significance of difference can only go > > so far before it > > is "ignorance", and then wilful, motivated > > ignorance. More devil than > > advocate. > > SA: Ignorance sounds like uniqueness with an ego of > greed where it is for me, me, me, and ones reality is > only about ones' own self. Here's a good quote from > the new National Geographic: > > > "The za sing songs about table manners and field > chores, about the moral good of selflessness, and the > moral evil of greed." > > (A za is respectfully an elderly woman who is a > Singing Teacher in the Dong villages in Dimen in > southern China.) > > Here's another quote that has a lot to say about > the spirit, morals, and thus, compassion of these > people as follows: > > "I had heard that you could ask anyone in a Dong > village for a song, and he or she would sing without > hesitation. I would hear many." > > (Quotes of Amy Tan who wrote this particular article.) > > > birds singing > all spring day, > - powerful! > SA > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > 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/
