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Hi Platt! Good to hear from you again! Thank you for your kind remarks. Even though we may not agree when it comes to our taste in music and politics, I think we are both in agreement when it comes to more important matters, such as leading a Good life. Thanks for writing, Dan > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:05:34 -0500 > Subject: Re: [MD] The Quality/MOQ dichotomy. > > Hey Dan, > > Great to hear from you. Your LC is a vital companion piece to ZMM and LILA, > required reading by students in MOQ 101 and a permanent addition to one's > reference shelf. > > Your work is a monumental testament to the value of the individual > entrepreneur without whom our standard of living world be on a par with the > Neanderthals. > > I for one will always be indebted to you and to Horse for adding a > wonderful new dimension to my life by nourishing Pirsig's revelations about > reality. > > Thank you again and best wishes, . > Platt > > > > Hello everyone > > > > > > > > I am not a MOQ scholar like Dave and Ant. Nor do I belong in the category > > of author like Robert Pirsig. I am just another guy who had the great > > fortune to catch Mr Pirsig's eye when I uploaded the original version of > > LILA'S CHILD to my website. > > > > > > > > I owe a great debt to Bodvar. He's the one who put me in touch with Mr > > Pirsig and it is he who is most responsible for the birth and gestation of > > LC. I know the final draft of LC didn't suit him. To me, on the other > > hand, the annotations that Mr Pirsig shared shed a great deal of light on > > many questions I had. It is a treasure trove of knowledge for me. But > > again, I am not in the intellectual league of others here. > > > > > > > > In putting together any book, the author necessarily picks and chooses > > what portions to highlight and what to gloss over. Another person would > > have chosen different thrums for LC I have no doubt. But since I am the > > one who did the choosing, LC turned out as it turned out. I know many > > people aren't happy with certain aspects of LC, like the definition of > > intellect. > > > > > > > > To me though, I already knew what intellect meant. I am sure anyone who > > has made it through 2 of Mr Pirsig's books also knows what intellect > > means. So it made no sense in continuing my opposition to Bodvar's SOL. In > > fact, the more intimate I became with the MOQ, the less I found I had to > > say about it. Finally it seemed better to just shut up and let others find > > their own way too. > > > > > > > > I enjoy reading Dave's posts. He is continually evolving and growing in > > his thinking. I can scarce keep up on all the reading he cites. I also > > enjoy reading Bodvar's posts but if pressed I would have to say (all in > > all) that while he seems to impress newcomers to the group, it is a very > > small minority who continue to support his SOL idea once they've gotten > > their feet under them, so to speak. > > > > > > > > Anyway, it's good to see the discussion group flourishing after nearly a > > dozen years. And it's good to see all the new contributors as well as some > > of the old familar voices. Thank you all. And a big thank you to Horse for > > continuing to support this discussion group. > > > >Dan > 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/ _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®:…more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_explore_022009 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/
