From: "Nitin Garg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Japan and most of east asia (china, phillipines etc) are still not on > the best of terms. What is history and what is recent past are very > subjective. Its great that many animosities went by in a couple of > generations -- that is source of hope that things turn out well. It is > also true that some didn't -- and that is a warning that things can go > wrong.
Yes. There are many persons like you in this world willing to dig the knife into old wounds. > Blind optimism that all animosity goes away is idiocy. Nothing I said suggests that blind optimism, or any kind of optimism for that matter. All was said to show that things can be different. > Some of it needs harder scrubbing to wipe out. This is work, an internal work of the heart, and you are unwilling to do it. No one else can do it for you. Ultimately, it is a choice. > You need to understand that. Being > optimistic about it is correct attitude as long as you realize it doesnt > happen that way always. Nor have I suggested that it does, as you seem to imply that I did. > Each of these case is different enough that the > only "rule" you can carry over from one to the next is: everyones better > off if its worked out instead of letting it smoulder. You not only let it smolder, you've fanned it to flames. This is clearly evident from this thread. You espouse one thing and do another. > You dont whack bin laden on the head and say "dude, be enlightened. Dont > harbor hatred of centuries past." That wont work. He already has it. He > is a gone case. What is important is to realise that whether its > unenlightened or not, such hatred exists and its better dealth with > before it causes a disaster. Again, you fail to grasp what was said concerning things that are a present danger and those things that no longer present any threat. > ..................... What is important is to realise that whether its > unenlightened or not, such hatred exists and its better dealth with > before it causes a disaster. Yes, and the hatred that exists that is the topic of this thread is in your heart. So far, you have been unwilling to deal with it in any manner other than fermentation of the hatred and justification for fermentation of the hatred. > And I am not learning history at princeton. On the contrary, I avoid all > current news which isnt of immediate significant impact to my day to day > life. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it! - George Santayana. One of the lessons of history is what happens when a people cannot let go of the past. Regards, Bob... ------------------------------- "In the carboniferous epoch we were promised perpetual peace. They swore if we gave up our weapons that the wars of the tribes would cease. But when we disarmed they sold us, and delivered us, bound, to our foe. And the gods of the copybook headings said, 'Stick to the devil you know.' " --Rudyard Kipling - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
