You know; I go from wanting to cry to wanting to laugh in the same moment. I am so relieved not to have to prepare for those classes anymoreI was associate professor of economics and commodity price behaviorthe lectures, but mostly that awful bureaucratic stuffthe accreditation material, reports, the grading and grade submissions, my annual objectives . . . So many forms to goof up and be asked to do over. This disease has made filling out any kind of form an arduous task, because I always lose my way and have to start from the beginning. They took so long.
And now the only big form I have to face each year is that "mother of all forms," the tax form. I am looking forward very much to writing and researching. My published book is "Manna from Heaven: From Divine Speech to Economic Science." it is an analysis of economic content within the best known divinely revealed books of God. Now I am writing another one, which is almost ready, that will target Sunni Muslims with an analysis of the economics of the Divine Qur'an. (I am not Muslim; I am a Baha'i). I want to start a discussion of these things among ordinary people of all Faithsbecause the way the economy is going now, it is not serving the best interests or needs of the majority of peoples in the world, and I can't imagine that God would leave us in the dark on this subject. And, what I found is that there is a tremendous amount of economic content in the divinely revealed Words of God. They haven't been economically analyzed because economics is only about 100 years old as a formalized academic discipline. Anyway, I am packing now and pretty happy. I am over the sting of being pushed out, and that quiet but palpable air of dismissiveness from bosses and some colleagues alike. Suddenly you are like a "dead man walking," and they don't want to be around you. They look the other way, as if being dismissed were a contagion they must avoid. You know what I mean. As disabled persons we encounter it every day on the street, in the check-out line, and the restroom. The staffsecretaries, cleaners, janitorsare different. They come up to you and ask how you are, and say that they will miss you and are sad to see you go. I think that if when I die, such persons show up to my funeral, I will have perhaps not been too bad. Our colleagues and relatives, these must show up, so it doesn't mean much. But if ordinary workers who don't owe you anything, if they show up, then you have been not too bad as a person. So back to packingand ice cream with almonds, walnuts, fudge sauce. Thanks everyone, you mean a lot to me. How could I have gotten along so long alone over here without your help and friendship?! Dalton From: Patricia Cooley <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:52:32 -0500 To: Dalton Garis <[email protected]>, 'Akua' <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [TMIC] Hello It sounds as though you have come to terms with your loss. I wish you all the luck in the world with your manuscripts. Maybe one day when you are a famous author, we can say ³we know him he is a friend². Keep our spirits up and good luck with your upcoming move back to the States. Keep in touch. From: Dalton Garis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 10:57 PM To: Akua Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hello YOU ARE ALL SO KIND; actually, my wife is very happy i will be coming home. says i have been away too long. and now, with not having to pepare for class every day, i can go back to writing. i have one book out there, and i almost have a finished manuscript for another.. gotta go right now though, miuscle cramps-spasms coming on. will write later. love, dalton On 10 Jun 2011, at 2:37 AM, Akua wrote: Sorry to read this, Dalton! > Hi Carol; > > This is Dalton. I just got terminated today. It seems I couldn't overcome > the pull of TM, and my classroom work-that of which I was most proud-suffered. > I have three months' notice. Last year they lightened the load and I did OK, > but they said I worked too little. This year I taught three courses, teaching > every day, and the pain, fatigue and med-head just made every day agony. It > showed and the students complained. So, that's it. > > Up till now they have been very nice. But they don't keep persons around who > can't pull the whole load. > > Not the way I wanted to go out. > > Thanks, > > Dalton > > > > From: Carol E <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 09:43:34 -0500 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [TMIC] Hello > Resent-From: <[email protected]> > Resent-Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 07:44:27 -0700 > > Just testing to see if I am still on the list. I'm not receiving messages. > > > > Carol > Worrying does not empty > tomorrow of its troubles; > It empties today of its strengths. > > > > --
