C-da,
I agree that counselling is an art - just like parenting - perhaps. There is always a possibility of being treated like the desperate salesman of raincoats in the Sahara desert. An art to be cultivated -- most of all - by the parents of the kids. Parents are the first teachers of the child.
Umesh
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I do not see anything wrong has occured by discussing the consequences of >"rash" acts by individuals and showing some issues in Indian culture in a >positive light.**** Discussion usually requires at least two willing participants. Otherwise it could become a rude lecturing, or just a boring nuisance.If your landlord is receptive to your teachings , he would not find you rude. But if he were not so, you could be shunned or avoided like a contagious disease, or even be looking for a different apartment.At 10:23 PM +0100 9/2/05, umesh sharma wrote:Hi,After C-da's comments on lecturing to NRI-kids by their cousins in India - and their reluctance to go to India for this reason - I'd like to mention for the last time the effect of my discussion with my NRI-room mate and landlord.Knowledge about Genital Herpes: He was so surprised that even while sitting in the subway Metro train - he checked up the NIH website 9National Inst. of Health) on his mobile phone (Verizon allows that) and checked all the info about the disease. He is grateful to me for this info - as just yesterday he was owning that he did all that "physical activity" (I will not go into the detail again as I have been advised not to) becos noone told him about the serious incurable nature of these diseases.He has got a renewed interest in Hindu religious scriptures - after I narrated the story of Sri Krishna's life. He had been told some gooble-dy-gook that Krishna was a Don Juan and adultrer (if someone has such an opinion I'll be glad to discuss). Then , First he went to the book store to buy a copy of Mahabharat but couldn't find a cheap copy in large bookstore (Border) so he then downloaded and printed out the story of Mahabharat from the web.Then after seeing me walk in the sun to the Siva Vishnu temple 3 miles away on Sunday - he got enthused about the idea of combining pilgrimage and exercise. Then, hee went to the DC public library and got video cassettes issued - of a Mahabharat shot and acted by US actors . Much better than the one by BR Chopra.My NRI landlord is now toying with the idea of marriage -- ever since I refused to go with him and his colleagues - to a stripper's club in Adam's Morgan area in DC- saying that ALL the girls I know at Harvard - find the idea revolting and that it promotes female exploitation. More details for those who might be interested.I do not see anything wrong has occured by discussing the consequences of "rash" acts by individuals and showing some issues in Indian culture in a positive light.Umesh
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