Today we can try to interpret these any
which way we can. But there is a limit. First we will have to see under what
circumstances these phokora-jwjona full of community wisdom were evolved under
Dakor Boson or whatever we call these. These phokora-jwjona are evolved in the
past when we were basically trying to survive against many odds. As such these
phokora-jwjona basically guided people how to survive in the society. Looking
from that angle, I donot see how one can interpret the way you try to interpret.
The forests of Assam were and still are
full of Tiger (Bagh) and people were trying their best to survive from Bagh. If
a leader is simply attacked by the enemy, they would not use the word tiger.
Tiger kills and eat cattle and man. Many of the Assamese phokora-jwjona
reflect that Assamese is a conservative society:
Look at the following:
jote baghor bhoi, tote rati
hoi.
wsoror puthi kholiha, duror row
borali
osin kathor thwra.kw
nologaba
agot jwa goru baghe
khai
ebar xape khale, leju.loikw
bhoi
jwaik dia mane jomok
dia
I am just giving you
some examples.
Looking at these, taking these wisdom,
what an Assamese in old days would learn:
It is a dangerous world out there where
Murphy's law apply. Don't try to be in the frontline. It is better to stay at
home and be happy with whatever little you get. Donot trust any stranger
etc.
This is not to criticize the ancient
Assamese society. Probably all ancient societies were like these. But we
cannot try to interpret in a different positive manner simply because
we donot like the pessimistic meaning. We should just take history at face
value. In ancient times, the idea of progress was not there. It was a question
of survival.
This is not to say that we donot have many
other positive proboson. there are many. But basically Assamese was and is a
conservative society. Let us accept it.
Rajen
.
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Assam] Funny
quotes
> Rajen:
>
> > (Moral is : Don't lead, just follow)
>
> I read that slightly differently:
>
> ***The literal meaning as: The leading cattle is lifted by the tiger.
>
> *** The figurative meaning is: That the leaders always get attacked.
>
> As in someone leading with a progressive stance is usually attacked by the
> conservative forces. Or someone proposing new or better ideas are usually
> attacked by the establishment as reactionary, or subversive, or
> destabilizing--- so on aand so forth.
>
> It is an astute Oxomiya proboson, full of wisdom, the moral of which is :
> Watch out, if you advocate progressive ideas, you will be pulled down by
> the establishment, and not as you read it "Don't lead, just follow", which
> is an admonition against taking a leading role, not encouraging it.
>
> Am I mistaken?
>
> c
>
> > From: "Barua25" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: 2005/05/16 Mon AM 01:31:21 EDT
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [Assam] Funny quotes
> >
> > Nice :
> >
> > The best Assamese I know is is:
> >
> > agot jwa goru, baghe khai.
> >
> > (Moral is : Don't lead, just follow)
> >
> > Who says, Assamese are not a progressive nation.
> >
> > Barua
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 9:59 PM
> > Subject: [Assam] Funny quotes
> >
> >
> > Death is hereditary.
> > Everybody wants to go to heaven; but nobody wants to die.
> > Always borrow money from pessimist.He won't expect it back.
> > You know the speed of light;so what is the speed of dark ?
> > Everyone has photographic memory; some just don't have film.
> > There are three sides of an arguement--your side,my side and right side
> > Where there is a " WILL", there are 500 relatives.
> >
> > This one in Assamese:
> > Ji mula barhe,xi tololoi he jai.
> > KJD
> >
> >
> >
> >
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