Dear Augusto, Truly meant what I said. It would have been flattery on my part, had you written something trivial, but you did not. Your verse was sincere, and was my mischievious response, besides which I was not being ingratiating. Of course the word, sincere does not conjoin with flattering.
But your post raised some thoughts that have been on my mind: I do my stuff and allow things to happen in their time. Many people relate to me, and others keep their distance. I am not the best example for children brought up by elders in straitjackets. I am more interested in doing things very deeply and if that means being in isolation so much the better. People are aware that I exist, and if they relate to my journey that is good. I am not a writer, but have an interest and a fascination of sorts with language and words; and that does not make me a writer or anything of that sort. Sometime when I have slipped on Goanet, on hindsights, its because I did not made the obvious, obviously so. Perhaps its my interest in Japan, China, Korea and Tibet and Mongolia that has something to do with my insanities. Definitely Japan. I am deep into Shodo — studying four streams of calligraphy. It has to be Japan and my Goan parentage. I could not have done this in India, besides that, the intensity and focus I need to maintain as the norm. I say this stepping outside of myself. I see man as a phenomenon and the phenomenon that is man — ideas from Teilhard de Chardin. But such interactions are journeys in mapping thoughts and connecting in our Cartesian existences. We must connect, but also remember that connecting takes time and one must only connect towards a coherent growth — although notions of growth between the most connected of individuals can be illusionary. But try we must. So do not rule out the idea of the Pinto bar. It does have a place, it could also be transitory. Do we have a Pinto who could be an adequate Haus Frau at this bar — to boot out those who vomit and are way into pawing, groping and coming at inopportune moments. I am assuming we will all be good mensch. venantius j pinto > Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:40:53 +0530 > From: "augusto pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Goanet] Subject: Cheers Dears: A Song in Praise of the > Sarpanch of Moira > > Dear Venantius > > > http://flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2847178926/sizes/m/ > > Thank you for the flattery: > > "Dear Augosto, > In appreciation, admiration and mischief. > venantius > _