Brenda, > I find this increasingly difficult to continue this discussion without knowing > what he said but here goes....
I just saw Fox News replaying the Gere segment. Maybe you can catch it again tonight. > Surely you won't argue that there are people in this > country who are seeking revenge and have expressed it as such. NO! But can't you see that directing it to an audience of people who have been more perharps devastated than anyone on earth can be seen as inappropriate? Why convert an occasion to give some true heroes acknowledgement into a religious political opportunity? What's done is done and I do wish in a way we can go back to more live TV because it is more honest. > Is this your statement or a quote from something you read reporting on the > event? If it is your statement then there was something which you heard that > led you to characterize his comments as criticism and judgement. That's what > his words were through your lens. They may not be judgmental to me. True, myabe you will have the chance to see the replay for yourself. I saw it myself live and am not repeating something I heard. In fact, I just saw it again a few minutes ago and kicked myself for not transcribing it. > Please understand that this is not a personal attack and there is no need to be > defensive. It's just that in my view it is very strong language to say that > someone is "judging." Oh come on. In my almost 5 years on the list I have only felt a personal attack three times, and in each instance I was directly and blatantly called a vicious name or accused of something of which I was innocent. The rest of it I find either stimulating, or if it angers me, I go have a martini and laugh it all away. ;-) > And I don't think it was unfortunate. Hopefully there are other people > somewhere wondering what Gere meant by what he said and seeking to open their > minds to the Buddhist perspective, if for no other reason than the sake of tolerance. I am for tolerance always. I also think that the efforts and heroism of the firemen and policemen in New York exemplify something that I don't think many of us have witnessed in a long, long time. I celebrate and bless them very much. As noted at the concert, they directly saved 25, 000 lives. What Gere has to say right now takes a back seat to that, IMO. Kakki
