I admit upfront that I have been following this particular thread with some irritation and it is because I am guilty of being an NRI but also because Silk seems to have become a venue for lots of patting on the back. Is it the contention of Silklisters that character can only be built in India - seems a tad self-serving? Perhaps the brush that paints all north american experience and NRI lives with one large homogenous stroke needs to be questioned as well. I always wonder why we are all looking for authenticity when the mixed-up, piebald, pastiche that make up a human being with conflicting desires and circumstances is a hundred times more interesting! Who cares what the citizenship status is?
Radhika On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 23-Oct-11 10:42 AM, Pranesh Prakash wrote: > > My understanding is that the writer wanted to move back because he > > was Becoming A Person He Didn't Want To Be. > > > > But that would mean that opportunities to distrust people asking > > for money and opportunities to engage in road rage don't exist in > > sweet home California. Oh well-travelled people of this list > > (especially those who have resided in California), is that true? > > I have briefly resided in .ca.us, though not in any sense engaged with > the place where I lived (it was 1999, one treated the apartment as a > place to sleep and read, and meals were something that one had in the > office or from reheated doggy bags) > > In any case, my guess would be that it is much easier to tell oneself > that these things don't exist in California. Whether it will continue > to be easy when gas hits $10/gallon and interminable power cuts become > a reality in SFO is anyone's guess. > > Udhay > - -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAk6jsJcACgkQnmFnu1X6uNPHoACfTLU5Ep1xS6nHcYWToKom4lEn > HpYAoMjA1XpJ2P8aoqWpR5z+CzWVN4OJ > =OFUG > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- “Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream." ~ Lao Tzu (courtesy -Peacefrog)
