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Re: Towards a peaceful compromise
Re: my previous article reg compromise on the horizon..
Why i posted it without even consulting some stalwarts of sup-
porters and opposers?
There are a couple of stories you might to enjoy, even if you are
not satisfied with my earlier post about nearing to a comprom-
ise.
First story is about Bhima
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One day bhima, youdhister and krishna were walking, and some poor
begger approaches them for charity.
Bhima snatches a golden necklace (dont worry... from his own
neck!) and gives it away, but with his *left* hand.
Yudhister takes objection: the person may be a begger, but you
should have some courtesy, why do you show such arrogance? can
you not give the same with the right hand, more courteously?
krishna, watching this, smiles and asks bhima to explain. Bhima
replies: during the moments that i change hands, a streak of
selfishness *can* creep in and my mind can fickle (verb?). so
when i want to give away, i do it in a rush. for more balanced
and mature people like yudhister fickle mindedness is not a
problem, but for poor individuals like me, it is
yudhister learns a lesson from his brother, for the first time!
krishna thinks, bhima has great respect for his brother (this is
doubtful!)
Second story about Raavana
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A story about ravana projects him as the greatest astrologer.
Rama, the story says, sends emissary to consult Ravana, for a
good muhurath for the war. and ravana can not refuse the request,
and thus rama wins the war. ... but the story goes... a little
further. after ravana is grounded by the final arrow, rama
reaches him, and bows to the great personality and asks him to
give any lessons before departing. raavana tells two things
(1) if you intend to do good work, never consult an astrologer.
do it right away. for good work there is no need for muhurth. i
always wanted to construct a ladder to heavens so that the raak-
shasa can have free access, and devathas can not stop them from
coming there. but i always postponed... what is hurry, i have no
death... let me wait for good planetary combinations. had i done
it, i would have been worshipped like a god, for ever by coming
generations.
(2) if you intend to do a bad work, look for good planetary in-
fluences. i wanted to take possession of other-man's wife (femms
pl pardon me.. it just a story for fun). and i did it at once,
without looking for good muhurth. and see my fate, my lord, all
the planets are making fun of this astrologer!
conceding three moderators, and the info group is a great sacri-
fice for the proponents, and conceding throwing out of political
articles of all hues from the group will be a great sacrifice
from opponents. if they both can make it, who am i *anyway*?
the problem is that proponents may think i have *back* stabbed
them. the opposers may think it is 'good politics'.ofcourse that
should not surprise the onlookers like me!!!!!
hope you will see this:
i know it is a heavy nose-cutting for me, since i always argued
the merits of RFD with my *heart* in it, and, accepting any
compromise is a lost ego for me. so, when that thought of compro-
mise came to me, i shot it away without second thoughts.(actually
i felt it is a *good work* under bhima-ravana theses!)
G.Sree Ramana Gopal
