Reporting my change of heart!

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CHome%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <wunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <wontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> Dear Oj-Da

How nice of you to post a note for me in dear Cheeniya’s premises ! Thank you so much.
I guess being deeply immersed in lakes of fascination periodically is good , mind-refreshing holiday. Its worth it because then, everything seems fascinating and beautiful. The proof reading young man may be an incipient intellectual, but I can assure you I experience no patent inclination in that direction nor have I betrayed any lurking proof of it, unconsciously either ! As such, bracketing me with him is unwarranted, but serves as a massive ego massage which I will not refuse to revel in !
As for bracketing me in the Young Boy’s age group, I am constrained to confess that I am not a Young Girl, but a Woman tending to matronly middleage, approaching 40 . ( Late motherhood certainly has its beguiling advantages, no ?)

Love, universally speaking,
Lakshmi


Dear Cheeniya,
Thanks for not minding my using your thread as a thoroughfare.

Good to know you had a smashing time in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Coimbatore</st1:city></st1lace>. Saw the photograph Kamalji has posted . For a person very recently confessed ( and certified by a dear friend) to being a sort of 4-limbed sphere that looks the same from all angles, you look remarkably like a normal Size-M Senior Citizen. If you publish the secret of your phenomenal Shape-Up, VLCC will go out of business. Do share .
Luv
TL

 

Dear Cheeniya sir,
When I read the caption, I was taken back. You know why I thought you are goingto revise your opinion about " Exercise " and leave me alone !!But aftergoing through the writeup I heaved a sigh of relief. So the fable made you to change your notion.
In the modern sense of the word, cynicism is a personal belief that people are motivated primarily by their own self-interests, and the natural order of things leans towards disintegration and corruption. Those who embrace cynicism often separate themselves from the rest of society, believing that society-at-large has largely abandoned its core value system. Politicians only take action when there is personal gain, and the corporate world is primarily motivated by greed and corruption. From the viewpoint of cynicism, these circumstances will not improve because the people capable of making these changes are stymied by apathy and fear.
A modern cynic may see himself as a social critic, whose negative opinions do serve a valid purpose. Cynicism is not without its constructive aspects, since political and social leaders do need to understand the negative aspects of their intentions or actions. But those who embrace the most extreme elements of cynicism run the risk of losing their credibility as "devil's advocates." When cynicism is coupled with feelings of bitterness or resignation, a modern cynic could find himself completely isolated from the world around him, including family and friends who can no longer cope with the conspiratorial thoughts and unrelenting negativity associated with extreme cynicism.
Cynicism, in my opinion, is usually illogical. People who are cynics seem to think the worst about a certain person or situation not because they have evidence for doing so, but because they are in the habit of thinking cynically. Sorry if I have hurt you. After Oja da's
wonderful and logical feed back , I was hesitant to write mine thinking it will be welcomed or not !!!Cynicism is not always bad. There are situations and times when a bit of cynicism can get you out of a lot of trouble.Currently, the negative side-effects outweigh the positive aspects of cynicism.
with love
pad

 

Dear Cheeniya ji,

First of all, you have been so lucky to have read Aesop's fables in two languages - Tamil and English. I did my schooling in English medium right from the beginning though I don't remember if I ever read any of Aesop's fables in particular(except the famous turtle and hare one). And it shows from your writing the strong command you have over English(also Tamil hopefully). So, it really does'nt matter.

About cynics - I am always attracted to dark matters. So, I like them. In fact I feel all altruists are hippocrites(there maybe exceptions). The only difference between altruists and cynics being cynics express and altruists don't.

Physicists for decades have been looking for the reason behind asymmetry between matter and anti-matter in the expanding universe. And Lol:rotfl....Looks like I found the answer - The (invisible)anti-matter is present inside all human beings:idea.

 

Cheeniya Sir,
Wonderful one with wonderful fbs too!
Change of heart, for some happens with experience, for some while learning (as it did for you), for some with an understanding maturity.
Your last lines point out to me that the presence of so-called bad qualities make the good qualities shine.:thumbsup

sriniketan

 

Dear Mr.Cheeniya,
My salutes to you for two reasons.
That wonderful style of writing.The way and the words with which you express your thoughts.
The subjects that you deal with.I particularly enjoyed reading the little story about the farmer and the serpent.

Dear Mr.Cheeniya,I was your neighbour once upon a time.ie I studied in the National Girls' High School,Triplicane.We too studied English from 1st form .as a subject and English was not our medium of larning.In our school days,once a week we had composition class.We had to write essays and articles.Again grammar classes were a must.Later when my daughters studied in ICSC school,I came to know that they had no grammar lessons.When I asked the teacher,why they did not have grammar lessons,I was told that they learnt grammar incidently and that was a better method of learning grammar.Since Iam a sort of a timid person,I did not argue with her.

Regards
mithila