tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.comments2023-05-16T03:16:23.505-07:00CorinnaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16123980574940501635noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-12776465904338211762004-09-04T13:55:00.000-07:002004-09-04T13:55:00.000-07:00translation pleasetranslation pleaseקורינה הסופרתhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17926853748940226495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-38259107998065627042004-09-05T08:28:00.000-07:002004-09-05T08:28:00.000-07:00Dear Corinna, it was just a friendly smile of agre...Dear Corinna, it was just a friendly smile of agreement and meaning "I'm glad to read this". Shavua Tov.Natalianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-89943439184953456042004-06-20T20:21:00.000-07:002004-06-20T20:21:00.000-07:00site really looks great!site really looks great!miosisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-28270083285258225052004-06-21T05:47:00.000-07:002004-06-21T05:47:00.000-07:00Thanks miosis. If you wish for an Invite to G-mail...Thanks miosis. If you wish for an Invite to G-mail, please leave full name and e-mil, as this is what they requireקורינה הסופרתhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17926853748940226495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-68872326547949391442004-05-19T02:59:00.000-07:002004-05-19T02:59:00.000-07:00Dear Corinna, to this argument I cannot find a goo...Dear Corinna, to this argument I cannot find a good reply. I even couldn't once I was writing my post. Nevertheless, I don't think that the evil has only one name. Every event in the history is due to several reasons. Giving them just one name may lead to prejudices or to injustice. <br>I don't know whether such way of thinking may result in smothering the individuality. I hope not, especially as my favourite motto is the one I heard from Erga: "Individualists all over the world, unite..." But, see "unite" doesn't mean "become uniform" as much as univeralism doesn't mean homogenity. I do hate nationalisms, but it doesn't mean hating the cultural differences. Using the word "Europeans" or farther "humanity" allows for being free from prejudices, provided everone consciously percives himself a human and not just a member of a crowd or of an unidentified mass. At least I hope so. Long time ago I went to Auschwitz, everyone who goes there becomes sick and full of hatered towards Germans. So did I. But should one hate Germans (or rather Nazis) for all the atrocities or should one rather hate Polish as everything happened on their land. Or maybe Americans who having the plans of concentration camps in 1940 didn't even react? Or maybe French and British who in 1939 broke the alliance with Poland? Or Czechs and Austrians who without a shot submitted their countries? Or Italians?<br><br>NataliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-70009845468219104862004-05-19T06:08:00.000-07:002004-05-19T06:08:00.000-07:00Thank you for your response, Natalia.Of course I a...Thank you for your response, Natalia.<br>Of course I agree with you. <br>The problem is that the group, be it a political party, a nation, or a religion - is too well employed as a tool for erasing individuality, individual responsibility. <br><br>It leads to a way of thinking - "It's not me, I must obey orders as the nation/group is above the individual. Who am I to judge, maybe they know something I do not know, etc."<br><br>On the other hand you are held responsible for misdeeds you oppose, just because you belong to that certain group: "No need to get to know the person, to use my personal judgement. Why bother? I know who the person is because I know to what group or nation the person belongs."<br><br>Therefore I think that the danger with all these unifications and globalization is indeed to local cultures, yet no less so, actually to a much larger degree, to the individual's freedom to be first person singular.<br><br>Therefore, I would rather say, Let's hope that from now one the unifications will result in a better understanding of our responsibility as individuals.<br><br>Sometimes dreams do come true...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-81696480896541545462004-08-02T08:51:00.000-07:002004-08-02T08:51:00.000-07:00Corinna: Everyone is entitled to his/her opinion. ...Corinna: Everyone is entitled to his/her opinion. But the rest are entitled to listen, or not. If I paid to see Ronstadt sing, the last thing I want is to hear her political views -- I did not paid for that. There is nothing wrong with people responding the way they did it -- they are in their right, or no? People often forget that, even though they have the right to speak their mind, others also have the right to respond. So, people ARE accountable for what they say -- nothing wrong with that -- unless you just want to force your agenda to others. Michael Moore is a good example. He has made millions using his freedom of speech. Yet, he must held accountable when things he says are proven to be lies -- like in the case of Moore's latest movie. Still, he can say whatever he wants -- and people have the right to decide whether to listen to him, or not...or just "boo" him. :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-42954838199279910382004-08-02T19:27:00.000-07:002004-08-02T19:27:00.000-07:00Dear p. (Peter? Pinhas? I wish you left a name...)...Dear p. (Peter? Pinhas? I wish you left a name...)<br>A singer is not a music box but a human being, with a distinct voice of her own. <br><br>I appreciate it that you affirm her right as well as your right to agree or disagree with her opinion. The guy who hired her disagreed with her right of free speech, and this is unacceptable.<br><br>Same with Yaffa Yarkoni. She was invited for an interview live at the Army Radio, and Surprise, she was of a different, unexpected opinion.<br><br>As for Michael Moore's 9/11 docu-drama - I've seen it in Israel and saw no lies there. It's a grave accusation and should be accompanied with well based facts and proof.<br><br>My dear friend, sometimes it takes generations before we realize how badly we were duped by the goverment, how dearly we had paid for it, and are still paying.<br><br>Better to keep our eyes and ears, our mind and heart open Now, in the Present.<br><br>Thanks for taking the time to comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-70523155791107630852004-08-07T11:05:00.000-07:002004-08-07T11:05:00.000-07:00I too thought it absolutely sickening that a son's...I too thought it absolutely sickening that a son's death was announced to his mother over the phone. I watched that film and was sickened to my stomach by things like that in it. It's all gone horribly, horribly wrong - everything - how can we get back from this?<br><br>Regards<br>Croila, Edinburgh<br>http://croila.typepad.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-57223904846519217342004-08-22T08:05:00.000-07:002004-08-22T08:05:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link!I'm not sure yet myself whethe...Thanks for the link!<br><br>I'm not sure yet myself whether the Immigration caused an Inner Emigration. Probably I'd feel the same everywhere in the world...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-66574017639903271092004-08-22T11:30:00.000-07:002004-08-22T11:30:00.000-07:00As long as your sense of humor continues to humor ...As long as your sense of humor continues to humor you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-30649454875733720332004-08-24T23:34:00.000-07:002004-08-24T23:34:00.000-07:00In the post 9/11 world Pastor Martin Niemoller's w...In the post 9/11 world Pastor Martin Niemoller's wise words resonate loudly with the Muslims of this world. <br>Especially in America, where many like me and millions before me came to escape our tyrannical governments, now find just such a one in the Land of the Free.<br>Today people may not object to the Patriot Act because it does not target them, for tomorrow refer to the good Pastors message .. <br><br>Shalom<br>A Pashtun in TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-48880823779653528622004-08-25T03:47:00.000-07:002004-08-25T03:47:00.000-07:00Thanks for the touching comments. I've been reread...Thanks for the touching comments. I've been rereading Franz Werfel's "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh" and hope to write about this in the not too far future. At that time the Armenian were persecuted and so few Turkish people raised their voice. Since then, and thousand of years earlier, the same pattern repeats itself.<br><br>I keep wondering at the human folly: Life is so dear and such a wonderful gift, yet instead of savoring it it's wasted on wars and hatred. It's so easy to lead people 'by the nose'. We should develop in our children the ability to think and act independently, as individuals, not as herds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-63429292415573404052004-09-21T20:23:00.000-07:002004-09-21T20:23:00.000-07:00Hi dear Corinna. Oh, you may know that I've always...Hi dear Corinna. Oh, you may know that I've always followed your posts and enjoyed them too much but I hadn't the chance to take part actively here.<br><br>Well, what I wanted to say is that: 1) Happy birthday Corinna. I hope the best, loveliest days in the years coming for you and your family, and; 2) I'd like to be a member of your team. You know, my Persian isn't that bad afetr all :)<br><br>Again, happy birthday :)<br><br>Your friend, Mehdi, from SleepWalkerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-59308739491389948132004-09-22T06:53:00.000-07:002004-09-22T06:53:00.000-07:00So many thanks, So much gratitude...So many thanks, So much gratitude...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-72881171730856357242004-10-12T11:08:00.000-07:002004-10-12T11:08:00.000-07:00Michael Moore is an outrageous liar. Don't take an...Michael Moore is an outrageous liar. Don't take anything in that movie for granted. As a former Marine officer, I can assure you that we do not notify parents by email or phone call of casualties. Moore does propaganda work for the Democratic Party. He is their version of Joseph Goebbels.<br><br>FrankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-41525493107314869682004-10-12T11:49:00.000-07:002004-10-12T11:49:00.000-07:00This should be clarified with the parents in quest...This should be clarified with the parents in question. Since you live in USA, (is it so, Frank) maybe you could possibly locate the mother and ask her directly.<br><br>Anyway war is never the best solution.<br><br>IAlso, there is a difference between Goebles, who was serving the machine of war and Fascism and Moore who is serving above all, if I'm not mistaken, his aspiration to see less wars on our planet.<br><br>You may agree or disagree with his views, but please consider if you have not gone way too far with this terrible and not that friendly comparison, Frank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-83327395500369498192004-10-20T04:30:00.000-07:002004-10-20T04:30:00.000-07:00Today is Elfriede's birthday.My heartfelt congratu...Today is Elfriede's birthday.<br>My heartfelt congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-48625611831224380502004-10-23T04:01:00.000-07:002004-10-23T04:01:00.000-07:00Shalom Corinna, shalom Elfriede,I'm so happy I'm g...Shalom Corinna, shalom Elfriede,<br><br>I'm so happy I'm getting to know wonderful people from all around the world, specially the place we Persians have the least relation with.<br><br>Corinna jan, I really enjoyed this post of yours and now I've translated it to Farsi. Sorry for delay :)<br><br>Shabbat Shalom,<br>MehdiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-13913357222338715392004-10-23T05:46:00.000-07:002004-10-23T05:46:00.000-07:00Mehdi jan, you deserve only thanks.Thank you for t...Mehdi jan, you deserve only thanks.<br>Thank you for translating this piece as soon as you could get to it. I'm happy that you enjoyed it and that thanks to you more people who, unlike me and a few others, do know your beautiful language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-60651672941886805292004-10-28T14:46:00.000-07:002004-10-28T14:46:00.000-07:00[response cross-posted from my blog]Thanks for you...[response cross-posted from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fgwaldon.blogspot.com%2F2004%2F10%2Fblogging-your-novel.html">my blog</a>]<br><br>Thanks for your comments, Corinna. I'm sorry you don't like the idea of NaNoWriMo, and I don't expect to change your mind, but I would like to point out that nobody involved in this intends any disrespect to writers or literature. I think the vast majority of us realize that we are not going to come out with literary masterpieces at the end of one month, and we certainly don't intend to try to pass our novels off as such. And anybody who does want to get their NaNoWriMo novel published will most likely have to spend a great deal of time rewriting it beyond recognition, anyway.<br><br>What NaNoWriMo means for me is a chance to develop my creativity in a new way. I don't think it will turn me into a "real" novelist, but it will undoubtedly help me write more than I ever have in my life. I see this as something that's good for my writing and my creativity in general, regardless of the actual content I come up with. <br><br>I think that the more creative outlets people have the better off they are. Creativity is an end in itself, regardless of quality. But too many people never play music or write stories or paint pictures because they think they have to be "properly trained" somehow, or have some "innate talent." But really, if they just want to do it for themselves, it doesn't matter how bad they are. NaNoWriMo is a way of helping people get over that hurdle, by giving them permission to be bad at something, just to get them to do it. So I support it in the same way that I would support giving finger paints to kids without ever intending to send them to art school, or the way I would teach a friend a few guitar chords and some songs even if he's not a professional musician. It's just good for them.<br><br>Far from being disrespectful, I'd say that most people in NaNoWriMo do it because they <em>love</em> literature, and they love writing, and they want to develop a closer connection with it by creating some of it themselves, in whatever form they can manage. The existence of amateurs doesn't demean the skill of the professionals. If anything, it helps us appreciate them more, because we've had a small glimpse of what they go through to bring us such great art.<br><br>-GrahamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-27895239672893786302004-10-29T02:48:00.000-07:002004-10-29T02:48:00.000-07:00Thanks for your response, Graham,1.Intentional dis...Thanks for your response, Graham,<br><br>1.<br>Intentional disrespect.<br>I do not claim that disrespect is intentional or from people. The concept - "get it fast", "quantity", "never mind quality" - and the misleading use of the word "Novel" is disrespectful. I see in it a vulgar trivialization of Creativity. <br><br>2. A chance to develop creativity.<br>In Hebrew we have a saying, "You're bursting into an open door."<br><br>In 1984 I founded in Israel and have run it for eleven years, 2 international artists and writers colonies, in the Galillee and in the Negev (desert) which functioned as peace education programs, with artists coming for up to 3 months residencies, to do their work and contribute to the community at large in diverse programs and workshops.<br><br>Never ever did we ask the participants to even think in terms of production, of quantity. Creativity is Quality and the endeavor to achieve it. Take away quality - your unique voice - and all you are left with is fast parrot scribbling. <br><br>You stand a better chance to develop your creativity if you write one page or paragraph or a full novel - with no clock or word meter in-between you and your innate creativity. <br><br><br>3. "...it will undoubtedly help me write more than I ever have in my life." <br><br>I find this "more" a wide spread recurring theme, or misdeneamor in the North American ethos. It alarms me that it has dissipated from the world of politics, army and business to that of the sacred - the creative human spirit - and is now spreading all over the world. <br><br>4. <br>"...I support it in the same way that I would support giving finger paints to kids without ever intending to send them to art school, or the way I would teach a friend a few guitar chords and some songs even if he's not a professional musician."<br><br>You do not ask the kids to paint a quota of finger painting for a full month or day, nor will you suggest to your friend to do 50,000 chords in a month. It's just not good for them.<br><br>"The existence of amateurs doesn't demean the skill of the professionals."<br><br>The issue is not amateurs vs professionals, but Creativity with Quality at its core (profound insights, Less is More) endangered by the brain-washing Consumerism ethos (Quantity is the measuring stick of your "success"). This ethos has brought upon us only misfortune: wars, imperialism, terror. I fear for the last refuge of our humanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-51195051625985518572004-11-09T06:20:00.000-08:002004-11-09T06:20:00.000-08:00I love Elfirede Jelinek.Regards,Vaidyanathan Ravi ...I love Elfirede Jelinek.<br><br>Regards,<br>Vaidyanathan Ravi Shankar<br>ravi005@ieee.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-48502190137120184582004-11-09T07:14:00.000-08:002004-11-09T07:14:00.000-08:00Thanks Ravi,Visiting your refined blog, I apprecia...Thanks Ravi,<br>Visiting your refined blog, I appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561014371265712897.post-19933405788143856782004-11-13T08:26:00.000-08:002004-11-13T08:26:00.000-08:00Not only do they teach Hebrew in those day-classes...Not only do they teach Hebrew in those day-classes - but they sometimes do it so fine that the students can check our purses or perform cleaning jobs perfectly, in spite of their former education. <br><br>But somehow, when I try to speak Hebrew by-the-book and with proper grammar, it seems abnormal even on the national radio. So how can we expect people to read Shlonsky's translations, if some of the native-born Israelis can't even read a normal newspaper ("Yediot" is fine, but it's more a comic-strip than a newspaper)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com