Pire wrote: "मेरो बिचारमा तपैं त्याँ सदस्से भए पनी परमेन्द्रजी झैँ अटाउनुहुन्न। साझामा तपाईका बिचार पढेर मैले त्यो कुरो गर्‍या। मलाई त त्यो ग्रुप् अलि 'स्टिफ'लाग्यो, लेख्दा पनि 'टाई, सुट' लगाएर लेख्नु पर्ने जस्तो। अनी भुत्राको बिचार आदानप्रदान? 'हजुर, सञ्चै होइसिन्छ? सञ्चै। खाइस्यो? खाएँ। ए ल त। अनि हजुरको क्या महान बिचारको लागि म आभार छु। (त्यो बिचार भनेको यहि दुइटा प्रश्न!)' आदि। बाइ द वे, तपाईको ब्लग छ? भए एड्रेस पाम यदि एक्स्क्लुशिभ हैन भने, though I can't imagine you writing exclusive blog given your views, नभए चलाउनुसन बरु।" Pire, whoever you are, you've got a great sense of humor. I enjoyed the above sentences -- and laughed so hard that I almost spilt my coffee on the laptop's keyboard! Keep it up. We need laughter and smiles. Life is too short to take ourselves too seriously. ******* That said, I am well aware that it's very difficult to like Paramendra and it's so easy to dislike him. And when Nepalis dislike somebody, they just go on and on like there's no tomorrow! But liking Paramendra or not liking him is NOT an issue here. As a pahadiya bahun who wants to give space to unpopular, controversial, unsettling, and radical views a hearing in the public space (even when some who air those views do not play "by the rules" for a long time), I am LEAST bothered about Paramendra's writings and emails. Why? Because, as a reader, I have the 'remote control'. Meaning? I can CHOOSE to ignore his posts or configure my email systems so that his emails end up in my 'spam' boxes. No big deal. I am not going spend my emotional energy cursing Paramendra Bhagat. Again, to put this in perspective, just as those swimsuits that Miss Nepals wear do NOT turn Nepal into a bikini-land overnight and destroy 'our culture', Paramendra's blog postings too do NOT destroy Nepal as know it. So relax. Have some faith. Let the guy have his say. What's the big deal? After all, having a democracy MEANS learning to live with/deal with/work with/give space to people that you -- in the heart of your heart -- really feel like beating up in public space with a big fat lauro. Since you can't beat them up in public space with a big fat lauro, and STILL chest-thump yourself as a democrat, the next best alternative is to, well, tolerate them. Therein lies the hope for democracy. Democracy, after all, has its own tradeoffs. The sooner we realise it, the better off we will be. Personally, to look at the big picture, I am far MORE alarmed by these Maoists entering the Parliament with guns and knives than with Paramendra's blog postings. But hey, that's just me. oohi ashu oohi ashu -