[Koha] Support for Koha
Joann Ransom
jransom at library.org.nz
Tue Aug 4 15:25:51 NZST 2009
That is so beautiful.
Krishnan M wrote:
> Here's a small (hypothetical and allegoric) story to illustrate how i
> feel about the e-mail transcript from the ALA meeting...
>
> Once upon a time there was a great land. Many martyrs and heroes
> had poured their blood, sweat, and tears to make it a beautiful place
> to live in. The land welcomed all to itself, and everyone that visited
> marvelled at its wonder. It was always fertile and provided everything
> that people wanted or needed, only they had to sow the seeds first,
> and tend them with a little sincere effort.
>
> Also, it always felt like home for anyone that cared to spend a little
> time there. What was in your hearts mattered a lot more than what was
> in your purse. And everyone that made it their home, in their own
> small ways, contributed even more to its wonder.
>
> Then, one day, a few people decided to cordon off a part of this land
> for themselves, and make like, a 'reservation'. At the time, for the
> people that lived in this part, it sounded like a good idea. They all
> felt they belonged together more than other people did, and they'd all
> pool their resources and make their own little part of the land more
> prosperous.
>
> They started building a barbed wire fence around those parts. After a
> while, no one outside could see what was happening within,
> but for towering smoke stacks, that spoke of some secret industrial
> activity..
>
> But the carefree winds that once fanned the free flow of ideas, the
> plentiful showers that nourished the soil, the rivers that brought it
> prosperity, and the abundant sunshine that provided energy soon
> decided to shun those parts that lay within the fence. The goodwill of
> the many failed to reach the people inside the fence, not that it was
> ever withheld...
>
> Slowly, the land within became barren, ..., and failed...
>
> regards,
> krishnan
>
>
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