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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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