April 1, 2007

• Freedom on friend!

  From: marcelo
  Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:29 PM
  To: Carey
  Subject: Re: Happy Birthday Hemyle

  I enjoyed reading your exchange with David.  I also enjoyed, immensely, the Rosie video.  My only exception with your well-articulated response is not new and it has been the topic of a few of our discussions in the past.  I find it counterproductive to judge the merit and value of a country, such as the great USA (or a person, or music, or most things I can think of), in comparison/relation to other countries (as in the USA being “the best country in the world, bar none,” etc).  This type of approach forces the prefrontal cortex to frame the idea of the United States within a competitive/rivalry-based logic–which in turn is not constructive for true international dialogue of equal fellow humans.  Not to mention that it turns non-USians off from the central point (that the USA is a GREAT nation with a great history and very enlightened constitution and political structure). 
  
  Freedom on friend!  beijos, m

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  From: Carey
  Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:37 PM
  To: marcelo
  Subject: RE: Happy Birthday Hemyle
  

  You know what?  You’re ABSOLUTELY right.  Thank you for reminding me of that.  Sometimes I feel things are so bad here though, that I have to go out of my way to convince people of how great this country really is.  You have reminded me however, that this type of reasoning is counterproductive, and as always, I bow to your cultural awareness.  Because it is you, I have always aspired to be like from a cultural tolerance perspective.  Because it is you, that I think of when I travel the world.  Because it is you who has taught me to be more accepting and forgiving.  You have always had that gift, and I wish I was more like you.

   

  Beijos my dear friend!  xoxo

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  This one’s for you Marcelo   Abracos

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  Our happy times together

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  

  
  

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