Comments on: Blind Riches http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2009/03/06/blind-riches/ politics ~ theology ~ life ~ fart jokes Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geoff http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2009/03/06/blind-riches/comment-page-1/#comment-14140 Geoff Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:30:09 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/?p=968#comment-14140 Shane and Rome, thanks both of you for dropping by. Rome, it seems the question (certainly as Shane has articulated it) becomes the classic conundrum of whether the means justifies the end. And while I respect that you might believe that it does, it seems to me that Gandhi's approach to life across the board would argue strongly in opposition to that. Shane and Rome, thanks both of you for dropping by. Rome, it seems the question (certainly as Shane has articulated it) becomes the classic conundrum of whether the means justifies the end. And while I respect that you might believe that it does, it seems to me that Gandhi’s approach to life across the board would argue strongly in opposition to that.

]]> By: rome http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2009/03/06/blind-riches/comment-page-1/#comment-14139 rome Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:06:29 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/?p=968#comment-14139 Shane, How do you gauge if someone has completely stepped outside the spirit and the letter of the leader's teaching ... atleast in this case of getting back the artifacts of Gandhi we can't blame Vijay Mallya of bidding it highest for 1.8million, just for the reason that Gandhi always portrayed simplicity. Now, would Otis have returned it back to Indian Govt for free...? I think the Indian embassy had made an offer which they felt were very meagre...quite pertinent to what you believe would utterly betray the legacy of simplicity. Shane,
How do you gauge if someone has completely stepped outside the spirit and the letter of the leader’s teaching … atleast in this case of getting back the artifacts of Gandhi we can’t blame Vijay Mallya of bidding it highest for 1.8million, just for the reason that Gandhi always portrayed simplicity.
Now, would Otis have returned it back to Indian Govt for free…? I think the Indian embassy had made an offer which they felt were very meagre…quite pertinent to what you believe would utterly betray the legacy of simplicity.

]]> By: shane magee http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2009/03/06/blind-riches/comment-page-1/#comment-14138 shane magee Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:43:12 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/?p=968#comment-14138 the irony is indeed not lost geoff and the comparison to jesus' own life and teaching is appropriate. not sure what i think of your point rome. is it worth stepping completely outside the spirit and the letter of the leader's teachings in order to secure the teacher's legacy, or does this step utterly betray the legacy? certainly christendom has always appealed to the latter idea to justify its own existence and i'm really not convinced it has ever quite made the argument! the irony is indeed not lost geoff and the comparison to jesus’ own life and teaching is appropriate.

not sure what i think of your point rome. is it worth stepping completely outside the spirit and the letter of the leader’s teachings in order to secure the teacher’s legacy, or does this step utterly betray the legacy?

certainly christendom has always appealed to the latter idea to justify its own existence and i’m really not convinced it has ever quite made the argument!

]]> By: Rome Mele http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2009/03/06/blind-riches/comment-page-1/#comment-14137 Rome Mele Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:05:04 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/?p=968#comment-14137 You are certainly right about what we are upto with Gandhi's teachings and where we still lag... But, the good thing about spending so much for someone Indians consider as the father of the nation ...is certainly worth. Theres a different way of looking at things. I wonder...if Otis could have possibly given it back to the place where it rightfully belongs. But, a sheer No... quite prudent when it comes about this big figures of money those stuffs can fetch. Now, buying it back and bringing it back to India...Mallya would certainly be proud about what he has done...it's a different thing all together if he has followed what Gandhi stood for whole of his life... atleast the artifacts can remind and inspire people who have tried and will follow, what we call the Gandhian way of living. Atleast from now on...Gandhi's artifacts won't be under any hammer now! What more a proud Indian can ask for!! You are certainly right about what we are upto with Gandhi’s teachings and where we still lag… But, the good thing about spending so much for someone Indians consider as the father of the nation …is certainly worth. Theres a different way of looking at things. I wonder…if Otis could have possibly given it back to the place where it rightfully belongs. But, a sheer No… quite prudent when it comes about this big figures of money those stuffs can fetch. Now, buying it back and bringing it back to India…Mallya would certainly be proud about what he has done…it’s a different thing all together if he has followed what Gandhi stood for whole of his life… atleast the artifacts can remind and inspire people who have tried and will follow, what we call the Gandhian way of living.
Atleast from now on…Gandhi’s artifacts won’t be under any hammer now!
What more a proud Indian can ask for!!

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