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Grace Calderon

Grace Calderon — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I believe that. To live among beasts, one needs to be a beast.

I see that in the slum areas where I’ve done development work. There is no place and space in those hellish holes for anyone who isn’t a beast yet.

If ever there are, they’re called NGOs. LOL

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

NGOs are an attempt to settle down the underground beasts that can be a turn into a threat for the rich beasts.

Grace Calderon

Grace Calderon — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Uh-oh...

LOL

NGOs are rich beasts themselves!

But they do their share to help others. Some, if not most, have been truly effective in alleviating the plight of people.

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

They are trying to cure cancer using aspirins! It’s a stopgap measure, some are serious, others are nothing but bad intentions disguesed as ”oh, look at you poor thing”!

Jaiyant Cavale

Jaiyant Cavale — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The idea of an NGO is always noble but it is the people that work for an NGO that makes it a hellish organization. I have seen NGOs here that live off aid from the west

Jaiyant Cavale

Jaiyant Cavale — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Mankind always has been doing. Smile and stab you in the back. Though not necessarily paranoia, one must always take caution before trusting anything or anyone. Humans have always survived at the cost of others of the same species. Consumerism, as you say, and also even something basic as a career. The one who has to climb the step has to push the ones below him down. Sad, but that’s what people do.. In fact this can be applied anywhere

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Humans are predators, no matter what! We like to prefer that we are ”civilised”, but that is just BS!

Jaiyant Cavale

Jaiyant Cavale — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We are too! Every action of ours is predatory in nature. Take for example human sexuality! it is predatory, but then the instinct reminds us that we are animals, and hence, the system of marriage, laws against promiscuity etc come in.

Grace Calderon

Grace Calderon — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Hmmmm.... I like the word used.... ”predator.”

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We are savages with gadgets! LOL!

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

You’re dirty!

Oscar

Oscar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Predatory and inhumane acts are the very essence of humanity.

Aneez

Aneez — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Grace, I feel u failed to grasp the idea. Its not the question of slum areas or an affluent society. I dunno if its just me, but Augusto dos Anjos was a magician who had a mirror that showed him the evolution of mankind, albeit in a fast forward mode.

So you see, its the fast decaying human society, irrespective of their social status, that he visualized at his free will - and almost to a perfection!

Correct me if I’m wrong, and thank me if my words gave you the right message.

And Celso, sorry for being late to enter your zone buddy :)

Grace Calderon

Grace Calderon — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I miss you!

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

LOL! Buddy zone was funny! But you are right when you say that Augusto dos Anjos ”saw the future”, because he is an universal poet that used his own suffering as a pattern for mankind.

Thanks!

Oscar

Oscar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

maybe he was the brazilian Nostradamous, of sorts.

Aneez

Aneez — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Grace, I miss you too!

It is just that I am a bit busy with my Brain Candy stuff. But I promise you, I won’t let u feel sad ;)

Grace Calderon

Grace Calderon — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Aneez,

That’s good enough for me.

Kisses and paranoia,

Gracie

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Romeo and Juliet?!?!?!?!

Aneez

Aneez — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Celso, don’t compare us to some fictional characters :P We are real people.

Lots of luv n kisses to u 2 Grace

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

What is reality anyway?

Oscar

Oscar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

If he was, I wionder if he saw the parades coming.

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

If he saw that maybe he would write fabulous and gorgeous poetry, amigo!

Oscar

Oscar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

or if he could tell me if they’re coming to Mexico...crap, I mean Poland, anytime soon.

Jaiyant Cavale

Jaiyant Cavale — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Celso, the reality is distorted. For me reality is something that is beyond our comprehension. We will never know the bigger scheme of things. Hence, people are like confused beasts, biting each others’ ears off

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

After all, we are just humans. It’s impossible to understand all what is happening all the time, our brain would explode!

Therefore, we have to try to control some things that actually can be controlled!

Madhuri Katti

Madhuri Katti — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Celso,

Thank you for introducing me to another literary figure. Poets always have tried to hold their own mirror to reflect the rot in the human society. There has to be an angst and pain to be a strong poet. Most of this angst and pain come from deep disappointments and painful personal experiences but they do show a great universality. We all are beasts with some variations here and there...

Darwin gave his theory about natural selection and evolution -’Survival of the fittest’. This can also mean only beasts and ’predators’ can survive in this world!

Sorry for coming in late, I am busy battling some local beasts...