Sorry G-L, this was meant to be private. I apologize for all those upper
cases used. Thanks
Essa
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>BOY, I NEED SERIOUS HELP TODAY. PLEASE READ THIS EXCERPT FROM ANSUMANA
>KUJABI. IT'S NOTHING,BUT HIS EFFORT THAT HAS ME CRACKING UP ALL DAY!!!
>THIS IS REALLY MESSED UP. IF YOU CAN'T READ ALL OF IT, TRY THE FIRST
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>E!
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>>DEAR BABA:
>>
>>I have just opened my mails and saw your part two. This is another superb
>>performance of yours. This time, I must admit that in critiquing it, I
>>lingered over the choice of point by point analytical arrangements, for
>>you
>>have highlighted two paramount words in the very first paragraph of the
>>story, each of which has significant and powerful meanings; and more
>>essentially, both words are so intertwined that one could not be utterly
>>divorced from the other. In addition, changes in one tremendously impinges
>>on the other. These two words are WISDOM and EXPERIENCE in the BABA GALLEH
>>LITTLE TOWN. Remember that in PART I, you have extensively lamented on the
>>RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE, and NATURALNESS of the TRADITION and CULTURE of
>>your
>>little town which RENE'S PA GORGI was fighting tirelessly to maintain and
>>protect from extinction. But before advancing further in depth, I would
>>like
>>to clearly draw the comparison between your approach and RENE'S. In this
>>way, our readers can map out for themselves as to which geographical
>>terrain
>>each of you is navigating on. The chief comparison between two of you are
>>two fold: NATION BUILDING and GOVERNANCE.
>>
>>Whiles RENE is engaged in NATION BUILDING: That is building PA GORGI'S
>>culture into a full fledge nation of its own, BABA on the other hand, is
>>engaged in GOVERNING the Nation which RENE has built, PA GORGI'S Nation of
>>unique culture(s). As I have mentioned in my opening paragraph, I have
>>lingered over the choice of analytical arrangement due to the fact that
>>you
>>have, this time around, made it absolutely challenging for me to put the
>>frames together, for your choice of words such as WISDOM and EXPERIENCE
>>have
>>now become THE DOMINANT THEMES in the BABA GALLEH LITTLE TOWN. This
>>constant
>>changing of themes cannot be avoided since your story has levels and
>>stages
>>to it. Whiles RENE's Nation of unique Culture(s) is a PRE-HISTORY, BABA's
>>Little Town is POST-HISTORY. To state it more conveniently, RENE'S Nation
>>is
>>built on the foundation of WISDOM and TRUST created by RELIGIOUS and
>>TRADITIONAL ADHERENCE. And more importantly, the Pre-historic era of PA
>>GORGI is an era in which his Nation of Culture(s) has NEVER EXPERIENCED
>>any
>>outside influence either in the form of TRADE with other unique cultures
>>in
>>the surroundings or influence from WESTERN CULTURES, that is to say, PA
>>GORGI'S NATION is totally INNOCENT and "EXPERIENCE MINUS", the Nation
>>solidly maintains its innocence guarded by WISDOM without any REAL LIFE
>>EXPERIENCE; and it was against external influence which PA GORGI was
>>adamantly against. Unfortunately for PA GORGI, lIFE in his Nation of
>>Culture(s) is not always real as he often thinks. The Nation has now been
>>EXPOSED to the REAL LIFE situation. It is this real life EXPERIENCE that
>>is
>>NOW profoundly changing life in PA GORGI'S Nation. And it is this real
>>life
>>EXPERIENCE that is taking a huge TOLL on CULTURAL WISDOM in the Nation.
>>Consequently, the avoidable has now become unavoidable, PA GORGI'S Nation
>>of
>>unique culture(s) now completely lost its innocence.
>>
>>The Post Historic era in BABA's LITTLE TOWN PART II, on the other hand, is
>>a
>>period in which the LITTLE TOWN has extensively grown in side, and is now
>>continuously experiencing constant changing situations and environments.
>>To
>>state it more precisely, BABA'S LITTLE TOWN PART II now becomes
>>"EXPERIENCE
>>PLUS", has added another NEW THEME to WISDOM: EXPERIENCE. Therefore, PA
>>GORGI'S Nation in BABA'S LITTLE TOWN PART II has not only experienced a
>>cultural shock, but is also experienced huge emotional shock, each of
>>which
>>is taking a TOLL on the very WISDOM which held it intact for all those
>>many
>>years. Baba, your central aim of PART II is to highlight how life will be
>>affected in the diluted Nation of PA GORGI, and whether the citizens of
>>the
>>diluted Nation would be able to maintain their WISDOM in tact in the face
>>of
>>barrages of TORNADOES that are constantly mounting against the NEW Nation;
>>It is EXPERIENCE which is currently impacting LIFE in the NEW Nation.
>>Baba,
>>you have achieved this by inserting three main characters: The Men and
>>Women
>>of Wisdom and Experience, the Norphil Degalas and Fankung Mofiseshs; the
>>Tarpet Honhabots and gisyeb yotals and Londiti Nungfetengs, and the last
>>but
>>not the least, the Sophisticated Group of Smarties, all of these
>>characters
>>are tremendously altering life style in the LITTLE TOWN.
>>
>>In conclusion, whiles RENE painstakingly undertakes the building of PA
>>GORGI's Nation of Wisdom, less experience, BABA tirelessly undertakes the
>>reconstruction of PA GORGI'S innocent Nation in the light of Wisdom and
>>Experience, when the Nation of Wisdom have lost its innocence and on the
>>brink of total anarchy. It is NOW a Nation through which a WIND of CHANGE
>>has blown. Furthermore, it is a Nation which is constantly experiencing
>>devastating cultural turmoil. Survival which used to be determined by
>>Wisdom
>>and Experience, is no longer determined by that, instead, survival demands
>>more brawns than brains. Consequently, those decent Men and Women of great
>>Wisdom and Experience have no choice, but to shy away from responsibility,
>>though these Men and Women sometimes GROAN under pressure from those with
>>brawns. Those who have brawn than brain have taken over all reconstruction
>>works. But despite all these constant changing of culture in the LITTLE
>>TOWN, Wisdom and Experience have not yet been seriously affected for now.
>>Now the stunning question is, will the constant changing situations and
>>barrages of TORNADOES that are mounting civilization in the New Nation
>>still
>>have no major impact on WISDOM, or will it bore a huge hole on to the
>>protective walls of WISDOM. We shall see. To that end, once again BABA, I
>>extend to you my enormous congratulations. I have taken this from your
>>first
>>paragraph.(see quotation below):
>>
>>"These silent ones were men and women of great wisdom and experience.
>>>However
>>>in our little town, survival, in our true sense of that word, demanded
>>>more
>>>than perfectly
>>>in line in our little town, you needed more brawn than brains, more
>>>muscle
>>>than experience. That was why our gentle Norpil Degalas and Fangkung
>>>Mofiseshs decided, at some sad point in time, to withdraw into the
>>>background and watch the never-ending drama in our little town with
>>>guarded
>>>interest. Once in a while, they groaned and sighed and shook their heads
>>>and sadly smiled, but otherwise remained very quiet."
>>
>>Ansumana Kujabi.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Omar Hatab <[log in to unmask]>
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>>>Subject: LIFE IN OUR LITTLE TOWN - Part Two
>>>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:43:51 -0000
>>>
>>>LIFE IN OUR LITTLE TOWN – Part Two
>>>By Baba Galleh Jallow
>>>
>>>These silent ones were men and women of great wisdom and experience.
>>>However
>>>in our little town, survival, in our true sense of that word, demanded
>>>more
>>>than perfectly
>>>in line in our little town, you needed more brawn than brains, more
>>>muscle
>>>than experience. That was why our gentle Norpil Degalas and Fangkung
>>>Mofiseshs decided, at some sad point in time, to withdraw into the
>>>background and watch the never-ending drama in our little town with
>>>guarded
>>>interest. Once in a while, they groaned and sighed and shook their heads
>>>and sadly smiled, but otherwise remained very quiet. They were always
>>>misunderstood and no longer felt comfortable in our modern world of
>>>facts,
>>>facts and more hard undiluted factswisdom and experience. To be in the
>>>real
>>>swing of things and .
>>>Then there were our great and famous intelligentsia, or in simpler
>>>jargon,
>>>the most intelligent ones of our little town. These were really the cream
>>>of
>>>the crowd, the pride of the peacock - the Liontalk Rathearts and Irondo
>>>Littlemoves, the Tarpet Honhabots and Gisyeb Yotals, the Foday
>>>Tulukilings
>>>and Londiti Nungfetengs. These our special folks were not only
>>>intellectually active, but also physically robust. Often times, they
>>>could
>>>be seen in their favourite tails and ties, their hippo-hide boots, their
>>>expensive Parker pens tucked proudly in their breast pockets, marching
>>>proudly up and down, up and down, a permanent smile on their slightly
>>>slanted lips, which gave them a rather frightening air of sophistication.
>>>This most popular group in our little town had all it took to be what
>>>they
>>>was. Young and smart and more than highly educated, they were the dream
>>>of
>>>every rising youngster and the scourge of every arrogant boaster.
>>>Arrogant
>>>alien boasters who came to our little town trying to show off their
>>>intellectual prowess were abruptly put in their places by these our
>>>highly
>>>learned folks. One statement or question and such boastful
>>>pseudo-scholars
>>>are left gaping and confused, gasping for breath and looking for an
>>>escape
>>>route. They could make our little town as uncomfortable as a blazing oven
>>>for any conceited boaster who came to our little town pretending to be
>>>master of some field of knowledge or the other. Such was the weight of
>>>their
>>>academic bazookas!!!
>>>The favourite past time of these our gentle learned folks was academic
>>>work
>>>and debate, reading and writing and complex analyses of subjects ranging
>>>for
>>>the advanced principles of sight-seeing to such simple (for them)
>>>subjects
>>>as parrotry, rabbitry and hostile gnashing and the principles of friendly
>>>cooing. Our common townsfolk never tired of hearing these sophisticated
>>>members of our little community expound their juicy theories, propound
>>>new
>>>ones, or dismantle some seemingly difficult theorem or other.
>>>Last but by no means the least, there were, in our little town, our
>>>sophisticated group of smarties. These were the Largehead Chickenbrains,
>>>the
>>>Big-Eye Littlesights, the Reyjef Tutihams, Kumaba Londitangs and Hamhami
>>>Mbedas, who claimed to be conversant with each and every topic on the
>>>face
>>>of the earth, even though they may not have been schooled in any
>>>particular
>>>field of knowledge. Quick to learn and quick to assimilate, they were
>>>also
>>>quick to read and quick to write. Quick to see just what was wrong and
>>>what
>>>was right in every move and step, every word and sigh within the four
>>>corners of our little town. That was why they were so greatly loved and
>>>honoured and considered special celebrities in our little town. That was
>>>why
>>>they were dubbed the ‘Proper Ones’, for truly speaking, no one could
>>>challenge them in the difficult art of telling right from wrong and in
>>>mapping out specific routes and patterns that must be strictly followed
>>>by
>>>the less endowed folks of our little town. To distinguish themselves from
>>>the less endowed of our common townsfolk, these our prominent word-bags
>>>and
>>>airy folks always wore their coats inside-out and would not run from
>>>either
>>>sun or rain. So that even if a mighty rainstorm found them walking at a
>>>certain pace, they would neither hasten their pace nor run for shelter.
>>>They
>>>dared the very elements themselves! They were the never-say-nevers, the
>>>gallant Bravehearts of our little town!!!
>>>
>>>
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