Me neither Daffeh. I just think so. On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 3:15 PM, UDP United Kingdom <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Not sure about that Dr Jallow. Anyway, thanks for the story. > > Daffeh > > On Monday, 25 February 2013, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Daffeh, I think we are dealing with the blind man and the elephant here. > Glad you enjoyed the story. > > > > ________________________________ > > Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:30:32 +0000 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [G_L] Metaphorically Speaking > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Dr Jallow, > > > > I am sure you depicted a highly educated fellow. Your description was > that he is a well learned fellow. I just happened to substitute the word > 'well' with 'highly' which comes to the same thing as it is in tandem with > the contextual meaning of the phrase you used. > > > > You have accepted the rest of my translations and I thank you for that. > However, I am still troubled by the level of persistence coming from your > side despite the convergence of views on the fundamentals of the character > depicted. > > > > I clearly understands why you labour too hard but I certainly do not > intend to sandwich you in a position that you do not want be -whatever that > is. All I wanted to do was to provide a straight speaking interpretation > and that is exactly what I have done. The facts haven't changed and the > narrative remains the same and that means I am on the money. > > > > I have already addressed the other issues in my previous postings and I > refer you to the same. If there are no other issues you would like to bring > up, I suggest we leave the records to speak for themselves. > > > > And once again, thank you for your brilliant article on the Heyhey > Nopilen character aka Halifa Sallah. And by the way, I won't call him 'a > great human being'. That is bit condescending to the rest of the population. > > > > Cheers > > Daffeh > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 25 February 2013, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Again Daffeh, you have a right to your perception of Mr. Sallah and to > your interpretation of my work. You, however, cannot impose my own meaning > on my own work. You may see Halifa in my character because that is your > perception of Halifa. I do not see Halifa in my character because that is > not my perception of Halifa. So please believe what you want to believe but > do not try to impose your perception of Halifa on me. > >> > >> I am not laboring any harder than you are to make a point. We just want > to be clear with each other. So let's keep the conversation going if you > wish. But I think it is better that we agree to disagree on this one and > move on. My character is not meant to depict Halifa Sallah and I am not > going to agree that it was meant to depict Halifa Sallah. > >> > >> You write that the story "is about a well educated but overly arrogant > and a grotesque narcissist." Well, my character is certainly "overly > arrogant and a grotesque narcissist" but he is not "well educated." So you > see, on this point at least, you are mistaken. > >> > >> And remember Daffeh - and I say this merely as a brother and fellow > compatriot - those of us in the struggle for democracy should always > entertain the possibility of error on our part. As fallible human beings, > we should be careful not to mistalke our own subjective opinions for > objective reality. Perceptions are just that - perceptions, and they may be > correct or mistaken. Where subjective opinion is uncompromisingly held as > objective reality, the possibility of intolerance is magnified. Despots > like our own Gyant DaMidget hate the media and critics because they take > their subjective opinions to be objective realities. We should try to avoid > committing the same ills we are fighting against. > >> > >> Baba > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:51:26 +0000 > >> From: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: Re: [G_L] Metaphorically Speaking > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> > >> Dr Jallow, > >> > >> I am not mistaken. The depiction is clear and it is about a well > educated but overly arrogant and a grotesque narcissist in the opposition > circle who cares about nothing but his personal grandeur. There is only one > such person and his name is Halifa Abacarr Sallah of Serrekunda. That is > not a perception but an incontravertable fact. > >> > >> I perfectly understand why you chose to labour hard on this but the > fundamental fact is; it doesn't change the narrative and I am certainly not > imposing anything on you here. > >> > >> If you truly do not mean Halifa Sallah in your mind, then inadvertently > it is him you have depicted for it is only him in the opposition circle who > has such idiosyncrasies. They are preculia to him and only him. > >> > >> I think you should be proud that you've done a good job here, Dr. > Halifa needs to be called out for what he is, not just by me but all of us. > >> > >> Hooops! The disciples will be descending in a minute. 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