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DMJU WOWLD
I hope someday to have the opportunity
to buy Christopher Hitchens — and those
who decided the Flagpole was so boring they
needed to spice it up with an article from The
Nation — a cup of coffee [ "The Divine One,"
July 15). I would really like to know where his
anger and understanding of Buddhism comes
from.
Having had the great fortune to meet and
study with His Holiness on several occasions,
1 do not share Christopher’s opinion. His
Holiness is a man, to be sure, and therefore
capable of all the flaws (or wonders, depend
ing on your point of view) that come inherent
in our existence. My personal experience
with him, however, was that of meeting for
the first time a human being with a total lack
of pretense and a genuine concern for the
suffering of all sentient beings. It is my sin
cere wish that everyone, especially
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ty. His Holiness’ warm heart is somewhat
contagious.
Brian Keever
Athens
COMPASSION
In today’s society we are generally quick
to criticize and point fingers. When we do
this we should first ask ourselves why. Are
we criticizing out of genuine compassion or
love? Or are we acting out our misunder
standing, or hate? What are our motives?
Christopher Hitchens [ “The Divine One, "July
22) does not address what each one of us can
take away from what His Holiness teaches
and epitomizes. That is love and compassion.
Simply, this is the point. We should do things
out of genuine compassion, and love, that’s
what His Holiness the Dalai Lama does and
that’s why he is so revered. If each of us were
to put these into action in our daily lives
there would be a lot less hostility and nega
tivity surrounding us.
Lawrence A. Ryefield li
Athens
Ryefield is president of the UGA chapter of
Students fora Free Tibet.
S POINTS POINTERS
I am shocked that there was not a fierce
citizen reaction to the re-zoning of the area in
Five Points that *.s now being “developed.” It
was sickening to see those gigantic tree
stumps being hauled away, and a perfectly
good house being destqBfed. And for what?
More condominiums^ just what Athens
needs! There are apartment complexes and
duplexes going up left and right, and most of
them are thrown up without quality of work
manship being given a thought. There has to
be a point where the market is saturated. I
think we have passed that point. Athens is
losing its unique character. It is starting to
look like areas of Atlanta, such as Snellville.
Where are the planners and developers
with integrity and vision? The way I have
been seeing resources wasted in building
projects borders on criminal. There are so
many existing structures that could be
remodeled and put to new use and would
have much more substance to them than
most of what we see being built. But the
slash and rebuild technique prevails. In my
opinion, an area like the one in Five Points
was already developed — it developed over
many decades and cannot be replicated in
our lifetime.
I realize most people think of prosperity in
terms of money, not in terms of protecting
natural resources. True wealth is a balance of
both. With a little imagination we can achieve
this kind of prosperous community. How
about using that house you’re tearing down
for the manager’s office and leaving a couple
of trees for shade, oxygen and cooling off the
air? They provide that service free of charge!
Amy West
Athens
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