tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post116102606279070040..comments2016-08-22T12:00:03.978+01:00Jeremy[email protected]Blogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-1161085526118399002006-10-17T12:45:00.000+01:002006-10-17T12:45:00.000+01:00"the comparison with Geldof in one of the comments stung!" <BR/>Oh Jez baby! I only pointed out that you and Geldof are fellow Brits.... Hell! you don't even want to be his 'fellow Brit'.<BR/><BR/>"It no longer mattered what happened to me..."<BR/>"...a kind of luminous transcendence, and a kernel of laughter..."<BR/><BR/>That also happens when one is 'on heat' so the next time you wake Bibi up like that, just get some!<BR/>Afterall 'that' is also spiritual.Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-1161033584269259622006-10-16T22:19:00.000+01:002006-10-16T22:19:00.000+01:00Hmm... this post has given me pause: how do I begin?<BR/><BR/>First, kudos on not wanting to live in California. If that's the only thing you come away with, you're a rich man, my son.<BR/><BR/>As you have found out in your prior dalliance with Buddhism, deep introspection especially spiritual, usually is counter-productive to ... oh, well, how about life, for starters? I'm a recovering proto-Buddhist myself; it's unworkable anywhere but in a monastry, or someplace the earth stands still every few hours to allow everyone to catch up.<BR/><BR/>Piece(s) of advice: don't stop your knee-jerk reactions to the bloviating, self-righteous Stings of the world. As my High School Maths teacher always said, your first instinct is usually right. Even though he was talking about passing multiple-choice exams, I've found his admonition can be suitably employed in other facets of life. Do keep an open mind (as I think you will, and cannot help), but I would instantly stop reading your blog if I don't continue to receive your unique take on life in Nigeria, which rightly includes the kind of unrelenting, scathing criticism of Geldoofus. Don't tone yourself down, I'd rather be wrong than timid. Speak your mind, but be prepared to be proved wrong and take that like a man. But don't ever tone down. Too many people lead lives of quiet desperation.<BR/><BR/>Your poor wife, having to wake up to a beaming, delirious invalid talking about Bodhisatva! Nigeria does that to oyibos.Shango[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-1161033445527105732006-10-16T22:17:00.000+01:002006-10-16T22:17:00.000+01:00You sound like such a nice person, so interesting and knowledgeable and full of passion for what you think is right. I think you are right to let things be and keep a bit more relaxed. Good luckAnonymous[email protected]