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To: John Valentine
The problem I have with your nurses story is that Tibet has been ruled by China for years, and the Buddhist monks there have been suppressed and even imprisoned for most of their lifetimes.

You can have a problem with it; while I don't appreciate being called a liar Mr. Valentine - the story is true and I stand by it.

52 posted on 05/30/2004 10:06:35 PM PDT by TrueBeliever9 (Life is uncertain. Ride your best horse first. Unknown but sounds like John Wayne.)
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To: TrueBeliever9

I never meant to call you a liar, and I didn't. I'm sure you know a nurse and she told you stories about her adventures. How you characterize these stories can be mistaken without being a lie. Lying is intentional and often malicious, and I make no such accusation against you.

I do believe that you weren't there nor do you claim to have been. I know for a fact that stories passed from one to another nearly always are transformed in small ways that can add up. Also, memories can evolve over time.

Bhutan or Nepal become Tibet, for example. Maybe she told you about working among Tibetan refugees. Can you swear that this isn't the case?

You also make no mention whatever of when this all took place. That bears very much on the weight the story carries. If this all took place back in the 1930's for example it would mean little as an illustration of life in Tibet today.

And, are you saying that this woman was working as a foreigner in communist China in one of their most sensitive areas where foreigners were not even allowed to travel at all until very recently?

You will have to excuse me for expressing skepticism about the details of your post without immediately taking umbrage and accusing me of calling you a liar.

Signed

Dorje Chotrin
(aka John Valentine)


53 posted on 05/30/2004 10:25:42 PM PDT by John Valentine ("The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein)
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