tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post8598908476619506630..comments2024-02-24T00:41:37.836-08:00Comments on The Buddha Diaries: Those Smooth Young Men in Business SuitsPeter Clothierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-58134244895765303442011-07-15T09:37:54.585-07:002011-07-15T09:37:54.585-07:00i think you are too kind. i see them as uncaring, ...i think you are too kind. i see them as uncaring, deceitful, servants of the uber-rich, lapping up crumbs from their master's floor. i do not believe they are innocent. <br /><br />compassion should not blind us to the aggressively uncompassionate actions of the "smooth young men."rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554961854201609452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-82961563210911591672011-07-13T10:37:17.193-07:002011-07-13T10:37:17.193-07:00Thanks for the recommendation, Richard. I'll ...Thanks for the recommendation, Richard. I'll look out for the movie.<br /><br />And Craig... I thought I was being kind!Peter Clothierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-7476295843773200282011-07-13T07:15:49.028-07:002011-07-13T07:15:49.028-07:00I mostly enjoyed reading your post, which seems li...I mostly enjoyed reading your post, which seems like an accurate observation and assessment. However I do find that your words are missing a little kindness; you describe the situation clearly but I don't see any compassion in your observations. <br /><br />There are vulnerable, hurting, human beings beneath the hardened suits, and their 'hard heartedness' is in fact protecting a lot of pain. They are after all the symbol of everything wrong with our world, the agents of global consumer culture, and everybody knows it, so they are objects of huge amounts of negativity. As people trying to help, let's not add to that.Craighttp://mindfulnessangermanagement.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-34481134513936632982011-07-12T11:43:09.378-07:002011-07-12T11:43:09.378-07:00It's good to see that you're keeping an ey...It's good to see that you're keeping an eye in our direction from across the pond Peter!<br /><br />They certainly look smart, but as a certain Hobbit said "I think a servant of the Enemy would look fairer and feel fouler." That is all too true here.<br /><br />I've worked for a large corporate and there is a wraithing process that goes on, the things no longer seem wrong or bad. From your perspective as a corporate it all seems quite reasonable after all, you're just doing your job.<br /><br />From the perspective of a small cog in a big machine, they're no fun either. I felt disposable and, to a degree, dehumanised.<br /><br />The suits aren't individually bad people, but it's more collective, I highly recommend the film "The Corporation" for more insight. It's available on youtube.Richardhttp://quietwatercourse.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-14690182218834787032011-07-12T11:41:23.498-07:002011-07-12T11:41:23.498-07:00Good to have you back after quite a while, Gary! ...Good to have you back after quite a while, Gary! An inimitable voice!Peter Clothierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-36153451697977116182011-07-12T10:39:31.191-07:002011-07-12T10:39:31.191-07:00The M word here I think. The end justifies the me...The M word here I think. The end justifies the means.<br /><br />It does seem that the suits have infrequently suffered and he who swept the bar room floor is blinded by the light of the tanning table. The smooth young men are in the business of rolling back the rug and sweeping reason under it. <br /><br />My hope is that the body politic will stop buying the products that enslave them as the money runs out.CHI SPHEREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278628028066177635noreply@blogger.com