Guest guest Posted September 12, 2000 Report Share Posted September 12, 2000 > Dandavad. Prabhupada kijaya! > > Though also unsolicited, I want to second your advice. I have tried to > make this a habit and often find on my second draft that I add qualifiers > like "in my opinion" or "sometimes" to avoid generalizing, which often > creeps into the first draft. I have observed that many times it is the > generalizations which are the most disturbing to readers. > > Your servant, > Pancaratna das I also found this advice most pertinent. I try to re-read my texts several times and adjust as per Pancaratna and Srirama prabhu's advise. Once something is written and sent out, it can end up anywhere. It is important that even sending a private text, one should never write anything that can be later misconstrued, even if sent to the most trusted friend. It really does pay to take the time to review what we write, and if there is any doubt, give some extra time to really consider what we are saying. Just my two bits worth. YS Samba das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2000 Report Share Posted September 12, 2000 At 07:00 PM 9/12/00 +0500, Samba (das) SDG (Mauritius) wrote: >> Though also unsolicited, I want to second your advice. I have tried to >> make this a habit and often find on my second draft that I add qualifiers >> like "in my opinion" or "sometimes" to avoid generalizing, which often >> creeps into the first draft. I have observed that many times it is the >> generalizations which are the most disturbing to readers. >I also found this advice most pertinent. I try to re-read my texts several >times and adjust as per Pancaratna and Srirama prabhu's advise. Once >something is written and sent out, it can end up anywhere. It is important >that even sending a private text, one should never write anything that can >be later misconstrued, even if sent to the most trusted friend. > >It really does pay to take the time to review what we write, and if there is >any doubt, give some extra time to really consider what we are saying. > >Just my two bits worth. I'll throw mine in, too. I've often given this advice (although I must admit I haven't always followed it, which gives me opportunities to fall at devotees' feet and apologize). That's one of the advantages of writing: we can set it aside for a bit, go back to it, and make sure what we publish is the closest we can come to what we really want to say, and in the way most likely to have the effect we want. Babhru das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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