Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On 09/12/2024 21:12, rbowman wrote:

On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 12:37:42 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
 

I think you have never been exposed to the Indian art of story telling.
Read Salman Rushdies 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories'...

 iirc I took a run at 'The Satanic Verses' but couldn't get any traction.
while I can understand the endless repetitions as an aid to verbal
transmission it does get old in the sutras.
 

I am not a fan of either the satanic verses or midnights children
But 'Haroun' was written for a child, and is non political.
Same as Kipling's 'Jungle book'
Both pick up the penchant for story telling...in India

He arrived at an Eastern view of the world from first principles Quite a
feat.

 I think he remarked that when he finally encountered Buddhism it looked a
lot like home.
 

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