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...culture, but these days our media stars are blindly following vulgar Western trends emphasizing sexuality. Is this wise? Does one become modern by wearing a short dress? Rubbish! Modernity can only be achieved by having a free mind, a pure soul and fine thoughts. We Indians should never forget our cultural heritage; we should fight against spreading indecency. If we can defeat vulgarity, then other countries will follow our lead. Anshuman S.S. Mohanty Cuttack, India...
...Tale of a Traitor The story of Charles Robert Jenkins, the U.S. Army sergeant who left his post in South Korea and fled to the communist North in 1965, will generate a lot of sympathy for him [Dec. 13]. We shouldn't forget, however, that he deserted because he was scared of going to Vietnam. Legally, Jenkins will be a free man after being discharged. But knowing about the troops who served honorably in Korea, Vietnam, the first Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq, I will have difficulty feeling any sympathy for that coward. Kazuho Baba Anaheim, California...
...What we forget--what our economy depends on us forgetting--is that happiness is more than pleasure sans pain. The things that bring the greatest joy carry the greatest potential for loss and disappointment. Today, surrounded by promises of easy happiness, we need someone to tell us that it is O.K. not to be happy, that sadness makes happiness deeper. As the wine-connoisseur movie Sideways tells us, it is the kiss of decay and mortality that makes grape juice into Pinot Noir. We need art to tell us, as religion once did, Memento mori: remember that you will...
Instead of looking at the tsunami disaster as something we would like to forget, we must look at it as an opportunity to help the world. The tsunami has opened our eyes to the crises and tragedies that are occurring around the world, and particularly in developing countries, that we have ignored. We must not forget the lessons of the tsunami by making sure that the global outpouring of aid is just the beginning of a greater awareness about the need for philanthropy, both by governments and private citizens...
...biased. Johan Johansson Stockholm Tale of a Traitor I know the story of Charles Robert Jenkins, the U.S. Army sergeant who left his post in South Korea and fled to the communist North in 1965, will generate a lot of sympathy for him [Dec. 13]. We shouldn't forget, however, that he deserted because he was scared of going to Vietnam. Legally Jenkins will be a free man after being discharged. But knowing about the Americans who served honorably in Korea, Vietnam, the first Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq, I will have difficulty feeling any sympathy for that coward. Kazuho...