Friday, June 16, 2006
A NUGGET FROM AMIT VARMA -
Navtej Sarna, the spokesman for India's ministry of external affairs, saying "It's a matter of pride if a son of India and son of Asia becomes United Nations Secretary-General."
Why?
It would be a bit of a cop-out for me to take pride in Shashi
Tharoor becoming whatever. I find it silly and escapist to take
pride in anything but my own achievements, and joy in those of my
near and dear ones. Whether Tharoor or Aziz or Angelina Jolie
become secretary general of the UN should hardly affect my pride,
unless I'm the father of one of them, or something similar.
Spot on!
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Navtej Sarna, the spokesman for India's ministry of external affairs, saying "It's a matter of pride if a son of India and son of Asia becomes United Nations Secretary-General."
Why?
It would be a bit of a cop-out for me to take pride in Shashi
Tharoor becoming whatever. I find it silly and escapist to take
pride in anything but my own achievements, and joy in those of my
near and dear ones. Whether Tharoor or Aziz or Angelina Jolie
become secretary general of the UN should hardly affect my pride,
unless I'm the father of one of them, or something similar.
Spot on!
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