Tessa distinguished absolutely between pain observed and pain shared.
Pain observed is journalistic pain. It's diplomatic pain. It's television pain, over as soon as you switch off the beastly set.
Those who watch suffering and do nothing about it, in her book, were little better than those who inflicted it.
from, The Constant Gardener.
Thanks Mark .
You and your Mark. This entire blog is about Mark this, Mark that, Gert could get jealous. I'm liking how this story is evolving.
ReplyDeleteLol, you exaggerate ... Mark shares a way of thinking I guess.
ReplyDeleteWe come from the same small town and a similar time and Gert is never jealous ... I'm lovely :) oh yes, and modest.
Only teasing you a wee bit. See your New Zealandian is influencing me.
ReplyDeleteJust a wee bit eh :)
ReplyDeleteGood to see you're developing the correct Engels.
That was a good book... was the movie any good?
ReplyDeleteI'm not the most unbiased regarding the movie ... I find Ralph Fiennes very convincing.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the movie, impressed by the little people taking on the big corporations ... but then I would, wouldn't I.
Question: Can we get back to me NOW? :)
ReplyDeleteA great quote. Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteOh Mark ... so demanding. I don't know if I'm going to quote you for a while ... it has been excessive, stop writing good stuff!!
ReplyDeleteA pleasure twitches. I loved the passion of that particular character in The Constant Gardener.
Extra! Extra! Truth revelaed in love scandal between Di and MArk. What is Gert going to do? Extra! Extra! Read all about it.
ReplyDeleteWell manic, I read your comment out to Gert and he laughed ... :)
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