Truth-seeker

I am quoting a lot today to place place on record some approximations of the Truth. I didn't say the Truth but approximinations because language used for communication of ideas,in academia, in daily interactions, in correspondence, and in Blogging, and intercourse or discourse on politics especially, is always NOT EXACT. Only in simple Arithmetic is there exactness, and this is well experesssed by figures (mathematical symbols) more clearlly than statements that we usually use in Conversations.

E.g. 2+ 2 = 4 ; 4 - 2 = 2; 1 + 1 = 2.

No one questions the above three equartions beyond convention, accepted wisdom.

But when you state in political language,as most times, Malaysian coffee-shop never fails to stray into, everyday, some wise crack will say one plus one equals three. If mGf Kenny Siah avows if Man A plus Woman B engage in a certain type of intercourse,the outcome, mayhaps ten months late, could be three, i.e. A, B plus C, he can't be accused of telling a big, fat lie.

If you still can't see it, then as a Father of three, I have consummated cconventional wisdom not to question Kenny. He's absolutely correct. If Kenny says the outcomes may even be 4, 5 or 6, who am I to question him -- he may be the prolific One.

Why is Desiderata mumbling about this morning? (Another rhetorical question, just to irritate some mGf who interrupt my ramblings too often, which I hate!) Has he flown over the cuckoo nest? The answer, my fRiend, is not blowing in the wind. Please turn to page 1 of the New Straits Times July 27, 2005:

I'm writing as Let It Be ..on Light& Easy, advises listeners, at 11.23am on a fine windy Wednesday "....broken-hearted people in the world agree ...." moment in time just to tell you it's the Truth (at this fleeting Moment in Time!)and Desi singing along; I write better, swimmingly, in this mood.To desiderat.english followers, this is the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothin' But the Truth, so Help Me God. which I have been saying a few times late, or some of its variants, like in Dead Boys Walking yesterday.


"... Whisper words of wisdom ..." at 11.26am ending refrain ... to be absolutely you want the Truth confirmed.

Oh, back from Digression, not Aggression, for I promise a whole week of Politics-Free Party at Desi from Monday, remmember? And Desiderata-ylchong's word in his bond, a real Chinaman!

Dr M unloads
'SHE LIED'
'Rafidah misled Umno on APs'

and a relevant page 1 quotable quote from the former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamd:

* ON whether Rafidah should apologise to him for being rude over the AP controversy:

"I am not interested in whether people are rude to me, apologise to me or not. I am interested in knowing the truth."

My defence that today's post does not breach my promise of Politics-Free Blogging from July 25 - 31, 2005, is premised that it falls within one of my welldefined Objectives/Goals when I started this Blog on March 15, 2005 -- desiderata.truth.

I also here reproduce a response to One Recent Commenter MOSES's query relating to my profile phrase as "consummate truth-seeker". If great minds think alike, for today, I bask in the former PM's shadow in his quest thus stated: "I am interested in knowing the truth." Desidearata says "Amen" to that again, yes, from within my heart.

And to close with an excerpt from Comments, with warts and all, several typos, as expected, as I don't exercise as much supervision on language there, as the main intention is to Let Coversation Flow, Swimmingly!


"*** At 2:46 AM, Moses said...

In a way I'm a newbie to your thoughts. I suppose I qualify for it since this is my first comment trail here. First visit was some months ago, don't remember when, but I think it was not long after you started this posting. Did put you on the bookmark though but not the visits.

;) Must admit that screenshots & BNM dominate my blogosphere experience thus far, off-hand figure is something like 99% ;) Now trying to expand more.

Thanks for the welcome. Good to have that. Teh tarik sure can do.

I like to know the face in front of the thought. This helps to avoid wrong judgment & prejudice.

Still, what's with the "consumate seeker of truth"?

Cheers
Moses

p/s my blog does not have a lot words, but you are most welcome to drop by.


At 5:53 AM, desiderata said...
Glad to hear from you again,Moses:

Yes, I'm a babe by Blogsworld standards, but Big Brudder to h j angus (hey, are you ENJOYING your first SEVEN days?)

Yes, JeffOoi I consider my Sifu (to many in Msian blogsworld too, I believe); and Brudder MackZul wins my admiration for his real efforts to expand our horizons, often as a team with Jeff.

I strolled to your Cyberhome too, and congrats to having a vibrant "Junior" to brighten the home, obviously a relatively new delight!

As one of three objectives/goals when I started my Blog, the "least written" about is desiderata.truth; desiderata.civilsociety is my pre-occupation; desiderata.english is my passion (an extension from Those SchoolGirl Days; BTW, I am NOT femail; yes, this spelling was adopted by a mainstream nespaper just a few days ago, following Desi's fun-with-Inggeris. Poetry features quite rampantly, and this has some "invisible" tie with the TruthSeeking. Because poets are very reflective, and write from the deepest receses of their "heArt", I beleive that's the class of writing akin to truth-seeking. Sufficient elaboration? ***"