Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian

In Article 13554 in soc.culture.iranian ali@utrcv1 (ALI BABA) gives 
his pitiful self the permission to write:

>Dear Behzad;
>Baba ghYsar khane shoma kotah beyaied
>Since you know the word and like Mahin alot, do mahin a favor and  take the
>job, even though the name is awful but the money is wonderful.
>By the way, after two hours of meeting with Amoo and Sogoly last night at
>ghahvah khaneh, Amoo agreed to let Mahin  who left Iran at a young age
>and never got to have a good taste of Iranian men and their (gooshty logic)
>to come and entertain at the ghahveh khaneh on Saturday and Sunday nights,
>unfortunately not on  Friday night because according to Sogholi's belief
>and the old legend Iranian men's (ghooshti logic) gets more aggresive and
>dangerous on (shabeh joomeh) and that's not going to be a pleasant for
>Mahin's first Iranian close encounter.
>After another meeting with Agha javad, he agreed to let us use his sign.
>we will be hanging a red computerized sign on (drabe shomaly ghahvah
>khoneh)
>saying "Khanoom rashti reseed" oops! sorry guys, "Brenje rashti reseed"
>So join us this saturday and sunday night at Amoo's Ghahvah Khaneheh where
>Mahin will try to tame Mashe ghafoor's 12" ghooshti logic using Einstein's
>law. We are all sure she will have a happy life and won't feel like (torshi
>baademjoon) after her first Iranian close encounter.

>P.S.
>Due to aid disease, bring your own (baadkoonek) for protection and
>Use the back-door as an emergency door in case of police raids or
>Sogholi's arrival.
>
>	    ************************************************
>	    * ALI BABA, not a legend, but the shining      *
>	    *       star of the 1996 olmpic                *
>	    * **********************************************


Dear People

The above post and similar posts that we have seen in the past few days
are living proof of one thing:  Even someone who subscribes to and claims
to believe in the "best" and "last" religion can be completely void of any
character whatosever.  Of course, the explanation for this is that even if 
the religion is perfect and the best and the last, it is still INTERPRETED
and PRACTICED by human beings, which as we have often seen, have limitations.

Based on this fact, isn't it better to replace the attitude of 

"My religion/way of thinking is absolutely the best and right, and this makes
me better and more deserving than the guy who doesn't believe/think like me"

with

"To the best of my knowledge, understanding, and judgement, I truly feel that
my religion/way of thinking is correct.  Now if someone else believes/thinks
otherwise, that is fine, i.e. whatever works for him/her. I consider him/her
my equal, since EITHER or BOTH or even NONE of us could be right.  After all, 
we are just human beings."

We are ALL constantly in a quest for perfection and getting better.  We will 
NEVER achieve perfection, but we must always seek it nonetheless. People pursue 
this goal through different routes.  Often, on the road to goodness, we think 
too much about the road and not enough about the destination, and pretty soon 
you see that people even turn evil in order to attain goodness! (like the above 
post for example)

On the side (personal position), I am not defending Mahin and her tactics.
There are more constructive ways to express your views and I have answered
her post already.  But posts like the above are from a person with zero
character and a vulgar attitude, and I think we can all agree on that.
Answer Mahin if you want! I did so myself.  But can you not do better than 
resort to suggesting gang rape or prostitution? I think one post like this
in the name of defending God and Islam's honor is more insulting to Islam
and muslims than all the posts that Mahin has ever made put together.


In closing, I would like to quote Mahatma Gandhi, a man who never hurt anyone:
"My country is the world, and my religion is to be good."


May your cup of doogh runneth over,


Agha Javad
(paneer-e-Bolghari, kilooee panj tooman!)