From: hakim@bigq.enet.dec.com (Kamran Hakim)
Subject: Re: The Baha'i prespective on the future of Iran
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 16:48:21 GMT


Mohaghegh, I appreciate your inputs about my style of writing. I understand
that what I write is unacceptable by your standards, and I have no problem with
your choice. Nevertheless I find your criticism quite unreasonable. A question 
was asked about how Iranians feel about the future of Iran, and AS AN IRANIAN
I shared an answer from AN IRANIAN SOURCE to this question. While my answer
proved to be quite distasteful to your mental buds, yet, it was quite RELEVANT,
in my opinion, to the question asked. 

Furthermore, In article <i.716247187@home>, you write:

M>Typical of Mr. Hakim; using every opportunity to promote something
M>which is not promotable. 

This is a more reasonable aspect of your reply to which I'd like to speak.

Perhaps by "to promote something which is not promotable.", you are referring
to my religious beliefs. I hope that you agree with me that it is a natural 
human tendency to DISPLAY BEAUTY and SHARE it with others. Such display could 
manifest itself in physical, material or ideological, etc... manners. We are 
all guilty of this charge (i.e. having such a character) to a certain extent. 
It happens that I find a serene grandeur and beauty in my ideological and
religious beliefs (i.e. Glorious future of Iran in this case, and what is my 
personal social and moral responsibility to bring about the realization of 
this vision.) which I proudly associate myself with. Naturally, as a human
being I promote or display this beauty in the context of any given situation.
However, I am quite mindful of the fact that "Beauty is in the eyes of the 
beholder." As a result I understand that the majesty of the sunlight and its 
life-giving warmth is repulsive to the bats of darkness, and the grandeur of
the moonlight and its inspiring beauty produces nothing but howling in wolves. 

I hope that my critical observation is not taken by you as an insult because
none was intended. Sometimes there is just no sugar sweet enough to coat the
reality.

To the religious-minded readership of s.c.i.: It appears to me that there
are those who have questions and comments about the Baha'i Faith. In my 
humble opinion it is unnecessary for you to have such bursts of emotions 
under phony titles (i.e. Mohaghegh), or present your views in terms of 
insults (i.e. Farzin Mokhtarian, Zafar Minhas). If your goal is to prove 
the Baha'i Faith wrong, or to fulfill your curiosity about a specific 
question you have always had, etc..., etc... let us have an intelligent 
exchange IN AN APPROPRIATE FORUM (i.e. soc.religion.bahai, soc.religion.
islam or, talk.religion.misc). Let the knowledgeable Muslim friends voice 
their deepest concerns, questions and criticisms in the spirit of mutual 
understanding. Such an undertaking besides being more in line with the
Islamic principles of conduct, could, in my opinion, effectively address 
your concerns and bring about a greater measure of mutual understanding, 
and each individual can personally judge on the outcome. 

Anything but cold regards (in consideration of the wishes of mash Cheragh Ali),

Kamran Hakim
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian