...intro 3...  filosofando  com  carey stanford.. ..
Autor: luis antonio freire | Publicado: 2011-06-09T15:43:00-07:00


...  hello... &nbsp;everybody...

...  ...  dos &nbsp;20 &nbsp;mil &nbsp;estudantes &nbsp;do &nbsp;sistema &nbsp;UH &nbsp;de &nbsp;ensino... &nbsp;lá &nbsp;da &nbsp;university &nbsp;of &nbsp;hawaii &nbsp;at &nbsp;manoa... &nbsp;pelo &nbsp;menos &nbsp;uma &nbsp;boa &nbsp;parte &nbsp;deles &nbsp;está &nbsp;bastante &nbsp;familiarizada &nbsp;com &nbsp;o &nbsp;nome...  "carey stanford"...

... isso &nbsp;acontece &nbsp;pois &nbsp;carey... &nbsp; por &nbsp;ser &nbsp;diretora &nbsp;de &nbsp;todo &nbsp;o &nbsp;departamento &nbsp;que &nbsp;dá &nbsp;assistência-jurídica &nbsp;aos &nbsp;alunos &nbsp;estrangeiros...  ( international  students )...  está &nbsp;sempre &nbsp;em &nbsp;contacto &nbsp;com &nbsp;eles...

...  seja &nbsp;pessoalmente...  dando &nbsp;orientações &nbsp;de &nbsp;como &nbsp;agir &nbsp;em &nbsp;relação &nbsp;à &nbsp;vistos...  etc...

...  seja...  através &nbsp;de &nbsp;emails...  onde &nbsp;está &nbsp;frequentemente &nbsp;em &nbsp;contacto &nbsp;com &nbsp;todo &nbsp;um &nbsp;número &nbsp;enorme &nbsp;dos...  "international-students"...

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durante &nbsp;minha &nbsp;estadia &nbsp;lá...  como &nbsp;estudante...  primeiro &nbsp;de &nbsp;matemática...  e...  depois...  de &nbsp;música...
eu... como &nbsp;todo &nbsp;estudante &nbsp;estrangeiro...  estava...  periodicamente &nbsp;em &nbsp;contacto &nbsp;com &nbsp;ela...  no &nbsp;sentido &nbsp;de &nbsp;receber &nbsp;orientações &nbsp;relativas &nbsp;à &nbsp;renovação &nbsp;de &nbsp;visto...  etc...

e...  como &nbsp;muitos &nbsp;outros &nbsp;professores &nbsp;de &nbsp;lá...
a &nbsp;maneira &nbsp;com &nbsp;que &nbsp;carey &nbsp;se &nbsp;relacionava &nbsp;conosco...
era &nbsp;uma &nbsp;maneira &nbsp;bem &nbsp;amiga... &nbsp;informal...
sem... &nbsp;no  entanto...  deixar &nbsp;de &nbsp;ter...
uma &nbsp;postura...  saudavelmente &nbsp;profissional...
sempre &nbsp;que &nbsp;era &nbsp;preciso...
sempre &nbsp;que &nbsp;era &nbsp;preciso...  orientar...

no &nbsp;sentido &nbsp;de &nbsp;ajudar......  de &nbsp;compreender...
e...  tentar &nbsp;dar &nbsp;o &nbsp;melhor &nbsp;de &nbsp;si...
rumo &nbsp;à &nbsp;solução &nbsp;de &nbsp;inúmeros &nbsp;problemas-burocráticos &nbsp;que...
porventura &nbsp;viessem &nbsp;a &nbsp;surgir...  conosco...
..."massa" &nbsp;de &nbsp;"viajantes"...
perplexos &nbsp;com &nbsp;as &nbsp;várias &nbsp;faces &nbsp;do &nbsp;nosso &nbsp;querido...  hawaii...

...  faces &nbsp;essas...  em &nbsp;sua &nbsp;grande &nbsp;maioria... 
simplesmente...  beirando &nbsp;a &nbsp;utopia...
em &nbsp;relação &nbsp;à &nbsp;beleza...  e... &nbsp;qualidade-de-vida...

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ao &nbsp;chegar &nbsp;de &nbsp;volta &nbsp;ao &nbsp;brasil...
continuei &nbsp;trocando &nbsp;emails &nbsp;com &nbsp;carey...

...  fato &nbsp;esse &nbsp;que &nbsp;demonstra... &nbsp;mais &nbsp;uma &nbsp;vez...
o &nbsp;espírito-saudável &nbsp;que &nbsp;a &nbsp;maioria &nbsp;dos &nbsp;professores &nbsp;( ou  orientadores )... &nbsp;de &nbsp;lá...
tem &nbsp;em &nbsp;relação &nbsp;aos &nbsp;seus &nbsp;alunos &nbsp;e... &nbsp;ex-alunos... 

em &nbsp;um &nbsp;desses &nbsp;emails...  (  que &nbsp;reproduzirei &nbsp;logo &nbsp;abaixo...)...
refletimos &nbsp;sobre &nbsp;o &nbsp;conceito &nbsp;da &nbsp;semelhança &nbsp;entre &nbsp;os &nbsp;conceitos &nbsp;de...
"pai"...  e...  "lei"...

"pai"...  "lei"...  "autoridade"... 

...  palavras...  conceitos...  que &nbsp;parecem &nbsp;ser...
de &nbsp;certa &nbsp;forma... &nbsp;às  vezes... &nbsp;meio... &nbsp;interligados...

e...  é &nbsp;mais-ou-menos...  dentro &nbsp;desse &nbsp;contexto...
que &nbsp;a &nbsp;carta &nbsp;vai &nbsp;se &nbsp;desenvolvendo...

coloco &nbsp;aqui... &nbsp;uma &nbsp;cópia &nbsp;dela...

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hi...  carey...

on &nbsp;the &nbsp;day &nbsp;that &nbsp;I &nbsp;was &nbsp;sitting &nbsp;on &nbsp;the &nbsp;stairs &nbsp;that &nbsp;lead &nbsp;to
the &nbsp;cafeteria
at &nbsp;the &nbsp;student-center &nbsp;main-building...

singing &nbsp;a &nbsp;sort &nbsp;of &nbsp;a &nbsp;beatles-song &nbsp;( or similar )...
with &nbsp;the &nbsp;help &nbsp;of &nbsp;a &nbsp;simple...  acoustic-guitar...

my &nbsp;eyes... &nbsp;suddenly... &nbsp;found &nbsp;you... &nbsp;walking  up &nbsp;the &nbsp;stairs...
heading &nbsp;to &nbsp;the &nbsp;cafeteria...

it &nbsp;was &nbsp;lunch-time...

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I &nbsp;couldn't &nbsp;afford &nbsp;to &nbsp;distract &nbsp;my &nbsp;thoughts &nbsp;too &nbsp;much...
at &nbsp;that &nbsp;precise &nbsp;moment...
otherwise &nbsp;I &nbsp;might &nbsp;have &nbsp;lost &nbsp;the &nbsp;right-chords &nbsp;of &nbsp;the &nbsp;song...

but... still...  in &nbsp;a &nbsp;fraction &nbsp;of &nbsp;a &nbsp;second...
my &nbsp;mind &nbsp;captured &nbsp;your &nbsp;picture...
walking &nbsp;up &nbsp;the &nbsp;stairs...

you... certainly... did &nbsp;see &nbsp;me...
and... discreetly... kept &nbsp;going &nbsp;your &nbsp;way...
as &nbsp;nothing &nbsp;different &nbsp;had &nbsp;happened...

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but... I &nbsp;felt &nbsp;a &nbsp;little bit... &nbsp;ashamed &nbsp;of &nbsp;myself...

I &nbsp;felt...

" well... she &nbsp;saw &nbsp;me...
doing &nbsp;this &nbsp;( kind  of )... &nbsp;weird &nbsp;thing...

playing &nbsp;guitar...
in &nbsp;a &nbsp;place...
in &nbsp;a &nbsp;situation...

which &nbsp;doesn´t &nbsp;fit &nbsp;too &nbsp;well...
with &nbsp;what &nbsp;people... &nbsp;normally &nbsp;do... &nbsp;here...
at &nbsp;a &nbsp;time &nbsp;like &nbsp;this &nbsp;one "...


but &nbsp;I &nbsp;had &nbsp;a &nbsp;good &nbsp;excuse &nbsp;( to myself )...
of &nbsp;my &nbsp;( abnormal ) &nbsp;behavior...

after &nbsp;all... &nbsp;I &nbsp;was &nbsp;simply...
... doing &nbsp;my &nbsp;homework...

after &nbsp;all...
I &nbsp;was &nbsp;( formally ) &nbsp;enrolled &nbsp;on &nbsp;my &nbsp;second-degree-bachelor...
... I &nbsp;was &nbsp;enrolled &nbsp;on &nbsp;the &nbsp;music department...

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so... &nbsp;to  me... &nbsp;I  had  this  justification...
which &nbsp;gave &nbsp;to &nbsp;my... &nbsp;( unconscious ) &nbsp;mind... &nbsp;the &nbsp;excuse...
the &nbsp;"self-authorization" &nbsp;to &nbsp;let &nbsp;myself &nbsp;act &nbsp;so
out-of-the-normal-alignment...

a &nbsp;self-permission... &nbsp;to &nbsp;be &nbsp;able &nbsp;to... &nbsp;( finally )... &nbsp;express &nbsp;myself...
singing &nbsp;songs... &nbsp;whose &nbsp;lyrics... &nbsp;were &nbsp;related &nbsp;to &nbsp;a &nbsp;lot &nbsp;of &nbsp;things...
which &nbsp;were &nbsp;"stuck" &nbsp;inside &nbsp;me...

so... &nbsp;technically... &nbsp;I &nbsp;wasn't &nbsp;doing &nbsp;anything &nbsp;wrong...

if &nbsp;that &nbsp;( imaginary ) &nbsp;"cop" &nbsp;asked &nbsp;me &nbsp;about &nbsp;my &nbsp;documents...
about &nbsp;my &nbsp;permission...
I &nbsp;would &nbsp;promptly &nbsp;tell &nbsp;him...
that &nbsp;I &nbsp;was &nbsp;just &nbsp;doing &nbsp;my &nbsp;homework...
( as &nbsp;everyone &nbsp;else &nbsp;does... &nbsp;sitting &nbsp;on &nbsp;those &nbsp;( well-located )
steps...)...

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actually... &nbsp;I &nbsp;wasn't &nbsp;doing &nbsp;anything &nbsp;wrong...
I &nbsp;was &nbsp;at &nbsp;UH...
sitting &nbsp;on &nbsp;the &nbsp;steps...
sitting &nbsp;on &nbsp;a &nbsp;place...
which &nbsp;is &nbsp;supposed &nbsp;to &nbsp;be &nbsp;a &nbsp;place &nbsp;of &nbsp;socialization...
...of &nbsp;relaxation...
a &nbsp;place &nbsp;where &nbsp;it &nbsp;would &nbsp;welcome... &nbsp;anything &nbsp;civilized...

and... &nbsp;playing &nbsp;the &nbsp;guitar &nbsp;was &nbsp;not &nbsp;an &nbsp;un-civilized &nbsp;thing...

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but... &nbsp;in spite  of &nbsp;having &nbsp;all &nbsp;this &nbsp;"arsenal" &nbsp;of
justifications &nbsp;to &nbsp;myself...
( for &nbsp;doing &nbsp;what &nbsp;I &nbsp;was &nbsp;doing...)...

even &nbsp;so...

I &nbsp;felt &nbsp;a &nbsp;little  bit &nbsp;awkward &nbsp;when &nbsp;I &nbsp;saw &nbsp;you &nbsp;passing  by...
and... &nbsp;in &nbsp;a &nbsp;very-good-manners-way...
you &nbsp;kept &nbsp;walking &nbsp;normally...
as &nbsp;nothing &nbsp;unusual &nbsp;was &nbsp;happening...

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maybe... &nbsp;my &nbsp;awkwardness &nbsp;towards &nbsp;your &nbsp;( sudden ) &nbsp;presence...
was &nbsp;due &nbsp;to &nbsp;the &nbsp;link... &nbsp;that &nbsp;my &nbsp;mind &nbsp;had &nbsp;made... ( at  that time )...
connecting &nbsp;you... &nbsp;to &nbsp;the &nbsp;figure &nbsp;of &nbsp;a &nbsp;"law"...

a &nbsp;"law" &nbsp;where &nbsp;it &nbsp;points-the-finger &nbsp;towards &nbsp;anything &nbsp;that &nbsp;is &nbsp;unusual...
...that &nbsp;is &nbsp;eccentric...
...that &nbsp;goes &nbsp;a &nbsp;little-bit... &nbsp;beyond &nbsp;the &nbsp;conventional &nbsp;"rules"...

in &nbsp;other &nbsp;words:...
what &nbsp;was &nbsp;"shaking-my-head" &nbsp;at &nbsp;that &nbsp;time...
was &nbsp;the &nbsp;figure &nbsp;of &nbsp;the &nbsp;concept &nbsp;of &nbsp;a &nbsp;"law"...
I &nbsp;mean:...

... of &nbsp;my &nbsp;father...


my &nbsp;father &nbsp;and &nbsp;the &nbsp;"law"...  were  synonyms...

(as &nbsp;opposed &nbsp;to &nbsp;my &nbsp;mother...)

my &nbsp;mother &nbsp;and &nbsp;the &nbsp;freedom...
my &nbsp;mother &nbsp;and &nbsp;the &nbsp;arts... &nbsp;were &nbsp;synonyms...

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coincidence &nbsp;or &nbsp;not... &nbsp;( probably &nbsp;not )...
my &nbsp;father &nbsp;had &nbsp;passed &nbsp;away &nbsp;a &nbsp;few &nbsp;months &nbsp;before &nbsp;my
serenate-guitar-period...
at &nbsp;the &nbsp;stairs &nbsp;of &nbsp;the &nbsp;cafeteria...

my &nbsp;father &nbsp;passing &nbsp;away...
took &nbsp;away &nbsp;with &nbsp;him...
all &nbsp;the &nbsp;repressions &nbsp;that &nbsp;were &nbsp;still &nbsp;remaining...
on &nbsp;my &nbsp;unconscious &nbsp;mind...

from &nbsp;that &nbsp;point &nbsp;on...
I &nbsp;could &nbsp;do &nbsp;things &nbsp;that &nbsp;otherwise...
I &nbsp;wouldn´t &nbsp;dare &nbsp;to &nbsp;do...

( like... &nbsp;for &nbsp;instance...
singing &nbsp;at &nbsp;the &nbsp;cafeteria's &nbsp;steps...
during &nbsp;lunch time...
... a &nbsp;time &nbsp;where &nbsp;the &nbsp;entire &nbsp;UH...
passes &nbsp;through &nbsp;there...)

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my &nbsp;father &nbsp;had &nbsp;just &nbsp;passed &nbsp;away &nbsp;a &nbsp;few &nbsp;months &nbsp;before &nbsp;that
"serenate" &nbsp;phase...

but... &nbsp;during &nbsp;the &nbsp;previous &nbsp;three &nbsp;years...

probably &nbsp;it &nbsp;was &nbsp;because &nbsp;of &nbsp;him...
that &nbsp;I &nbsp;was &nbsp;trying &nbsp;to &nbsp;do &nbsp;my &nbsp;best... &nbsp;at &nbsp;the &nbsp;math &nbsp;department...

NOT &nbsp;because &nbsp;I &nbsp;wanted &nbsp;to &nbsp;show &nbsp;him...
how &nbsp;capable &nbsp;I &nbsp;could &nbsp;be &nbsp;in &nbsp;math...

BUT &nbsp;because... &nbsp;a &nbsp;completely &nbsp;different &nbsp;phenomenon &nbsp;was...
probably... &nbsp;happening:...

as &nbsp;I &nbsp;worked &nbsp;hard...
trying &nbsp;to &nbsp;prove &nbsp;all &nbsp;the &nbsp;details...
of &nbsp;the &nbsp;many &nbsp;abstract &nbsp;and &nbsp;complicated &nbsp;theorems...

I &nbsp;was &nbsp;also &nbsp;trying &nbsp;to... &nbsp;( metaphorically )... &nbsp;prove &nbsp;to &nbsp;my &nbsp;father...
that &nbsp;my &nbsp;arguments &nbsp;were &nbsp;right...
( as  opposed &nbsp;to &nbsp;his &nbsp;arguments )

so... &nbsp;actually... &nbsp;what &nbsp;was... &nbsp;probably &nbsp;happening... &nbsp;was &nbsp;that...
I &nbsp;was &nbsp;doing &nbsp;math &nbsp;( proving &nbsp;theorems )...
in &nbsp;order &nbsp;to &nbsp;practice &nbsp;the &nbsp;hability &nbsp;to &nbsp;discuss &nbsp;with &nbsp;him...

as &nbsp;we &nbsp;can &nbsp;see...
my &nbsp;problem &nbsp;was &nbsp;( always ) &nbsp;with &nbsp;my &nbsp;father...
( never &nbsp;with &nbsp;my &nbsp;mother )...

so...  on &nbsp;those &nbsp;days...
there &nbsp;I &nbsp;was...
singing &nbsp;on &nbsp;the &nbsp;cafeteria &nbsp;stairs...

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I &nbsp;was &nbsp;being &nbsp;able &nbsp;to &nbsp;do &nbsp;that...
only &nbsp;because &nbsp;the &nbsp;walls &nbsp;of &nbsp;the &nbsp;dam...
which &nbsp;were &nbsp;holding &nbsp;the &nbsp;waters...
had &nbsp;gone...

so... &nbsp;the &nbsp;waters &nbsp;were &nbsp;able &nbsp;to &nbsp;flow...
maybe... &nbsp;in &nbsp;a &nbsp;dis-ordered &nbsp;way...
maybe...  in &nbsp;an &nbsp;in-appropriate &nbsp;time...

but &nbsp;my &nbsp;willing &nbsp;to &nbsp;do &nbsp;it...
was &nbsp;too &nbsp;strong...

( after &nbsp;all...
I &nbsp;was &nbsp;already...
a... &nbsp;music &nbsp;"major"...

...minor...(?)


probably... &nbsp;pre-minor...)

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... termina &nbsp;assim...
o &nbsp;tema &nbsp;desenvolvido &nbsp;nessa &nbsp;cartinha...


até &nbsp;a &nbsp;próxima...
tudo-de-bom...


um &nbsp;grande &nbsp;abraço...
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ...luis antonio...