[meteorite-list] India, new message

From: tett <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:25 2004
Message-ID: <001701c38fea$2ca97c50$6400a8c0_at_Tettenborn>

Mike,

It is great to see that you have an altruistic side. You are well suited
for your "job" since you love to meet new peoples.

I have been in India twice this year and fully understand what you mean by
the sights and sounds and smells. I can also relate to the children.

During my trips I toured a few Bangladeshi camps outside of Delhi. I too
have never seen such poverty. Even the people living in tin shacks with 10
children in El Salvador seem rich compared to these folks. What surprised
me during my tours was how friendly the people are. The children come and
stare and some want to play. Many adults are always willing to give a warm
smile. In the slums I was not accosted by beggars and it was here that I
gave most often in order to help. In the cities, where there are many
tourists, it is difficult to stand anywhere and not be swarmed by a dozen or
so beggars. The truly sad part is that these groups are controlled by local
thieves and they must give the majority of what they beg to the local crime
boss. This may not be universal throughout India but it is common.

There is a spirituality in India that helps to transcend the poverty and
hard conditions. The people are truely lovely and it is an eye-opening
experience to visit. Best time is to go during the Holi festival in May
before the heat waves come and then the monsoons. A visit to India (not
just at the resorts) will give a westerner a much better perspective on what
is going on in the world and how spoiled we really are.

Can't wait to see some of your pictures Mike.

Cheers,

tett
Owen Sound, Ontario




----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoriteguy_at_yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 11:07 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] India, new message


> Good morning all.
> I want to clarify a couple of things, we all seem to
> forget that while meteorites are important, people are
> far more inportant. The poor people here have no luck,
> the rains and floods come every year, thousands die,
> then every few years cyclones wipe the entire area
> clean, only to start the cycle again. there is nowhere
> else for the people to go, they have to live here.
> I must say that the people here are the NICEST I have
> ever met anywhere in the world, the children are so
> inquisitive, we played some games yesterday while
> waiting in a village. I am not driven by my hunt for
> meteorites, I already have given away basically
> everything i brought except the clothes I still need
> to get home. there are about 20 people wearing $20 to
> $50 shirts, which cost more than they make in a year!
> I always do this, I take clothes, and toys and give
> them away. I had no room for toys unfortunately, but
> the children here live the lives they should, playing,
> swimming, and fishing all day.
> India is indeed the worts poverty and the most
> beautiful place I have ever seen. I will indeed be
> coming back, making India a high priority on my trips
> to see the world, it will take many trips to even get
> a glimpse of this large country.
> I cant explain what I have seen, the sights and
> smells, all mixed into a large collage of colors, rich
> and poor, dirty and pristine, all mixed together. The
> landscape of flloded fields, rice paddies, palm trees,
> towering thunderstorms, and monkeys playing in the
> road is like nothing i have ever seen.
> If you want to know this place, you must come here,
> photos and stories tell nothing, you must experiance
> it. While I might get frustrated at the roads, it is
> fascinating, so alien to me to see what I have seen. I
> thought Burkina Faso was wild, it has NOTHING on
> India.
>
> I highly suggest anyone with the time and means come
> here, you wil lnever forget it.
> So as far as the meteorite goes, to me this trip was a
> perfect success, financially it is a disaster, so when
> Iget home, I must hold another sale to help pay the
> bills which will come in the mail, regardless of
> whether I get any meteorite or not.
>
> You should all thank whatever god you believe in or
> just fate that you were fortunate enough to have what
> you have, these people have nothing, and the floods
> take even that away. then the government comes and
> takes their meteorite as well with no compensation
> whatsoever.
>
> Please note, I cannot check my comcast mail from here,
> for whatever reason, so if you are trying to contact
> me that way, please use this address, sorry I cant
> email all of you privately, too many emails, and
> internet is so hard to use here it isnt even funny.
>
> Matteo, I can now see that you are very anti-american.
> That is your business, but I hope anyone from the USA
> on this list see's that and would never deal with you
> again. You are nothing but a lier and a theif (Dont
> think that I have forgotton the pieces of
> Fredericksburg that you bought from me 2 years ago and
> never paid for)! I have written them off, they were
> small and I dont have the time to even try and get
> them or the money from you, I would never have
> mentioned this, but you have dug yourself so deep a
> hole that you will never climb out. And by the way,
> tell that other Italian guy who stole the Esquel piece
> the same way, to pay me the $100 he owes me (YEAH
> RIGHT). It seems that Italians are theives, not the
> Americans as you like to say.
> Look at yourself in a mirror Matteo, you need to come
> to terms with what you are.
>
> I hope to send another meteorite report tonight.
>
>
> Thanks to everyone
> Mike Farmer
>
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 11 Oct 2003 07:24:02 AM PDT