tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 19 12:58:14 2001
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Re: Peace! (was Re: post)
- From: Marc Ruehlaender <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Peace! (was Re: post)
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 14:57:51 CST
> Realize that when a Klingon laughs out loud, it is usually time to take
> cover. HaghDI' tlhIngan Sum Qobna'.
>
tlhIngan vIqIHbe'. tlhIngan chaHbe' tlhIngan Dabogh nuv'e'
> bIlugh 'ach ram. QuchwIj Daleghpu'be'. Human jIH 'e' Hon nuvpu' law'.
>
jIHagh :) bIDo'ba'.
> > cha' DIS wIqIp. roj DamuSlaw'. rojHa'meH 'eb Dajonqanglaw'.
>
> "We hit two caves"? bIQumHa'mo' Qapba' leSSovlIj.
>
HIvqa' veqlargh. <<cha' DoS DIqIp>> vIghItlh 'e' vIHech.
leSSov vIHutlhqu'. vaj motlh DIS vImejlaHbe'bogh vIchenmoHlaw'...
> roj vIparHa'. roj mu' vIpar. vangmeH wanI' potlh law' mu'mey potlh puS.
>
jIQochHa'.
> bIyaj'a'? bIghungchugh 'ej <<yISop!>> jIjatlhchugh 'ach Soj qanobbe'chugh
> vaj qaje'be'. vaj roj DaneHchugh 'ej <<roj>> jIjatlhtaHchugh 'ach
> jIrojbe'chugh vaj marojbe'.
>
'ach Soj chochupchugh 'ej Soj vIlajbe'chugh, jISoplaHbe'.
> ghaytanHa' Qap. wej Qap. Rarely do we fight so much among ourselves for
> little reason than when one of us starts wearing the word "Peace" like some
> sort of self-righteous badge to mark ourselves as superior to "normal"
> people who obviously are farther from peace than those who wear it like a
> bumper sticker.
>
it is not necessary to assume this attitude from someone you
don't know. maybe they really wish you "peace" without any pretense
(unless you're saying this is psychologically impossible)
> The action of peace is far more useful than the word. I'm impressed by
> people who act in peace. I try imperfectly, but I know others who act it far
> more righteously (and not self-righteously) and they rarely use the word.
> They just do it.
>
I'm most certainly not one who acts peacefully, but I don't mind
people waving their peace-banner, be it in words or in deeds.
[lots of snippage]
> Slackers who meet a landlord with a peace sign instead of a rent check. That
> sort of thing. Just get stoned and wish peace upon the world. It got a
> little annoying for more than a few people because it seemed so easy and so
> shallow.
>
well, these people quite likely didn't get a positive response
to their "peace offering", because it really wasn't one...
> To be honest, there are times when I don't quite realize what part of a
> message I'm saying in English and what part is in Klingon. It flows back and
> forth.
>
'e' Dajatlh 'e' vIqaw. bIDo'qu'.
Marc Ruehlaender
aka HomDoq
[email protected]