Dear Rahul,
I am shocked to see that you have deleted all the 20 (twenty) comments posted on this thread. Such a thing has NEVER been done on IB before. Even in my first WI blog, I faced much more criticism then you ever did. None of those comments were deleted. Even other bloggers have faced far worse criticism than you......they never deleted the ENTIRE posts.

And I thought the admin deleted those comments! All I can say to you is this, Rahul, that you are setting a bad precedent by deleting all the comments posted on this thread.

I too hope that sanity prevails.

Cheers!
Navin

Sure enough, a call will be taken by everybody soon. A lot of people would have saved this page and the twenty comments on it before they were all deleted.

Cheers!
Navin

Rahul,

Some folks do seem intent upon causing mischief.

I applaud you for making an attempt to justify your career.

I can't blame you for wanting it all to go away,

but it is always temporary, thus becoming a "waste of time".

.

I am a struggling factory worker who enjoys putting my

thoughts into words. There is little pressure

to perform as far as I'm concerned, you are a

different story. You have a reputation here/now,

I will not let that stand in the way of the

enjoyment I feel reading your fiction and comments.

Please continue to function at will and write

until your heart is content. That is usually

enough to bring down one's blood pressure. No one

here knows that better than Navin.

.

Srikant is quite a "Scrooge" who kant kry, though

that may release some of his bent-up feelings.

Who will offer a shoulder to him?

Hello Rahul and Everyone,

Rahul you write, "It is becoming too much, the usage of each others' name while making comments. And all of them are aimed at hitting below the belt"

I agree with you on deleting comments that are aimed at attacking others. There is no reason for it and it is childish. I assume the folks here at IB are all adults and they should know how to treat one another by this time in their life. If they do not, I am sure there are "self-help" blogs for them to visit for instructions on such matters.

peace ruth

In lieu of questions, maybe it's time to seek attachments.

everyone crys
rivers flow
feel pity
but don't
waste
life
in
a
city
alone
when infact
the whole wide world
is everybodys' home

Tell me more about Urdu poets.

I just logged on to get caught up on the comments that were made overnight and, much to my dismay, I quickly noticed that Mr. Rahul Pandita's respondents' comments were all deleted.

I do not think, as a rule, that comments should be routinely deleted unless they are slanderous, libelous or malicious.

Mr. Pandita claims that all of the comments were aimed at hitting below the belt. From my recollection, Heather and I debated the merits of the definition of what makes one a good writer. Heather claims that Pandita is the best writer at Intent. Sanjeev agrees with Heather.

I also recall calling Mr. Pandita great! I do not consider those comments as "hitting below the belt". The deletion of all of the comments might have been done in haste and anger. I will not go as far as to say that Rahul owes us all an apology.

But I will offer that if we are not prepared to stand the heat, we must not attempt to loiter in the kitchen. Rahul is a gifted writer, a man who possesses a rarely great immagination. We are fortunate to have him share his immsense talent with us.

Nonetheless, I would suggest that, barring slander, malice or libel, we should always strive to allow the threads to evolve as they will. We might be pleasantly surprised at how it may all turn out.

Cheers~!

Dear Ron,

Some of the comments deleted on this Part 3 thread contained vital information regarding the imposter-hacker who is on the loose on IB. If anyone was hit below the belt, then it was AJ, whose ID was hijacked by the Imposter-Hacker (who seems to be best buddies with Rahul P). AJ was so disgusted that he posted a message saying that he was leaving IB. Kate and I addressed AJ and asked him not to go. These comments were deleted.

I noticed that all the comments were deleted by Rahul after I posted my #19 and #20 in this thread which threw some light on the identity of the hacker. Was he protecting the hacker?

If anyone wants to read the entire thread which was deleted, they can contact me, I have all the comments saved. Then they can judge for themselves as to why the entire thread was deleted. Also, all the readers can click on my Typekey icon and read the message which has been left by the hacker for me.

Cheers!
Navin

Dear Rahul,
I do not believe that I wrote anything to hurt you or another commenter in your thread.
I too am sorry to see you delete all the comments.
Can you re-post some of them, which included a question by me about your character, Srikant, and unhappiness?
With love,
~ Kate

Dear Rahul, the story is unfolding very nicely. I am curious about what happens to Srikant and Sneha. Love and God bless.

Dear Rahul,
I join Kate and Navin in expressing surprise at the deletion of most comments on this thread.

Please note that I say the following with much respect and appreciation for your work.

My comment to AJ and Heather was about subjective responses to literature and art in general. Aesthetic judgment is an inherent part of comments on art works, poetry, fiction , etc. Again, I was surprised when I saw that my comment was deleted along with others. I even expressed a positive opinion about your excellent writings.

AJ, I don't think you should leave and I hope to see more of yours and Heather's comments soon.
Love,
Donatella

Rahul:
i believe in you. i give you a wise woman's words, from mother teresa to my heart to yours.

People are often unreasonable
Illogical and self-centered -
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind
People accuse you
Of selfish, ulterior motives -
Be kind anyway.

If you are succesful
You will win some false friends
And some true enemies -
Succeed anyway.

People may cheat you -
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight -
Build anyway.

If you find serentity and happiness,
they may be jealous -
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow -
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough -
Give the world you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis.
It is between you and God -
It is never between them and you anyway.

http://rapidshare.de/files/34537126/The_Missing_Man_Part_3__IntentBlog.mht.html

This is where all the bloggers can download the original thread before all the comments were deleted. Read that in its entirety and then form your own opinions.

Dear One Girl,
When I was in Mother Theresa's prescence, once ...
the feeling of humbleness
and sheer gratitude,
overwhelmed me.
This tiny powerful woman,
and Tall Being
of Love.
~ Kate

Dear Rahul,
Writing is a vocation for many. It seems a gift bestowed upon you. When I read your stories, the characters and experiences you create are rich with meaning, and nuances unique to your style. You make it seem .... effortless.
I wish you well as you find your way in the literary world,
and mostly,
as you live your Life's destiny.
Always,
with love
~ Kate

Rahul:

what a cool experience, meeting MT. i got the chills just reading about it. people who operate from love are the most powerful, no matter what their religious 'faith'. i wish that for all humanity; to come from love, to put down our weapons, be they words or wars or ill-wishes.

celebrate! and best wishes on your writerly path. perhaps one day i will meet you on that road.

polly

you too Kate!

4-Rahul--it is always my pleasure to read your mysteries, and deep thoughts....

Pursuing our dreams is never an easy or clear path; and keeping the road paved with passion and inspiration is also a challenge.

Wishing you all the best, in your writing... the mystery's you uncover, leave lots of room for wanting more, more and more!!

I wholeheartedly agree on the issues of medication and the elderly!! My Mom was so over-prescribed, it has done irreversible damage to her stomach and liver and weakened her heart. It angers me very much, yet she trusts and believes the doctors, "because" they are doctors!!

If docs had their way with me, I'd be on lots of pain killers, inflammatories and muscle-relaxants; but I refuse them all, and it seems to bother some docs a great deal, that I refuse. Last year I was offered a morphine patch!! When the pain is unbearable, I just lay down, and try to meditate it away... it usually works fine. If it don't work, nothing wrong with crying.... lol

let's not forget, doctors get a percentage of every prescription they write!

I like the way you write about important issues Rahul....sometimes it takes a light as bright as yours, to bring us moths to the flame...

Love,
North

4-Rahul--it is always my pleasure to read your mysteries, and deep thoughts....

Pursuing our dreams is never an easy or clear path; and keeping the road paved with passion and inspiration is also a challenge.

Wishing you all the best, in your writing... the mystery's you uncover, leave lots of room for wanting more, more and more!!

I wholeheartedly agree on the issues of medication and the elderly!! My Mom was so over-prescribed, it has done irreversible damage to her stomach and liver and weakened her heart. It angers me very much, yet she trusts and believes the doctors, "because" they are doctors!!

If docs had their way with me, I'd be on lots of pain killers, inflammatories and muscle-relaxants; but I refuse them all, and it seems to bother some docs a great deal, that I refuse. Last year I was offered a morphine patch!! But, you got this, you got that, you should be taking these for pain..they lament!! They try to push it on me... definately!!

let's not forget, doctors get a percentage of every prescription they write!

I like the way you write about important issues Rahul....sometimes it takes a light as bright as yours, to bring us moths to the flame...

Love,
North

hmm, not sure how I ended up posting my edited version too!!(blush)

Dear Rahul

Your stories often include mysteries and puzzles, which I love. So thanks for that. And you are great at writing surprise endings. And you seamlessly integrate the surprise ending of one section of a story with the start of the next section, so the segues are smooth, yet the surprises are undiminished. Rahul, I could be in that bus, sitting like that, feeling, seeing and hearing what Srikant is feeling, seeing and hearing. I understand Srikant's emotions and thoguhts. I can think like him, and remember what he remembers. Srikant's character stays with me after I've read each section of the story, the way the memory of a friend recently seen stays with me.

So how dya do that!!??

If you want my direct compliments, please refer to Missing Man 2.

(I'm sorry for not having come to write a new comment sooner. Last night, on the way home, I was almost hit by a car, and I had a difficult night as a result. I'm kinda sick, thus the lightweight comment, but maybe that's a good thing in light of the sturm und drang of the past two days. Every thread now needs at least 1 Wiki ref. Here's yours: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturm_und_Drang

I have a notion to write something on OT about aliases and hackers. If I can keep sitting up long enough, I may do it, but if I keep getting sicker, I won't.)

love, Heath

I agree Rahul.. not enough people question their doctors diagnosis, etc. But, the abuse on my body was never drugs or alchohol(goes toxic on me) but, it was a life of sports, beginning at age: 10!! I loved sports, wanted to go pro ladies baseball(I pitched, the whiparm style) I also tend to burn the candle at both ends when inspired to write or create a design... lol But, I"m getting a grip on that.

Rahul..nobody can walk in your shows... they were made only for you to wear...it can't be easy having so much criticism or bickering on your blogs...

walk in in beauty Rahul....

Love,
North

Dear Heather..what a horrific experience for you; so very glad you didn't get hit; boy, that's nerve-jolting!! You have been sick off and on a while now.. I really do hope you have sought consultation Heather? You are too young to be sick(gentle smiles.)

Love,
North

4-Rahul--I had posted this on Deepak's blog..here is a small portion, quite relevant to what you are saying in this blog post!

Lastly, there are now, in our new modern times, a new class of diseases emerged, which has become known as iatrogenic(doctor caused) diseases.

These "maladies" are a result of medicinal malpractice and side-effects of harsh chemical drugs used as antidotes and antibiotics.

----------------------

Realisticly, a doctor does not cure the patient. Hippocrates stated that the ideal doctor works as an artist to enable nature to cure the patient.

"The physician is the servant of Nature."

The Romans had a proverb for it: "Vis Medicatrix curavit", or the healing power of nature cures!

The writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes, who was also an M.D., stated somewhat humorously, "Nature cures but the doctor collects the fee!"

Because of the effects from drug shock, serum sickness, vacenosis, paint-killers, radiation, malformation of the unborn by experimental drugs(thalidomide), overmedication, and surgery, the public is groping for a Return to Natural Therapies.

--the complete paper is on Deepak's thread...with book/name reference.

Love,
North

Rahul & Navin,

Thank you!

Regards...

Rahul: "Son of Lord Buddha," I think your "dad" is right proud of you--kind of like JC taking two sacrificial bulls and tightening their lead ropes around his hands, knocking the money-changers pots all helter-skelter, and taking the bulls for a run through entrenched greed and setting all the other "animals" loose from their caged ideas--Good on You--Son of Lord Buddha (per Kanika's thread on names!).

Of course, it's easy for me not to be offened, I had an intuitive feeling to wait till today to read your next installment--if "actions speak a thousand times louder than words," then your words are again magnified a thousand-fold; the great prophets, and the great writers alike, must be watching over you my divinely-fiery friend--if you don't take offense to me calling you a true friend, as without a doubt, one will always know where you stand on an issue.

My friend Patzi, also a fiction-writer, is a great source of learning to me as I watch her work--she is a living text-book example of all that I've studied about the various genres of writing--she tunes into the world of her characters and becomes completely entranced by their "actions, words, and deeds"--they lead her as if she is a silent observer of their lives, and interactions, and watching her write, I can see her face shift with a thousand different expressions as they unfold the next scene through her inner senses--her characters and scenes are as alive and real in her mind as any outer worldly experiences--and to me as well, as the observer of the "secretarial Observer" Patzi is when she's writing.

And so it is with you; it's very clear that the components of your stories lead you to record them as they escort you through their world--it's as if the story just continued in it's on reality, completely unphased by the earthly snafus the writer was experiencing here; the "narrator" simply paused the unfolding movie-screen of your mind, and all the sidetracking discourse going on here may or may not have phased you--but it didn't even dent Srikant's world.

And like you said, whether you are the best writer on Intentblog, or in any other forum of review, it is irrelevant--although I will miss AJ, if indeed he does retreat completely from the Intentblog.

So here's to a "Son-of-a-Buddha," and the fierce and fiery son-of-a-b%&@!-of-a-writerly-warrior that he IS: rules are made to be broken; I send you a very grand Namaste! Dave

I have now restored my Typekey Profile back to normal.

Cheers!
Navin

AJ thank you for your kind words on open thread, #53. Open thread seems to be closed to comments. God bless you.

Rahul, sorry for the above comment here. I could not comment on open thread. I loved the three names you suggested Kanika.Adaa, Fizaa, and Maya. God bless.

Heather, I hope you feel better real soon. Love and God bless.

Even i was surprised at reading AJ's comments.

But what is really surprising that someone is putting such a big effort to hack and impersonate people that too in a blog site....who has the time to do it???? beats me..

anyways lets all keep up the goodwork and enjoy the threads

regards

As always, full of delicate observations Rahul. And then, your sudden runs into the side alleys of beatiful crazy imagery.

Now that Sneha is looming around, I was wondering what if you had kept Srikant absolutely lonely, hugely internal. Off people, a bit weird maybe. But then, let's see.

Jism mein phailne laga hai shahar... Hmmm.

Rahul,

elle est pose éveillée, avec chaque intention de lui dire, ce qu'elle sait

(she is laying awake, with every intention to tell him, what she knows)

~ Kate

Dear Heather,
I hope you are feeling much better this evening. I am keeping close in my prayers,
~ Kate

Heather,
it's You - I am keeping close in my prayers!
~ Kate

Rahul:

Very well written again! Loved the couplet.

Are you in Delhi? I will be in delhi for next few days until Sunday. My number here is 99-2663-7177.. maybe we can meet sometime?

Chalo..
Desh
Drishtikone.com

Hi Desh,
Oh now - if only I could join you both for a visit. Surprise!

You have been a missing man lately at intent!

What city have you been hibernating in?
~ Kate

Rahul Pandita, you are a very special writer to me, who has captivated my imagination unlike any one else. I like reading stories, and regularly follow Pallavi Gupta’s blog and your blog apart from Deepak Chopra’s far reaching posts.

Before this, I didn’t comment in this site partly because I was lazy to create an account for my self and partly because I am not yet comfortable making comments due to the time and commitment, and should also confess, due to the fear of exposing myself in a public space.

I have been reading posts and comments on a regular basis since a couple of months. Intentblog has become a daily coffee to me. There is a unique flavor to Intentblog and let me stress this, THIS ISN’T JUST ANOTHER BLOG.

I can understand the sensitivities of people being hurt to see the site being inflicted every now and then by aliases, hacking and imposture.

I would like to share my observations in this regard. It is a unique view of a silent observer since a couple of months. Let me also mention that I became interested and read some archived posts and derived much pleasure from them. I am impressed by the commitment, passion and wisdom shown by many bloggers who comment regularly. That I think is one thing which makes this site unique.

I can sense that this site means a lot to many. Let me say that the health of this site is indubitably linked to the health of the individuals who are passionate.

I believe that there is no way one can stop a person if he wants to comment using multiple aliases in the virtual world. It is a personal choice, and one has to respect or in the least, tolerate the freedom to choose the ways to express their free thought in the limits of general decency and the website’s comments policy.

The content of the comment is what matters when it comes to the policy of deleting a post by the person who has the Admin privileges for the thread. Reaction to comment and not to the person who comments is a simple rule which when followed, takes care of the health of the site.

From what I see, the hacker didn’t bring down the site with spam or spam content or obscene posts. Bigger sites with the highest security standards can be breached by hackers who generally have an agenda. They invest enormous time and creativity to hack secured sites, generally to post their propaganda, for example some person may choose to hack the whitehouse govt website to post an anti-war slogan against Bush. The hacker mentioned by Navin( Navin, thanks for you the link and the foresight you have shown in this matter!) on the other hand has an unknown motive as far as I can understand. He, I believe is also connected at a certain level with the Health of this site like many of us, who are very passionate.

A few people like AJ(AJ, I enjoyed your invaluable conntributions) reacted emotionally to the point where they showed their frustration. I can understand the sensitivities when an identity is hijacked by some one. It is an Identity, a public image. On the other hand we have Navin who took the whole issue sportingly at the same time tried his best to help solve the issue. Navin has set an example which others may follow to keep this site Healthy.

I request all the silent observers who are regular visitors to the site and some of you passionate ones like me to come out and say a Hello, as an offering to Intenblog, demigod. I know, it is huge ask for you to take that one step to make that one comment. I have been there. This may be my only comment as I am the one who likes to enjoy the show off the stage than be an actor in a play. That’s me. That’s my nature, an introvert. It is tough to change such habits. So, I thought I shall make this one comment (A long one already) so to represent all the silent followers of this special place.

Let me also thank everyone especially Deepak Chopra and all the invaluable commenters and contributors for making this a special place for one and all. I sense a lull and I know it is only temporary before the passion, compassion and kindness of our spirit shines resplendently with an outburst of expression and creativity.

Tonight let us all drink to the Health of this place. Thank You for your time and patience in listening to my ramblings.

Regards,

Suresh

Dear Suresh,
I have lingered tonight/early a.m. - and glad that I have come back to read your comment.

I usually do not make so many comments in a thread, as I have this one.

But for some reason - I have been - compelled too, and so
I wish to thank you,
for writing and coming forth from the shadow, even if for just this once,
to share
your insights.

Perhaps, you will find yourself,
wanting to write again.

Blessings to you,
~Kate

Rahul: I find the same unabashed charm in your writing as Khushwant Singh's. I think you will do very well as a writer. Best wishes.

Hi Mohinder Suresh,

Liked your post # 51. But I don’t understand why you should watch the show from the sidelines when you have the talents to participate in it. You write well. Besides writing a blog isn’t exactly like delivering a speech from a podium. In fact, writing blogs is like making a speech standing behind a curtain! Blogging offers you complete anonymity. You needn’t have stage-fright as there’s no fear of ridicule. A blog is a publisher that publishes your book free. I feel that most bloggers, with the honourable exception of the likes of Rahul Pandita of course, are impotent celebrity writers. Having failed to write an award-winning book, they’ve found their salvation in this free cyberspace publishing.

Please start posting regular comments at IB.

Sanjeev

Hi Suresh,

Two line paragraphs, a smooth little loop into an ending, even the customary typos missing for socks - you write well for whatever you say.

But what really got me planning was the uplifting idea expressed so lucidly in the beginning of your last two lines. So late late later, I'll be slurring badly somewhere, boring the knocks out of some unsuspecting amigos. You?

Dear Suresh,
Thanks so much for your perspective and wonderful views on art, blogs and humanity. I loved to read your balanced and tolerant thoughts. I hope that everyone will continue to express here creativity, passion, love, tolerance and all the nuances of our soul, with much respect for others.

I hope you will comment again soon.
Love,
Donatella

My dear Kate:

Thanks for your comments! Sure feel free to join me here..

I have been busy lately .. and in India I have been on a whirlwind of sorts - frm Jammu (Vaishno Devi temple) to Chandigarh to Indore to Bangalore to Delhi now... its been tough and tiring!

Rahul's stories come alive when you are in India.. somehow every face has a story and a depth..maybe because they are less "treated" and "manicured"... and I come alive!!

Behind every stranger I can hear a known beat of the heart...

Cheers,
-d.
drishtikone.com

Kate, thanks you for blessings. I look forward to walk with you someday!

Sanjeev, I understand your point. I shall try to be an active participant in whatever way I can. Thank You.

Sumant, Thanks for your thoughts. My comment is an extension of intentblog and what it can do to me. Whatever I write is credited to intentblog, and the many surprises it holds.

Rehan, Rahul is an inspiration to me and so are many of the bloggers who comment here.
There is much to learn from the comments that follow a post, than the post itself! That’s what makes this place organic and full of life, bursting with energy and yet subdued at other times.

Donatella, I would like to repeat your thoughts: “I hope that everyone will continue to express here creativity, passion, love, tolerance and all the nuances of our soul, with much respect for others.” I can’t agree more. You are a solid pillar on which others can lean on! Many people including me derive inner strength from people like you and this manifest in myriad ways that defies comprehension.

Friends, I look forward to contribute more in my own way in whatever way possible. Thank you once again for making this possible.

Regards,

Suresh

Rehan, you are in form like Sachin Tendulkar! Infact Intentblog team can be compared to Indian cricket team. I do miss Saurav Ganguly, former captain of Indian team, who is unfairly removed from captaincy and then as a final disgrace also from the national team. The last I heard was that he is selected for India B. Do you miss him? What do you think about the match fixing allegations on Ajay Jadeja and Mohammed Azharuddin? Do they deserve the punishment? Can Jadeja, Ganguly someday play for the national team? Do you think Sachin can win us the world cup? Does he have it in him?