http://www.mentalslavery.com/archives/my-two-cents-on-a-day-of-absence Thoughts from a closed mind... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:18:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.mentalslavery.com/archives/my-two-cents-on-a-day-of-absence/comment-page-1#comment-3839 Hilton R. Woodside Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:59:50 +0000 http://www.mentalslavery.com/?p=259#comment-3839 Great piece Mr.Burnside--thank you for publishing it--learn something new-- continue to keep us all awake...peace. Great piece Mr.Burnside–thank you for publishing it–learn something new– continue to keep us all awake…peace.

]]> http://www.mentalslavery.com/archives/my-two-cents-on-a-day-of-absence/comment-page-1#comment-3838 Hilton R. Woodside Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:51:06 +0000 http://www.mentalslavery.com/?p=259#comment-3838 Thank you very much for publishing this piece Mr.Burnside--an eye opener for me--love it--and as the old people use to say...ah lern something new--and thats a good thing...Peace. Thank you very much for publishing this piece Mr.Burnside–an eye opener for me–love it–and as the old people use to say…ah lern something new–and thats a good thing…Peace.

]]> http://www.mentalslavery.com/archives/my-two-cents-on-a-day-of-absence/comment-page-1#comment-3828 jackson burnside Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:29:17 +0000 http://www.mentalslavery.com/?p=259#comment-3828 Thank you so much. Your thoughts hit at the root of public resistance to our collective advancement intellectually. We love somehow to defend being mediocre because it allows us to feel comfortable. Critique of the quality of Lee Callender's pushes us towards excellence, and the challenge to improve makes us feel uncomfortable. Lee's Grandfather, Timothy Gibson's demand for excellence rings in my ears 50 years later, "Ninety-nine is not good enough". He chastised me with that when I celebrated what I thought was a good grade in an exam, where but for carelessness, I could have had a perfect score. Thank you so much. Your thoughts hit at the root of public resistance to our collective advancement intellectually. We love somehow to defend being mediocre because it allows us to feel comfortable. Critique of the quality of Lee Callender’s pushes us towards excellence, and the challenge to improve makes us feel uncomfortable. Lee’s Grandfather, Timothy Gibson’s demand for excellence rings in my ears 50 years later, “Ninety-nine is not good enough”.
He chastised me with that when I celebrated what I thought was a good grade in an exam, where but for carelessness, I could have had a perfect score.

]]> http://www.mentalslavery.com/archives/my-two-cents-on-a-day-of-absence/comment-page-1#comment-3827 Rosemary C. Hanna Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:09:51 +0000 http://www.mentalslavery.com/?p=259#comment-3827 This is a very thought provoking discussion. I agree that, generally, we have come to accept mediocrity and tend to become offended when constructive and honest criticism is offered. For instance, I recently watched an episode of the Bahamian Idol show where one of our foremost musicians, Lee Callender, was offerinig constructive criticism, and the audience objected. It did not matter to them that the contestant sang off pitch and the judge was giving advice on how to improve. While there are individuals /groups who work hard and strive for excellence in the arts, far too many are satisfied with copying other cultures to the detriment of our own. The quality of much of the so-called "Bahamian" music that is played on the radio is deplorable. I also agree that the cry of "Dey rob us!" is too often shouted. We must learn to accept decisions, learn from them and strive to do better the next time around. This is a very thought provoking discussion. I agree that, generally, we have come to accept mediocrity and tend to become offended when constructive and honest criticism is offered. For instance, I recently watched an episode of the Bahamian Idol show where one of our foremost musicians, Lee Callender, was offerinig constructive criticism, and the audience objected. It did not matter to them that the contestant sang off pitch and the judge was giving advice on how to improve. While there are individuals /groups who work hard and strive for excellence in the arts, far too many are satisfied with copying other cultures to the detriment of our own. The quality of much of the so-called “Bahamian” music that is played on the radio is deplorable. I also agree that the cry of “Dey rob us!” is too often shouted. We must learn to accept decisions, learn from them and strive to do better the next time around.

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