tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post2260086637710458823..comments2024-01-30T09:43:30.703+02:00Comments on Judy Croome: A Human Being Died that NightJudy Croome | @judy_croomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-37902472325140632922012-11-02T16:13:26.595+02:002012-11-02T16:13:26.595+02:00Hi Lisa Thanks for your complimentary comment - th...Hi Lisa Thanks for your complimentary comment - this post is is all my own original writing (it’s actually my response to reading the book called “A human being died that night”), and basically a first draft too. When I forget to think and just write from the heart I write better than when I try to be too clever and think things through! :)Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-29306939753083948662012-11-02T12:52:04.457+02:002012-11-02T12:52:04.457+02:00This is powerful Judy and I read it all the while ...This is powerful Judy and I read it all the while thinking was it you who wrote it or a beautiful writing you quoted. You write so beautiful, deep and bare.<br /><br />How are you Judy. I hope you are well.<br /><br />Lisa (oceangirl)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-72403751176608654822012-10-17T15:37:26.362+02:002012-10-17T15:37:26.362+02:00Fraud Scam Alert
I have been the subject of an in...Fraud Scam Alert<br /><br />I have been the subject of an internet scam/fraud attempt, ongoing, which was facilitated by the About Me information I had posted and the Contact Me button on my blog. A friend from university, who has since gone to the dark side, contacted me through that email info and I fell for it. He used to be one of my best friends at university, but as the Alumnae Office told me, there are plenty of my colleagues from my otherwise illustrious alma mater who are now in jail, etc. Indeed, they contacted him and he shrugged off the attempt. I have since removed all About Me details and have removed the Contact Me button. The nightmare, though, continues. It has become a full-time job to head off the identity and financial threat. I am in the process of changing the blog's email of record, but it is on my long list of to-do things in this awful incident.Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-59027682274144096702012-10-02T23:16:05.266+02:002012-10-02T23:16:05.266+02:00I totally agree with you, Judy. Wounded sounds bet...I totally agree with you, Judy. Wounded sounds better. The other problem with the word "victim" is that unfortunately many people take advantage of their plight to appropriate their voices and thoughts.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-54182486952515870772012-10-02T19:18:30.310+02:002012-10-02T19:18:30.310+02:00JUDITH: Thanks so much for linking to the post. Mu...JUDITH: Thanks so much for linking to the post. Much appreciated. :)Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-71637048657047035872012-10-02T18:55:33.859+02:002012-10-02T18:55:33.859+02:00CUBAN: While I agree that in wars, civil uprisings...CUBAN: While I agree that in wars, civil uprisings, all peoples - whichever "side" they're on suffer consequences, I'm nervous of the term "victims." I prefer "wounded" - where "victims" imply a passive state of mind, which has the potential to foster an inability to accept responsibility for one's choices, being wounded by societies structures, implies that one has the capacity to heal and move forward. Thanks for your kindness, and I hope you had a great holiday with your family. :)<br /><br />HILARY: Thanks for your thoughts - always interesting! Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-56145465521187882652012-09-28T12:18:58.352+02:002012-09-28T12:18:58.352+02:00Hi Judy .. I came via Judith's post - I would ...Hi Judy .. I came via Judith's post - I would have got here to read this incredibly powerful post. You certainly have a way with words - and an ability to look at life in a different way ... South Africa is a huge melting pot and deserves for everyone to be happy. <br /><br />I just hope SA can stay the course in the present situation.<br /><br />However back to your post - I can see the political put off ... I'm not politically oriented ... but having lived in SA I can understand Pumla's writing and your posting ... especially as I had friends involved in the fight to end apartheid and others on the edge - yet coming from the UK, with little or no understanding at that time - just me being me automatically sided with the need for freedom for all.<br /><br />My learning grows being around the blogosphere ... you've inspired me to get the book and then I can pass it on to other SA friends ... with your post ...<br /><br />Thinking of you - the post title made me think of other things ... <br /><br />Hope you can have a peaceful weekend - this books stirs deep emotions - and your husband was right ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-60328255530177289542012-09-27T21:05:41.123+02:002012-09-27T21:05:41.123+02:00This ost must have been hard to write. And for tha...This ost must have been hard to write. And for that I commend you. There are no victims or victimisers in wars, or civil uprisings. Or rather, there are only victims. The real guilty usually escape in their private jet when the going gets tough. The executioner is caught red-handed holding his axe upon the prisoners neck. But the person who gave the order is nowhere to be found.<br /><br />You've written such a powerful post that words fail me to describe it. Many thanks.<br /><br />By the way, I will be using A Lamp at Midday for a future post on literature. I'll keep you posted. Many thanks. I loved the book.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-56626733332083015152012-09-23T21:40:17.430+02:002012-09-23T21:40:17.430+02:00Here is the link to my post:
http://judithmercado...Here is the link to my post:<br /><br />http://judithmercadoauthor.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-human-being-died-that-night.html<br />Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-15815419518927431642012-09-23T20:20:09.148+02:002012-09-23T20:20:09.148+02:00Judy, I had emailed myself this post, knowing that...Judy, I had emailed myself this post, knowing that I wanted to read it when I had plenty of time and emotional strength to permit me to sink into it fully. I finally read it and, as others have commented, I am left speechless by its power and raw honesty. We are honored by your willingness to open your heart to us. I don’t know if I can assert that South Africa’s particular cauldron of issues is more complex than most. After all, life is in its essence complex. Just its very mystery introduces complexity. Yet, your nation seems to be a crucible, in the present era, for the challenges humanity faces in defining what is good and what is evil. I hope you submit this far and wide, for it deserves to be read. Indeed, I will post a link to it today on my blog.Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-68498762032778233262012-09-22T08:33:52.317+02:002012-09-22T08:33:52.317+02:00ANN: Thanks! I wasn't sure whether I should po...ANN: Thanks! I wasn't sure whether I should post it, because I thought it was a little too honest. I suppose it shows that one should write from the heart and leave nothing out to make writing really work.Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-75328474223168721542012-09-21T03:43:50.785+02:002012-09-21T03:43:50.785+02:00Powerful post. Thanks for sharing, Judy. Your choi...Powerful post. Thanks for sharing, Judy. Your choice of heart felt words is touching.<br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-36631701588198823792012-09-20T22:11:41.238+02:002012-09-20T22:11:41.238+02:00BISH: Yes the list goes on and on...the aborigines...BISH: Yes the list goes on and on...the aborigines in Australia, the Maoris in New Zealand, anywhere there was colonisation the western world has a poor record. <br /><br />Talking about blindness - that's why the hymn AMAZING GRACE always makes me howl. No matter how many times I hear it, when that last line of the first verse is sung, the tears begin, perhaps because I really have felt that awakening from blindness to grace... <br /><br /><br />Amazing grace! How sweet the sound<br />That saved a wretch like me!<br />I once was lost, but now am found;<br />Was blind, but now I see.<br /><br />September 20, 2012 4:22 PM <br />Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-17270514135788841762012-09-20T15:26:20.424+02:002012-09-20T15:26:20.424+02:00What a gift you have with words.
I think the bli...What a gift you have with words. <br /><br />I think the blindness you speak of has happened before and will happen again. How many Germans really understood what Hitler was doing? How many white Americans really understood what was happening to the Native Americans or the blacks in the South? How many people understand the millions who died under Mao Tse-tung? The list is long. And if they had really understood, how many would have actually done something, or been capable of doing something?<br /><br />I think when you are born and/or raised into those kinds of systems there is a subtle kind of brain-washing that goes on. And the longer the system is in place, the deeper that brainwashing goes. That doesn't excuse anything, but it helps to explain how people go about their lives, dealing with their own pain and troubles, wearing a strange set of blinders they are not even aware they are wearing.<br /><br />When the blinders are stripped away they either do as you are doing, struggle with how they could have been so blind, or they put on a new set of blinders which prevents them from looking too deeply into themselves and which permits them to go on living as though nothing ever happened.<br /><br />Your struggle is your own and a valiant one. Someday, on the other side, there will be peace.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-45553089247576658572012-09-20T14:05:35.567+02:002012-09-20T14:05:35.567+02:00SHAZ: You've just pinned down what bothered me...SHAZ: You've just pinned down what bothered me about this book - despite the sad (horrible!)truths between its pages, it was so "politically correct." And, like you, politics and me don't mix! <br /><br />If we stripped away the politics in this country, we'd be left with the true heart of South Africa: people of all colours and shapes and temperaments, people who just want to do the best they can on life's long journey and move forward into a peaceful, stable and prosperous future for all of us. Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-33102826927839661442012-09-20T11:18:46.945+02:002012-09-20T11:18:46.945+02:00Thank you for sharing. So deep.
I have a lot to th...Thank you for sharing. So deep.<br />I have a lot to think about since anything remotely attached to politics sends me in the opposite direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-4695790041654714022012-09-20T09:00:53.329+02:002012-09-20T09:00:53.329+02:00ANNE: Thanks! First time I've ever stripped my...ANNE: Thanks! First time I've ever stripped my real thoughts so bare in my writing. Was a bit long for a book review though!<br /><br />KELLY: This was a powerful (but very one-sided) book to read and, as you gathered, stirred powerful emotions in me. Thanks for your comments! Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-29345539084682666072012-09-19T19:19:16.881+02:002012-09-19T19:19:16.881+02:00I'm overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude for...I'm overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude for what you wrote here. You stirred me to the core. Thank you Judy. This is writing of substance. Powerful in every way.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-1659167144394209132012-09-19T16:52:55.286+02:002012-09-19T16:52:55.286+02:00This was so powerful I can not think of anything t...This was so powerful I can not think of anything to say. Thank you for sharing.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299643638346680038noreply@blogger.com