<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151</id><updated>2011-10-16T17:42:02.372-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Varbejo</title><subtitle type='html'>Angla kaj Esperanto informfonto por helpi Esperantistojn varbi aliajn personojn por studi kaj uzi Esperanton, la internacian lingvon ke tauxgas, kaj kolekti helpemajn ideojn pri tio.  Nia emfazo estas pri varbo inter unu persono kaj alia anstataux laboro de klubo al publiko.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>76</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-6009237345342378659</id><published>2007-03-09T12:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-09T12:35:11.296-05:00</updated><title type='text'>FAREWELL TO THE BLOG</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;FAREWELL TO THE BLOG&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is very likely the last entry I will write for this blog. I have enjoyed it and I hope you have also. It is with regret that I see it draw to a close.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The reason is that I have less and less time and energy to do it justice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some time ago I learned my 22-yr-old grandson (who for 3 years has lived as a homeless person on the streets of a large city on the West Coast) had become a heroin addict and in his own words had "hit bottom." His emails from a library computer expressed a desperate desire to get his life straightened out and find his place in the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My wife and I helped him get to Florida and took him in to our home to live.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm happy to report that for 2 months he has been drug free and rebuilding his health. I was greatly relieved when his medical tests for STDs and HIV came back negative.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have to drive him everywhere he needs to go for odd jobs, etc., and this is very tme consuming and energy draining for me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of which goes to say that I no longer can devote time to maintain this blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naturally, however, I will always welcome your emails at any time, on any subject.  I will answer you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the best to all of you,&lt;br /&gt;Richard&lt;br /&gt;seraphim@gate.net&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;===================&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-6009237345342378659?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/6009237345342378659/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=6009237345342378659&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/6009237345342378659'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/6009237345342378659'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/03/farewell-to-blog.html' title='FAREWELL TO THE BLOG'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-8133664720295157463</id><published>2007-02-22T17:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-22T17:02:27.323-05:00</updated><title type='text'>INTERRETA TELEFONADO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;INTERRETA TELEFONADO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[El jxurnalo loka, artikolo "Pri Komputiloj" por Bob Schwambach]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interreta telefonado estas pli amuzo ol ni esperis.  Ni parolis al nova kontaktulo en Indio per senkosta telefonilo nomata "Skype," kiam sxi sugxestis ni parolus kun alian "Skype" uzanto sxi nomis "Peter en Anglio."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rezultis ke Peter en Anglio estas emerita presisto en Nord Jorksxiro, kaj dum ni parolis lin, li ekprezentis "Norm," kiu sxatokupis hejme en Nov Zelando, kie kreskas kiwifruktojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxiuj babilata en kunsidvokejo kiu estis tute senkosta, por tial mi cxiuj ensxutita senkostan programon de "Skype.com".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Norm en Nov-Zelando, ku havas 85 jarojn, diris ke li preferas uzi "Skype" anstataux ordinara telefono cxar li povas pliampligi la lauxto kiel li preferas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni babiladis per niaj komputiloj, uzanta Vebkamerao.  Oni povas uzi videon nur persono-al-persona parolado.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vebkamerao estas plimalpli malmultakosta kaj mi acxetis gxin por $30 (Usona).  Tuta da parolado kaj vidpovilo estis klarege, sen interuptajxetoj kiel interretaj telefonvokoj antaux kelkaj jaroj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi akceptis inviton por partopreni en ciberkunsido de Rotarianoj kun 18 anoj --- 10 en Londono, tri en Usono, kaj nur unu el Francio, Swislando, Portugalo, Malaysio, kaj Germanujo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiutage ili babiladis kun alia Rotario-cibergrupon en Islando.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La "Skype" ekrano montris kiun parolas kaj kiun prezentis sin en tiu telefonrondo.  La "Skype" ankaux havas eblon por registri cxion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiu sperto estis gxoja internacia aventuro kaj tute senkosta.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La babilrondo en Islando estis privata, sed ekzistas multa da publikaj rondoj cxiam.  Tiu estas montrita kiel "vivaj ligoj" sur la "Skype" ekrano.  Tiuj ligoj ankaux montras kiun lingvon cxiu uzas, kaj vi povas partoprenas se vi dezirus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por krei propra "Skypecast" (gruptelefonio), vizitu "Skypecasts.Skype.com."  Kiu instigas la grupparolado povas per nur prembutono cenzuri iun kiun estas tro malafabla. K.t.p.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nun (Ricxardo diras:)  Tio similas mian antauxe enskribajxon pri "Jajah.com" sed "Skype" superas.  Ambaux bezonas rapidan konektadon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ambaux permesas Esperantistojn tramonde telefoni cxiun ajn per komputilo plimalpli senkoste.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La nura malfacilajxo estas la horkaluluj inter rondanoj kiuj logxas en malsamaj tempzonoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi demandas al mi mem se Esperantistoj vere sxatus interkomuniki tiel.  Kial ili (ne) faras tion?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-8133664720295157463?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/8133664720295157463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=8133664720295157463&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8133664720295157463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8133664720295157463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/02/interreta-telefonado.html' title='INTERRETA TELEFONADO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-4324683551908392911</id><published>2007-02-22T16:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-22T17:01:00.327-05:00</updated><title type='text'>INTERNET CALLS</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;INTERNET CALLS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[from my local paper, "On Computers" by Bob Schwabach]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Making free international phone calls through the Internet is even more fun than we hoped. We were talking to a new contact in India through the free phone service called Skype when she suggested we talk to another Skype user she called "Peter of England."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peter of England turned out to be a retired printer in North Yorkshire, and while we were taling to him, he brought in Norm, who was taking it easy at home in the kiwi-growing center of New Zealand. We all chatted together in a conference call that was entirely free, because we all had downloaded the free Skype software from Skype.com. Norm of New Zealand, who is 85, said he prefers using Skype to a regular phone because he can turn the volume up as much as he likes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We spoke through our computer using a Web cam; you can use video only for one-on-one conversations. Web cams turn out to be fairly cheap, and we bought ours for around $30. All of the conversation and the video came through very clearly with none of the static or breaks we used to associate with Internet calls a couple years ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We accepted an invitation to join a virtual meeting of a group of Rotarians with 18 members; 10 in London, three in the United States, and one each in France, Switzerland, Portugal, Malaysia and Germany. On that day, they were visiting with another virtual Rotarian group in Iceland. The Skype screen display showed us who was talking and who was present at this conference call. If we wanted to, we could have clicked a button on the Skype screen and recorded everything. The whole thing was a kick and an international adventure. And it was all free.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The meeting in Iceland was a private conference, but there are plenty of public conferences going on all the time. These are listed in a column of "live" links on the Skype screen. The links also show what language is being used, and you can join in if you want. To create a Skypecast of your own, go to Skypecasts.Skype.com. If someone is obnoxious or turns out to be simply troublesome the originator of the conference can click a button to mute him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Skype allows you to add all the participants in any conference to your contacts list. For that matter, the software can comb through your Outlook or Outlook Express mail and compile a list of those names who also have Skype. You can then make a free Skype call to any of them just by clicking on their name from within the software. Works with Windows, Mac or Linux.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;===========&lt;br /&gt;(Richard now speaking: This is similar to an earlier post of mine about Jajah.com but Skype seems to be better. Both require a broadband/direct connection to the internet. Both are a wonderful way for Esperantists around the world to telephone each other free via the computer. I am not sure, however, that Esperantists really want to take advantage of this. Otherwise, why don't we do it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-4324683551908392911?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/4324683551908392911/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=4324683551908392911&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4324683551908392911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4324683551908392911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/02/internet-calls-from-my-local-paper-on.html' title='INTERNET CALLS'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-5055844255269725121</id><published>2007-02-16T09:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-16T09:07:37.597-05:00</updated><title type='text'>KIEL SXANGXI ANTAUXSUPOZOJN</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;KIEL SXANGXI ANTAUXSUPOZOJN KAJ KONDUTOJN SEN OFENDIGI IUN.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Komencigu kun lauxdo kaj sincera estimo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Atentigu iun pri eraroj sen akuzo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Konfesu viajn proprajn erarojn antaux kritikus erarojn de alia persono.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.  Demandu anstataux ordoni malsubtile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5.  Lasu aliajn personojn konservi sian reputacion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6.  Lauxdu ecx la plibonigon minimuman kaj lauxdu cxiun plibonigon.  "Estu elkore en via aprobo kaj ekstavagance en via lauxdo."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7.  Donu bonan reputacion al alia persono por tiel plenumi la esperon de tiun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8.  Kuragxigu.  Agu kvazaux facile korektigi la difekton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9.  Kontentigu la alian personon pri realigi vian sugeston.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-5055844255269725121?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/5055844255269725121/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=5055844255269725121&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/5055844255269725121'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/5055844255269725121'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/02/kiel-sxangxi-antauxsupozojn.html' title='KIEL SXANGXI ANTAUXSUPOZOJN'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-421105876605078158</id><published>2007-02-16T09:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-16T09:06:21.139-05:00</updated><title type='text'>HOW TO CHANGE ATTITUDES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;HOW TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR WITHOUT GIVING OFFENSE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Begin with praise and honest appreciation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.  Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5.  Let the other person save face.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6.  Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement.  "Be hearty in your aprobation and lavish in your praise."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7.  Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8.  Use encouragement.  Make the fault seem easy to correct.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9.  Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-421105876605078158?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/421105876605078158/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=421105876605078158&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/421105876605078158'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/421105876605078158'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/02/how-to-change-attitudes.html' title='HOW TO CHANGE ATTITUDES'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-1448293722100033674</id><published>2007-02-10T15:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-10T15:55:49.327-05:00</updated><title type='text'>EFIKA VARBDEMANDO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;EFIKA VARBDEMANDO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jen demando por komenci interparolon kun varbcelo aux dum ordinara conversacio kiel proponi diskuton pri Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demandu "Cxu vi iam ajn auxdis ion pri speranto?"  (Kompreneble vi aspektos vin amike.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nun, du gravaj punktoj:  Atendu silente gxis li respondus, kaj fiksrigardu lin.  Diru neniom gxis li respondas.  Iam tre malfacilas konservi silenton gxis alia persono respondas, sed tre gravas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Via kunparolanto havas du eblajn respondojn: "Jes, mi auxdis pri Esperanto," aux "Ne, mi neniam auxdis pri Esperanto."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se li respondas ke li jam scias ion, vi kompreneble dirus "Kiel vi sciis?  Tio interesigas min multe."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se li respondas ke li neniam ecx auxdis pri Esperanto, jen estas via respondo: "Kia domagxo!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ne diru unu vorton plue!  Igu lin diru sekvan vorton.  Li respondos "Cxu domagxo?"  Tiam vi povas ekspliki la favorajn kialojn por lerni Esperanton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi rekomendas al vi cxi tie metodo helpema.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-1448293722100033674?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/1448293722100033674/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=1448293722100033674&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/1448293722100033674'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/1448293722100033674'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/02/efika-varbdemando.html' title='EFIKA VARBDEMANDO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-7254913721693901450</id><published>2007-02-10T15:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-10T15:55:13.552-05:00</updated><title type='text'>EFFECTIVE RECRUITING QUESTION</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;EFFECTIVE RECRUITING QUESTION  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a question to start a conversation with the aim or recruiting or to initiate a discussion about Esperanto during any conversation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ask "Have you ever heard of Espeanto?"  (Naturally you appear friendly.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, for two serious points: Wait silently until he responds and maintain direct eye contact with him. Say nothing until he answers. It is sometimes very difficult to stay quiet before another person answers but it is very important.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The person you are talking with has two possible responses: "Yes, I've heard of Esperanto," or "No, I have never heard of Esperanto."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If he answers that he already knows something, you of couse say, "How did you come to know of it? I'm interested a lot in that."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"If he answers that he never even heard of Esperanto, here is your response: "What a pity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do not say another word!  Make him say the next word.  He will answer, "Why a pity?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then you are able to explain the advantageous reasons for learning Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I recommend this helpful method to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-7254913721693901450?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/7254913721693901450/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=7254913721693901450&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/7254913721693901450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/7254913721693901450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/02/effective-recruiting-question.html' title='EFFECTIVE RECRUITING QUESTION'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-5877008863713978418</id><published>2007-02-09T13:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-09T13:33:02.641-05:00</updated><title type='text'>KONVINKU PERSONOJN KE PENSUS SAME AL VI</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;KONVINKU PERSONOJN KE PENSUS SAME AL VI&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  La ununure metodo por venki disputon estas eviti gxin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Respektu opiniojn de laiaj personoj.  Neniam diru "Vi malpravas."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Kiam vi malpravas, rapide kaj emfaze konsentu tion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.  Komencu interparolon amike.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5.  Instigu ke la alia persono dirus "Jes, jes" tuj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6.  Alia persono parolu plejparte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7.  La alia persono kredu ke li ekpensis vian propono antauxe ol vi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8.  Honeste klopodu konsideri aferojn laux vidpunkto de la alia persono.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9.  Bonkore rigardu ideojn kaj desirojn de aliaj personoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10.  Kortusxu al pli noblaj celoj kaj emoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11.  Dramatigu viajn proponojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12.  Postulu agadon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-5877008863713978418?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/5877008863713978418/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=5877008863713978418&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/5877008863713978418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/5877008863713978418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/02/konvinku-personojn-ke-pensus-same-al-vi.html' title='KONVINKU PERSONOJN KE PENSUS SAME AL VI'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-3841965686542174293</id><published>2007-02-09T13:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-01T16:01:17.842-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WIN PEOPLE TO YOUR WAY OF THINKING</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;WIN PEOPLE TO YOUR WAY OF THINKING&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Show respect for the other person's opinions.  Never say "You're wrong."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.  Begin in a friendly way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5.  Get the other person saying "Yes, yes" immediately.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6.  Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7.  Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8.  Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9.  By sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10.  Appeal to the nobler motives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11, Dramatize your ideas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12.  Throw down a challege.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-3841965686542174293?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/3841965686542174293/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=3841965686542174293&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3841965686542174293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3841965686542174293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/02/win-people-to-your-way-of-thinking.html' title='WIN PEOPLE TO YOUR WAY OF THINKING'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-2212939524639476451</id><published>2007-02-01T15:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-01T16:01:18.761-05:00</updated><title type='text'>JUNULOJ KAJ LA E-O KLUBO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;[Cxi tie estas interesa kaj grava diskuto el la retpagxo de (ELNA) (http://www.esperanto-usa.org) kiu sxajnas al mi distribuinda kun vi.  Mi tradukis al angla, do vi ne konsiderus la skribantojn originajn responsan por mian tradukeraroj.  -- Ricxardo)]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ĉu la plijuna generacio ne bezonas la lokajn klubojn?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi partoprenis surrete diskutadon pri junaj esperantisto heiraũ. Unu tajpanto, kiu estas de la urbo Madrid, deklaris, ke tamen estas pli junuloj en la esperanta movado, estas malpli junuloj kiuj partoprentas en lokaj kluboj. (Li ne donis citaĵon de tio. Mi nur devis esti kredanta de liaj vortoj.) Li kredas, ke la TTT ebligis tiun aferon. Pasinte, homoj devis aniĝi lokajn klubon por partopreni la Esperantan movadon. Sed nun, la teknologie lerteca plijuna generacio povas lerni la lingvon surreti, kaj ankaũ renkonti multe da esperantistoj el la tuta mondo surrete. Ĉu la juna generacio ne bezonas la lokajn klubojn?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Dreah at 2007-01-23 21:14 | Dreah's blog | login or register to post comments&lt;br /&gt;------------&lt;br /&gt;Lokaj grupoj = bonaj, gravaj, nesuficxaj&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eble mi tro "raŭmismas" nun, sed Esperantistoj en la reto ja antaŭenigis la komunumo dum la pasintaj jaroj, eble ne al la fina venko, sed certe al la plifortiĝo de la movado. Dum tempo, kiam aliaj mondlingvoj faliĝas kaj klenas sin al la angla lingvo, Esperanto vivas kaj fakte pli kunigas siajn gefilojn.&lt;br /&gt;Lokaj grupoj nun estas ĉefe idoj de ret-agado, kaj ne la malo. Oni lernas per la reto, oni ekzercas sin per la reto, oni trovas novajn amikojn per la reto, kaj oni organizas lokajn grupojn, ofte, per la reto. Sen lokaj grupoj, Esperanto restos nur hobia-lingvo, kiel Klingon, sed lokaj grupoj ne abundas en nia lando, kaj neniam faros tion sen aktiva ret-agado.&lt;br /&gt;Mi ne komprenas, kial kelkaj homoj konfuziĝas pri la unueco de la "unua vivo" kaj la "dua vivo" de la ret-loĝanto. Ĉu iu, kiu skribas leterojn, aŭ kiu parolas tra muro al amiko en alia ĉambro, ne vere komunikas? Kun Skajpo, video-babiladon, kaj virtualaj mondoj kiel Dua Vivo, fakte oni pli komunikas ol leter-amikoj - rapide, malmultkoste, kaj sen respekto al landlimoj. Similas al ĉiutaga Universala Kongreso.&lt;br /&gt;Ni nun komprenas, ke la reto ne estas nur libro por trovi informo, sed ke ĝi vere estas pli facile atingebla kunejo ol loka kafejo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By gxeremio at Wed, 2007-01-24 15:23 | login or register to post comments&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unua Vivo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dum la pasintaj 50 jaroj, la partopreno je ĉiuj sociaj kluboj en usono malaltiĝas. Antaŭe estis "Oddfellows", "Elks", ktp, sed preskaŭ ĉie la nombro de partoprenantoj malkreskiĝas. Robert Putnam verkis libron Bowling Alone (Kegloludante Sole) por priskribi la aferon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Estas verŝajne multaj kaj diversaj kialoj. Unu verŝajne estas la televidilo: multaj homoj eble preferas ian ŝajnan socian partoprenon kun imagaj homoj malantaŭ vitra ekrano -- estas pli facila kaj sekura ol vere alfronti aliajn homojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clifford Stoll verkis libron, Silicon Snake Oil, pri tio ke oni uzas siajn fortojn por plifortigi surretajn komunumojn anstataŭ la "vera" komunumo" de siaj najbaroj kaj samregionoj kaj prognozis fiaskon je la sociaj vivoj de niaj komunumoj. Robert Reich ankaŭ priskribis ion tian en libro The Work of Nations ke la nova tergloba ekonomio signifas ke viaj ekonomiaj kunuloj pli verŝajne estos aliloke nun ol pasinte, kiam la tuta komunumo laboris je unu aŭ du grandaj fabrikoj: jen alia forto kiu deŝiras nian socion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dirinte tion, mi trovas ke la junuloj ĉe mia urbo lastatempe pli interesiĝas (dum la pasintaj du jaroj, almenaŭ) pri la loka grupo. Post tiom da intereso pri la novaj eblecoj de la interreto, mi kredas ke homoj komencas eltrovi ke ĉirkaŭ ili estas tuta mondo kiun ili povas esplori. Mi plej ŝatis tiun ĉi esprimon de tiu sinteno: Akiru por vi Unuan Vivon!.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--Steven BREWER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By limako at Wed, 2007-01-24 12:49 | login or register to post comments&lt;br /&gt;--------------------&lt;br /&gt;Ne.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En ĉi tiu epoko, lokaj kluboj estas nur unu el pluraj forumoj kie Esperanto estas uzata. Pro transporto kaj interreto, internacia komunikado multe pliiĝas lastatempe en historio, kaj Esperanto&lt;br /&gt;multe taŭgas tiel. Ĉe lokaj kluboj oni kutime parolas saman nacian lingvon jam, kaj ordinare pli bone ol Esperanto, do konversacio estas iel "malnatura" kaj limigita.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plue mi povas imagi ke la junuloj ne multe interesiĝas pri pasigi tempon kun plenkreskulaĉoj. Tiel opiniis ankaŭ Kent Jones. Do gravas aranĝi aferojn kiuj rekte celas junulojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lokaj kluboj ĝeneralaj tamen urĝe necesas, por ke komencantoj povas efike lerni la lingvon kaj pri la movado. Plue en lokaj kluboj kolektiĝas homforto, por aranĝi regionajn, landajn kaj internaciajn kunvenojn kaj por akcepti gastojn kaj orienti novulojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By KriZe at Wed, 2007-01-24 11:50 | login or register to post comments&lt;br /&gt;------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Interesa demando . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La ŝanĝoj, kiujn alportis la interreto, rilatas ne nur al la "juna generacio." Mi komunikadas kun geamikoj ĉiuaĝaj per Esperantlingvaj retpoŝtoj -- mi dubas, ĉu mi same ofte farus per leteroj aŭ poŝtkartoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por mi, la interreto plenigas mankojn, kiujn lokaj grupoj ne povas alfronti. Loka grupo ne kunvenas ĉiutage; loka grupo laŭnome ne estas internacia; loka grupo ne ekzistas en ĉiu loko. Mi povas imagi Esperantistojn, kiuj bone lernas la lingvon kaj partoprenas Esperantujon neniam forlasante la komputilon -- pli ofte, ol mi deziras, mi estas unu el tiaj Esperantistoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sed ĉio ĉi (almenaŭ, ne per la nunaj teknologiaj rimedoj) ne anstataŭigas vivajn kontaktojn. Estas ofte lokaj grupoj, kiuj informadas pri la lingvo kaj kuraĝigas komencantojn. Mi eklernis pri Esperanto en la Interreto, faris la perpoŝtan kurson per e-poŝto, sed ne estus daŭriganta la lernadon se mi ne vidus en la loka grupo vivantajn homojn interparolantajn per Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interese (kaj eble iom tikle) estas facile konstati, ke la nombro de Esperanto-komunikaĵoj estas multoble pli granda en la interreta epoko, ol antaŭe. Sed ne same kreskas la nombro de Esperantistoj, aŭ la atingoj de la Movado -- mi scivolas, ĉu niaj fortoj dividiĝas pro la multegaj eblecoj komunikadi, kaj ĉu niaj interrilatoj malprofundiĝas pro la facileco de komunikado. Kiam oni devis mane skribis leteron, leteroj estis preskaŭ artaĵoj; la plejmulto de miaj retpoŝtoj estas atencoj kontraŭ la skribata lingvo (angle kaj Esperante).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La geamikojn, kun kiuj mi plej ofte kaj profunde korespondas per la interreto, mi unue renkontis en malinterreta medio -- NASK, loka grupo, regiona aŭ landa kongreso, UK. Eble tiu lokigis min inter la malpli juna generacio, malgraŭ miaj dudek kvar jaroj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Tim Westover at Wed, 2007-01-24&lt;br /&gt;---------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-2212939524639476451?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/2212939524639476451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=2212939524639476451&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2212939524639476451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2212939524639476451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/02/junuloj-kaj-la-e-o-klubo.html' title='JUNULOJ KAJ LA E-O KLUBO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-6985612927348550296</id><published>2007-02-01T15:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-01T15:59:40.636-05:00</updated><title type='text'>YOUNG PEOPLE AND E-O CLUBS</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;[The following is an interesting and serious discussion on a blog at the webpage (ELNA) of the Esperanto Association of North America (http://www.esperanto-usa.org) which I thuoght I should share with you.  The English translation is by me, and you shouldn't hold the original writers responsible for my mistakes.  -- Richard]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Doesn't the younger generation need local E-o clubs?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I took part yesterday in an internet discussion about young Esperantists.  One typist from Madrid declared that although there are more young people in the Esperanto movement, there are fewer who take part in local clubs. He didn't present evidence of that, so I can only believe his words.  He believes that the World Wide Web contibutes to this matter.  In the past, people had to join local clubs in order to participate in the Esperanto movement.  But now, through technology the skillful younger generation is able to learn the language online and also meet many esperantists from all over the world over the internet.  Doesn't the young geneation need the local clubs?&lt;br /&gt;By Dreah at 2007-01-23 21:14&lt;br /&gt;-------------&lt;br /&gt;Local clubs are good, serious, insufficient&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possibly I'm too "raumist" now, but Esperantists on the net certainly entered the community during the past years, likely not to the final battle, but surely to the strengthening of the movement.  Over time, when other world languages are failing and ["klenas"?] themselves to English, Esperanto lives and actually brings together their children.  Local groups are now chiefly children of the internet movement, and not the opposite.  One learns by means of the internet, one develops himself by means of the internet, one finds new friends on the internet, and one organizas local groups, often, by means of the internet.  Without local groups, Esperanto will remain merely a hobby language, like Klingon, but local groups are not prevalent in our land and will never be without an active net-movement.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't understand how some people confuse themselves about the unity of the "first life" and the "second life" of the internet dweller.  Isn't he who writes letters or speaks across the screen to a friend in another chatroom, truly communicating?  With Skype, videochat and virtual worlds as the Second Life, truly one is communicating more than a letter penpal, faster, cheaper, and without consideration of land frontiers.  It is like an everyday Universal Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We now understand, that the internet isn't merely a book to find information, but that it is truly easier to reach a meetingplace than a local coffehouse.&lt;br /&gt;By gxeremio at Wed, 2007-01-24&lt;br /&gt;---------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First Life&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the last 50 years, membership in every social club in the United States has become less.  Before it was "Odd Fellows," "Elks," etc. but almost everywhere the number of participants is dying.  Robert Putnam wrote the book "Bowling Alone" to describe the matter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apparently there are many and diverse reasons.  One apparently is television: many people possible prefer some kind of apparent participation with imaginary people behind the glass screen -- it is easier and more secure than truly facing some people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clifford Stoll wrote a book, "Silicon Snake Oil" about how one uses his strengths more to strengthen internet communication  instead of the true community of their neighborhoods and same regions and portends the failure of the social lives in our communities.  Robert Reich also wrote something of that in "The Work of Nations" that the new world economy means that our united economy partners will now be in other places more than in the past, when the whole community worked as one or two great factories:  behold another force which tears our society apart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having said that, I find that young people in my city are lately more interested (than in the past year, at least) in the local group.  After that amount of interest concerning the possibilities of the internet, I believe that people are beginning to find out that around them is the whole world they can explore.  I was completely satisfied with that attitude.  Get a First Life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--Steven BREWER&lt;br /&gt;By limako at Wed, 2007-01-24&lt;br /&gt;---------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At this time, local clubs are only one of many forums where Esperanto is used.  Because of transportation and the internet, international communication is greatly increasing in history, and Esperanto is greatly fitting for that.  In local clubs one usually converses the same national language already, and usually better than Esperanto, therefore conversation is somewhat unnatural and limited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can further imagine that young people are not much interested in passing time with old geezers.  Kent Jones also believed that.  So it is serious to arrange matters which directly challenge young people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Local clubs nevertheless generally are urgently necessary, so that beginners are able to effectively learn the language and about the movement.  Furthermore, in local clubs human strength becomes collected to arrange regional, national, and international conventions and to accept guests and guide newcomers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By KriZe at Wed, 2007-01-24&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interesting Question&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Changes which the internet has brought about, not only refer to the "young generation."  I communicate with friends of all ages through Esperanto email --- I doubt whether I would do the same very often through letters or postcards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To me, the internet fills a lack which local groups are not able to confront.  Local groups do not meet every day, local groups by their very name are not international, local groups do not exist everywhere.  I can imagine Esperantists, who learn well the language and participate in Esperantoland never abandoning the computer --- more often than I desire, I am one of that kind of Esperantists.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But everything here (at least, not by present technological means) are not taking the place of live contacts.  It is often local groups which inform about the language and encourage beginners.  I began learning Esperanto on the internet, did the postal course by email, but would not have continued learning if I could not see in the local group living peple conversing together by means of Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;-------&lt;br /&gt;By Tim Westover at Wed, 2007-01-24&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-6985612927348550296?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/6985612927348550296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=6985612927348550296&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/6985612927348550296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/6985612927348550296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/02/young-people-and-e-o-clubs.html' title='YOUNG PEOPLE AND E-O CLUBS'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-5579456359733998676</id><published>2007-01-27T17:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-27T17:04:49.297-05:00</updated><title type='text'>SES MANIEROJ POR TIEL VI PLACXAS ALIAJN PERSONOJN</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;SES MANIEROJ POR TIEL VI PLACXAS ALIAJN PERSONOJN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Auxtentike interesigxu pri aliaj personoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Havu vizagxan esprimon amike.  NOTU:  Mi bone scias ke en kelkaj landoj oni ne konsideras decan la amika vizagxesprimon al nekonatulojn.  Sed en Usono, amike vizagxaspekto montras afablecon kaj amikecon.  Sammaniere, en Usono forta manpremo indikas kompetentan kaj memfidan individuo.  Sed kelkaj kulturoj kutimas riverenci per kapklino, kaj neniam per manpremo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Rekonu cxiu persono konsideras sian nomon la plej dolcxa kaj plej grava tutmonde en ajna lingvo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.  Estu bonan auxskultanton.  Kuragxigu aliajn por paroli pri ili mem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5.  Parolu pri interesoj de la auxskultanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6.  Certigu alian personon konsiderus sin tiel gravulo kaj vi farigu gxin sincere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-5579456359733998676?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/5579456359733998676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=5579456359733998676&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/5579456359733998676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/5579456359733998676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/01/ses-manieroj-por-tiel-vi-placxas-aliajn.html' title='SES MANIEROJ POR TIEL VI PLACXAS ALIAJN PERSONOJN'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-2358563617060100694</id><published>2007-01-27T17:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-27T17:03:27.393-05:00</updated><title type='text'>SIX WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;SIX WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Become genuinely interested in other people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Smile.  NOTE:  I well know that in some countries it isn't considered good manners to smile at strangers.  In the United States, however, a smile shows pleasantness and friendliness.  Likewise, a firm handshake in the United States means a competent, self-confident person.  But in some cultures, it is not the custom to shake hands, but to bow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Be a good listener.  Encourage others to talk about themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5.  Talk in terms of the other person's interests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6.  Make the other person feel important --- and do it sincerely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-2358563617060100694?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/2358563617060100694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=2358563617060100694&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2358563617060100694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2358563617060100694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/01/six-ways-to-make-people-like-you.html' title='SIX WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-3013126311452743382</id><published>2007-01-27T09:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-27T09:37:18.482-05:00</updated><title type='text'>DU KLASIFIKOJ</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;DU KLASIFIKOJ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxiu vendistoj klasifikas popolon en du grupoj: suspektinduloj aux probabuloj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Suspektinduloj" nur signifas oni kiu eblas esti acxetono sed gis nun ne indikas preferencon por acxeti.  Alimaniere, eblas la suspektindulo ne povas acxeti cxar li havas nek monon nek deziro nek emo por posedi la produkton.  Laux vidpunkto de vendistoj, la plejparte da homoj estas "suspektinduloj."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiu, kiu estas klasifikata kiel "probabulo" indikis ke li havas sufixca da mono por acxeti la produkton, kaj iom intereso aux deziro  por posedi tiun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La lerta vendisto certigxi pri tiu pere de demandoj direktaj aux nedirektaj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kiel li precize faras tiun rezulton ne gravas al Esperanto-varbanto, sed vere gravas ke vendistoj pensadas sencxese pri la du grupoj kaj cxiam estas klasifikanta cxiun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni devas sencxese pripensi cxu iu estus probabulo por Esperantigxi.  Favoraj oportunoj cxirkauxumas nin por varbi aliajn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nun, ni konsideru denove la du knaboj introvertidaj kiun mi menciis antauxe.  Ili ne probable esperantigxos pro parolado de varbanto (ili estas tro nekomunikemaj.)  Tamen ili povas esti varbontaj kauxze de siaj interreta aktiveco (mi supozas.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do, cxu oni estas "suspectindulo" aux cxu "probabulo" dependos de la metodo selektita por la varbanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finfine, estas helpema pripensi pri cxu personoj povas esti klasifikatajn kiel probabulo aux suspektindulo, kaj cxu nia varbmetodo bezonus modifikajxon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-3013126311452743382?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/3013126311452743382/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=3013126311452743382&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3013126311452743382'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3013126311452743382'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/01/du-klasifikoj.html' title='DU KLASIFIKOJ'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-1947576144999435970</id><published>2007-01-27T09:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-27T09:35:50.309-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TWO CATEGORIES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;TWO CATEGORIES&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every salesman classifies people in two groups: suspects and prospects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A "suspect" merely indicates one who might become a buyer but until now has not indicated a preference to buy.  On the other hand, it is possible that the "suspect" is not able to become a buyer because he has neither money nor desire nor tendency to possess the product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The one classified as a "prospect" means he has enough money to buy the product, and some interest or desire in possessing it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The skillful salesman establishes this by means of direct and indirect questioning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How he exactly does this is not important to the Esperanto recruiter, but it is important that the salesmen thinks continously about the two groups and is always classifying everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We ought to constantly think about who is a "prospect" to become an Esperantist.  We are surrounded by favorable opportunities to recruit them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, let's consider anew the two introverted boys I spoke of earlier.  They are unlikely to become Esperantists because of a recruiter's talking (they are too uncommunicative.)  Nevertheless they might become recruited through their activity (I assume) on the internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore, whether one is a suspect or a prospect will depend on the method the recruiter selects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lastly, it is helpful to think about whether a person might be classified as a prospect or a suspect, and whether our recruiting method needs modifying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-1947576144999435970?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/1947576144999435970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=1947576144999435970&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/1947576144999435970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/1947576144999435970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/01/two-categories.html' title='TWO CATEGORIES'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-8935482356028258065</id><published>2007-01-18T08:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-18T08:22:52.072-05:00</updated><title type='text'>LA PERSONECO KIU SUPERAS</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;LA PERSONECO KIU SUPERAS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La imitinda pordo-al-porda pratempa vendisto havis personeco kiu ankaux estis imitinda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Li cxiam apektis sin kvazauxe vere estis afabla kaj servema komplzemulo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Li forte manpremis kaj dum konversacio rigardis okulo-al-okula la kunparolanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Antaux unu semajno mi estis en biblioteko kaj vidis du adolescantojn kiuj sidis cxe anglulo kaj amuzis sin kun tabludo.  Mi esperis amike ekkonversi kun ili iomete por peni metis vorton kiu favoris Esperanton.  Ambaux estis la plej introspektaj kaj introvertitaj knaboj mi renkonis iam ajn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neniam nek unu nek alia rigardis min, kaj respondis unusilabe kaj monotono.  Mi kutime fieras pri mia lertajxo en ekkonversaci kun nekonatoj de tiu ajn agxo.  Sed mi tute malsukcesis elvoki ecx unu vorton el tiu paro.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi kompatas inteligentulojn kiuj mankas personecon por gregema intertrakto kun aliaj homoj.  Mi konsidras tion esti granda domagxo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kompreneble, ecx kun tiu manko oni eblas sukcesi en multa da taskoj, sed neniam kiel Esperanto-varbanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oni povas atingi la tauxgan personecon por varbi sukcese.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-8935482356028258065?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/8935482356028258065/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=8935482356028258065&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8935482356028258065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8935482356028258065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/01/la-personeco-kiu-superas.html' title='LA PERSONECO KIU SUPERAS'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-3825778645205429265</id><published>2007-01-18T08:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-18T08:21:03.154-05:00</updated><title type='text'>SUCCESSFUL PERSONALITY</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;SUCCESSFUL PERSONALITY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The old-time door-to-door salesmen who were worth imitating also had personalities worth emulating.  They always presented themselves as apparently being truly pleasant and obliging good-natured individuals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They shook hands firmly and maintained eye-to-eye contact with people they spoke to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last week I was in the library and saw two adolescents sitting in a corner amusing themselves with a table game.  I hoped to begin a small friendly conversation with them and try to put in a favorable word about Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both of them were the most introspective and introverted boys I ever met.  Neither one nor the other looked at me, and gave me  one-syllable replies in a monotone.  I usually pride myself on my skill in striking up conversations with strangers of any age, but I completely failed to evoke a single word from this pair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel sorry for intelligent people who lack personalities for extroverted interaction with others.  I consider it a great pity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course even lacking that, one may be successful in many undertakings, but never as an Esperanto recruiter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One can achieve the necessary personality to successfully recruit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-3825778645205429265?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/3825778645205429265/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=3825778645205429265&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3825778645205429265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3825778645205429265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/01/successful-personality.html' title='SUCCESSFUL PERSONALITY'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-1621334254935442073</id><published>2007-01-17T10:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-17T10:55:32.929-05:00</updated><title type='text'>FUNDAMENTAJ METODOJ POR TRAKTI KUN HOMOJ</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;FUNDAMENTAJ METODOJ POR TRAKTI KUN HOMOJ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Ne estu kritikema, kondamema aux plendema.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Donu honestan kaj sinceran estimon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Elvoku ke la alia persono sentus avidan deziron.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-1621334254935442073?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/1621334254935442073/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=1621334254935442073&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/1621334254935442073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/1621334254935442073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/01/fudamentaj-metodoj-por-trakti-kun-homoj.html' title='FUNDAMENTAJ METODOJ POR TRAKTI KUN HOMOJ'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-1336808368643133451</id><published>2007-01-17T10:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-17T10:50:03.604-05:00</updated><title type='text'>FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN HANDLING PEOPLE</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN HANDLING PEOPLE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Don't criticize, condemn or complain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Give honest and sincere appreciation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Arouse in the other person an eager want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-1336808368643133451?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/1336808368643133451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=1336808368643133451&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/1336808368643133451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/1336808368643133451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/01/fundamental-techniques-in-handling.html' title='FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN HANDLING PEOPLE'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-7079056370086953553</id><published>2007-01-09T09:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-09T09:40:02.626-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MODELO SEKVINDA</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;MODELO SEKVINDA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Laux la celo de cxi tiu blogo, mi sercxis ekzemplojn de tiuj, kiuj kapablis fari bonegan unuan imponon al aliaj personoj vizagxo al vizagxe, kaj influi ilin agi laux lia celo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi konsideris kiel kelkaj politikistoj povas "ekspluati cxambron," kiel oni diras.  Tio signifikas ke ili povas eniras cxambron sen invito kaj saluti cxiun kun bona impono por ke ili subtenu lian kandicatecon kun mono kaj vocxdonoj por elekti lin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiuj kvalitoj vere favorus Esperanto-varbanto, kaj estus tre inda lerni precize kiel tiuj politikistoj sukcesigxas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tamen mi malakceptis la politikista ekzemplo cxar li havas organizon subtenantan kaj por tial ke li plimalpli allogas personojn al si mem kaj ankaux por ke ili subtenas politikojn de sia partio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do mi dauras sercxon por trovi specon de individuo kiu sen invito povas ekparoli kun nekonatulo (ne grupano) kaj rapide konvinki tiun individuon agi konforme al sia propono.  Tia persono al persono influo/varbado specife traktas celon de cxi blogo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi iama konis religiajn kredantojn kiuj povas konverti ulojn per influo persona, sed ili estis malofte, kaj sxajnas al mi plej bone eviti tiaj ekzemplojn dum priparolo pri Esperanto-varbado, cxar multa da Esperantisoj estas religiofobiuloj kaj nekonsentus akscepti tian modelon ecx por aktiveco sekulara tiel disvastigi Esperanton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finfine mi decidis ke la plejtauxga ekzemplo mi pripensus, sed ve! --- malmultaj komprenus sen mia klarigo plua, por tial ke tia epeco de viroj havis okupadon kiu eksmodigxis antauxlonge plimalpli 50 jaroj!  Ankaux, miaj kondkludoj rilatas nur en Usono. Bedauxrindi, mi ne povas plibone fari.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Antauxlonge (en Usono), antaux ekzistis cxenbutikaroj kaj bazaregoj (kaj kompreneble antaux interreta acxetado), multaj de gravaj produktoj (ekzemple: kudrimasxinoj, polvsucxiloj, encikopedaroj, kiurilaroj, Bibliaj, ktp.) estis vendinta per domo-al-domo vendistoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxiu vendisto vendis nur unu produkto, kaj frapis cxiun pordon en cxiu najbaro, en cxiu urbo, urbeto, kaj komunumo kampara.  Ekzistas multaj sxercoj pri "vendistoj veturantaj," sed fakte ili faris servon valoran.  Iliaj vendmetodoj malestimigxis poste pro malhonestuloj kiuj vendis varojn malakceptindajn kaj pro ruzuloj kiu fiprofitis klientojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nuntempe por kialoj bonsencaj, domestroj timus malfermi la pordo kaj inviti nekonataj uloj kiu piendirus al cxiu domo.  Por tial, la honesta, laborema, ekaj pordo-al-porda vendistoj estis anstatauxigxinta per la telefonvendismo.  (Kaj eblas ni almetus la nebonvenata elektronikaposxto.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sed dum fruaj jaroj, la pordo-al-porda vendisto estis inda ekzemplo kiun la Esperanto-varbanto devus imiti.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kial?  Cxar li sinigis personecon (almenaux ekstere) pere de li estigis tujan harmonion kun kompletaj nektonatulo suficxe da tempo por efike pripropagandis ilin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ankaux, li havis disciplinon kaj persistado por rekontigis homojn.  Kiam li spertis malkuragxon, li neniam kapitulacis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi estis privilegita koni kelkaj da tiaj virojn.kiu celigis viziti 50 hejmojn tage.  Do, ili enposxigis 50 moneroj (cendoj) en la maldekstramana posxo, kaj poste vizitis domon, ili movus unu cendo el maldekstra posxo al dekstramana posxo.  Ili ne cxesis la taglaboron gxis tuta de monerjo restas en dekstrmana posxo, ne gravas kiom da horoj bezonis por fari tion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ofte ili piediris 10-15 mejloj tage, frapadis pordojn. Tiel ili vivtenis sin, kaj havis bonajn vivtenadojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxu vi povas imagi iu Esperanto-varbanto kiu laborus simile, ecx kun nur 5 cendj?  Interesa konjekto, cxu ne?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sekve mi traktos pri la personecaj trajtoj de tiuj modeloj-ekzemploj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-7079056370086953553?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/7079056370086953553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=7079056370086953553&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/7079056370086953553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/7079056370086953553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/01/modelo-sekvinda.html' title='MODELO SEKVINDA'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-3978273821859097453</id><published>2007-01-09T09:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-09T09:38:33.228-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WORTHY MODEL</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;WORTHY MODEL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the purposes of this blog, I sought for examples of people who could, on a face-to-face basis, make a good first impression on people and influence them to act in the way he wanted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought of the way some politicians can "work a room" as they say.  That is, to walk into a roomful of strangers uninvited and move among them, greeting each individually and making such a good impression that he influences them to suport his candidacy with money and votes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These certainly are ideal qualities for an Esperanto recruiter and it is very worthwhile to learn just how such skillful politicians do this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, I rejected the politican example because he has an organization behind him and because he is basically winning people to himself and secondarily to support the policies of his political party.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I kept searching for the kind of person who can initiate a conversation uninvited with an unknown indivdual (not in a group) and quickly convince that person to take the action desired.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This one-on-one recruiting is specifically what this blog is about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have known religious people who could convert people by means of personal influence, but they have been rare, and I thought it best to avoid using such examples in a discussion of Esperanto recruiting because many Esperantists are rather religion-phobic and would be unwilling to accept that as a model they should follow even in a secular activity, such as promoting Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally I determind the best example I could think of --- but alas --- very few of you would understand without my further explanation, because such men were in an occupation that went out of style more or less 50 years ago!  And my observations pertain only to the United States.  Sorry, its the best I can do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A long time ago (in the U.S.) before the existence of chain stores and shopping malls (and internet shopping of course) many important products (vacuum cleaners, encyclopedias, insurance, family Bibles, sewing machines, kitchen ware, etc.)  were sold by house-to-house salesmen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each salesman sold only one product, and he knocked on every door in every neighborhood in every city, town, and rural community.  There are many jokes about "traveling salesmen" but the fact is they performed a valuable service.  Their sales techniques later got a bad reputation due to unscrupulous people selling substandard wares and the scam artists who took advantage of customers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In more modern times, for good reasons, homemakers would be afraid to open their door to unknown individuals going from house to house.  Therefore the honest, hardworking old-time door-to-door salesman has been replaced by the telephone marketer.  (And perhaps we can include the internet spammer.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But in earlier years, the door-to-door salesman was a worthy example for an Esperanto recruiter to imitate.  Why?  Because he had developed a personality or persona by which he could establish instant rapport with perfect strangers long enough to present a skillful "sales pitch."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, he was disciplined and persistent in contacting people.  He had discouraging days, but he never gave up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was privileged to know several such men.  Several set a goal of visiting 50 homes a day.  They put 50 pennies in their left pants pocket and after they had visited a house, they moved a penny to the right-hand pants pocket.  They didn't quit work for the day until all the coins were in the right hand pocket, no matter how long it took.  They often walked 10-15 miles a day, knocking on doors.  They made a good living at it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you imagine an Esperantist doing anything comparable to recruit others?  Interesting conjecture, isn't it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next, I'll examine the personality traits of such model-examples.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-3978273821859097453?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/3978273821859097453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=3978273821859097453&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3978273821859097453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3978273821859097453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2007/01/worthy-model.html' title='WORTHY MODEL'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-2870678851292172332</id><published>2006-12-30T09:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-30T09:32:20.266-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MODELO SEKVINDA</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;MODELO SEKVINDA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Evidente cxia aktiveco homa bezonas modelon aux ekzemplo por gvidi cxies laborojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kurioze, laux Genezo, ankau Dio mem havis modelojn (en Lia menso, kompreneble) kiam Li kreis gehomojn.  "Kaj Dio diris: Ni kreu homon kaux Nia bildo, similan al Ni.... Kaj Dio kreis la homon laux Sia bildo, laux la bildo de Dio Li kreis lin; en formo de viro kaj virino Li kreis ilin."  (Genezo 1:26,27)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sankta Pauxlo admonis Timoteo: "Neniu malestimu vian junecon, sed vi estu ekzemplo al la kredantoj, per parolo, per konduto, per amo, per fido, per cxasteco.  (1 Timoteo 4:12)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bona modelo/ekzemplo/bildo gravas por fari bonan agon.  Cxiu bezonas tian modelon, kaj kutime ricevas gxin per gepatroj, geavoj, aux aliaj similaj adolto.  Nia karaktero kaj personeco kaj bonaspekto estas formanto per niaj modeloj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En mondo de negoco estas tre helpema por komencanto ke li trovis mentoron kiuj helpus lin per konsilo kaj ekzemplo kiel kondukas sin en komercaj aferoj. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kiam oni klopodas esti varbanto en Esperanta motivo, li bezonas orienti sin pere de tiu mentoro kiu servi celon, ne nur per konsiloj, sed ankaux per ekzemplo.  Alivorte, la varbonto bezonas modelo kiu vere estas sekvinda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bedauxrinde, tion kion li bezonas ankaux mankas.  Cxu vi konas iun kiu estas sekvindulo tiel varbmodelo?  Kia speco de persono montras tiajn kvalitojn?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi sercxis memorajxon kaj fine konkludis ke sekvindan modelon estis speco de vendisto kiu ne plu ekzistas, sed mi penos priskribi klare laux mia memoro kaj sperto pri tia modelo.  (Gxis!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-2870678851292172332?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/2870678851292172332/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=2870678851292172332&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2870678851292172332'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2870678851292172332'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/12/modelo-sekvinda.html' title='MODELO SEKVINDA'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-8664470935573336980</id><published>2006-12-30T09:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-30T09:30:43.324-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WORTHY MODEL</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;WORTHY MODEL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Evidently all kinds of human activity requires a model or example to guide their work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Strangely, according to Genesis, even God had models (in His mind, of course) when He created humans.  "And God said: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.... So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."  (Genesis 1:26, 27)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;St. Paul admonished Timothy: "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of ["to" in Esperanto translation] the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." (1 Timothy 4:12)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A good model/example/picture (schematic) is important to make a good work.  Everyone needs that kind of model, and usually we receive it from parents, grandparents, or similar adults.  Our character and personality and presentability are formed by our models.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the business world it is very helpful to an entry-level person to find a mentor who would help him by advice and example how to conduct himself in business matters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When one takes steps to become a recruiter in the Esperanto cause, he needs to get his bearings by means of a mentor who serves the purpose, not merely with advice but also through example.  In other words, the future recruiter needs a model who truly is worthy of following.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sadly, that which he needs is also lacking.  Do you know anyone who is worth following as a recruiter-model?  What kind of person shows such qualities?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I searched my memories and finally decided that the model worthy of following was a kind of salesman who no longer exists, but according to my recollection and experience I will try to clearly describe that type of model.  (Until then!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-8664470935573336980?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/8664470935573336980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=8664470935573336980&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8664470935573336980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8664470935573336980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/12/worthy-model.html' title='WORTHY MODEL'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-220189978475565997</id><published>2006-12-16T15:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-16T15:41:56.198-05:00</updated><title type='text'>PENSOJ PRI STATISTIKO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;PENSOJ PRI STATISTIKO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je www.lernu.net oni povas klaku "About Lernu" kaj selektu "Statistics."  Estas du pagxoj, kaj mi skribos pri la dua.  Estas peninda ekzameni tiujn informojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kio oni povas lerni el tiu statistiko?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eblas ne reprezenti akurate aliajn fontojn Esperantajn cxar kompreneble gxi speguligas nur "Lernu" registrantoj kiuj estas tute komputiluzantoj.  Tial oni supozus altanivelon ekonomikan ambaux por landojn inkluzividatajn kaj ties logxantoj kiuj uzas "Lernu" edukon.  Cxi tiel malricxuloj ne estas inkluita.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En plej popolta landoj kiuj havas plej kvanto de komputiluzantoj, plialta porcento de Esperanta studantoj eklernis pri Esperanto per komput-sercxo interrete.  Ili estas memvarbata.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La agxoj lernantaj speguligas la saman agxgrupojn kiuj jam estas avidaj uzantuloj de komputiloj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiuj, kiuj logxas en malricxaj landoj kie estas nur kelkaj komputiloj kaj malmultaj interretserviloj, aux tiuj kiuj malsxatas komputilojn ecx haveblajn, devus studi sen komputilahelpo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se ni tro multe kalkulas je interreto por informi, varbi, kaj eduki uloj pri Esperanto, ni diskriminacios kontraux uloj en landoj luksaj kiu ne uzas komputilon, kaj ankaux kontraux almenaux cxiuj en landoj malprivilegiaj kie komputiloj kaj serviloj interretaj multekostas laux plejparto de logxantoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kio plue lecionoj vi eklernus el "Lernu.net" statistiko?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Komencu en via propra lando, ni devos informi kaj varbi aliajn per vizagxa al vizagxa interilato.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi kredas ke plej personoj ne volas fari tion, aux ecx lerni kiel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-220189978475565997?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/220189978475565997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=220189978475565997&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/220189978475565997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/220189978475565997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/12/pensoj-pri-statistiko.html' title='PENSOJ PRI STATISTIKO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-3885604035921353142</id><published>2006-12-16T15:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-16T15:40:38.715-05:00</updated><title type='text'>THOUGHTS ABOUT STATISTICS</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;THOUGHTS ABOUT STATISTICS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At www.lernu.net you can click on "About Lernu" and then click "Statistics."  There are two pages, and my remarks are based on the second page.  It is very worthwhile to examine this information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What can we learn from the Lernu statistics?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They may not accurately represent other Esperanto sources because naturally they reflect only people registered at Lernu.  Furthermore, they obviously are limited to computer users.  Therefore, a high economic level can be assumed for both the countries represented and their inhabitants who use Lernu instruction.  Thus, poorer people are not represented.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In countries with greater population and highest number of computer users, a higher percentage of Esperanto students learned of Esperanto via a computer search on the internet.  They are self-recruited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The age groups of learners reflect the age groups who are already avid users of computers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyone who lives in a poor country with few computers and few internet servers, or who is techophobic and unlikely to use computers even if availabe must learn of Esperanto from a non-computer source and must study in a non-computer way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If we rely too heavily on the internet to inform, enlist, and educate people about Esperanto, we will discriminate against those in advanced countries who do not use computers, and against almost everyone in disadvantaged countries where computers and internet servers are too costly for most people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What other lessons can you extract from the Lernu statistics?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beginning in our own country, we must inform and recruit others by means of personal face-to-face contact.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't think most people are willing to do that, or even to learn how to do that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-3885604035921353142?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/3885604035921353142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=3885604035921353142&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3885604035921353142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3885604035921353142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/12/thoughts-about-statistics.html' title='THOUGHTS ABOUT STATISTICS'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-4749085777507312891</id><published>2006-12-13T11:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-13T11:14:08.473-05:00</updated><title type='text'>HOMARANISMO (Esperanto)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Zamenhof proponis filozofion kiun li nomas "Homaranismo" (NE SAMAS "HUMANISMO") ke plu eksplikis aspektojn de la Interna Ideo/Idealo.  Tion enhavis foleto publikita en 1913.  Oni povas acxeti gxin per www.cafepress.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sekve mi prezentas 12 aspektojn, kaj kvankam tiu estas tro malgranda resumo, tamen suficxus doni ideon pri la tuta doktrino.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La dekdua pligrava punktoj de Homaranismo:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Traktu la humanaro tiel unu familio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Tiu idealo gvidu tutajn viajn agojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Jugxu neniun laux lia raza deveno, sed laux lia konduktoj kaj agadoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Nenio lando apartenas al unu rasgrupo eksklusive, sed por tutaj logxantoj egale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Ne perfortigu al aliaj personoj aux vian lingvon aux vian religion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Humaneco superigas naciecon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Definu patiotismo kiel dispono al frateca regionakomunumo.  Neniam uzu gxin por pravigi malamikecan al aliajuloj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Oni devus konsideri lingvon tiel rimedo por atingi celon, neniam tiel fino mem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9. Uzu neuxtrala lingvo por komuniki kun cxiu kies nasklingvo malsamas vian.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10. Lasu vian propran religion rezulti el via propraelekto, anstataux iu perfortigus per gento via.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11. Kiam vi traktus kun malsamaj kulturanoj, regu vin per principoj de helpemeco kaj homareco komuna.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12. Per via vivmaniero, traktu cxiun tielmaniere por unuigi anstataux dividigi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kompreneble, la plej grava konsilo traktis pri "lingvo neuxtrala," kio volis diri, Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Esperanto estas neuxtra pri religio kaj politico sed ne estas neuxtrala pri etiko.  Gxi etiko estas la interna ideo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-4749085777507312891?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/4749085777507312891/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=4749085777507312891&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4749085777507312891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4749085777507312891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/12/homaranismo-esperanto.html' title='HOMARANISMO (Esperanto)'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-3687210381832318613</id><published>2006-12-13T11:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-13T11:12:11.826-05:00</updated><title type='text'>HOMARANISMO (English)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Zamenhof proposed a philosophy he called (in Esperanto) "Homaranismo" (NOT "Humanism").  His small book on the subject is for sale at www.cafepress.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although everything that Zamenhof wrote on this subject is worth reading, the most useful single source is the pamphlet published in 1913. The text is divided into ten sections, each of which describes one fundamental principle of Homaranismo. From this text I have identified twelve main points and although this is a very brief summary, it may suffice to give you an idea of the complete doctrine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The twelve main points of the Homaranismo manifesto&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Treat the human race as one family.&lt;br /&gt;2. Let this ideal guide all of your actions.&lt;br /&gt;3. Do not judge any individual according to his racial origin but according to his behaviour and actions.&lt;br /&gt;4. Any country does not belong exclusively to any one racial group but to all of its inhabitants equally.&lt;br /&gt;5. Do not try to force your own language or religious faith on to other people.&lt;br /&gt;6. The concept of humanity should be superior to that of nationality.&lt;br /&gt;7. Define patriotism as service to a regional fraternal community. Never use it to justify hatred towards other people.&lt;br /&gt;8. Language should be considered as a means and not an end in itself.&lt;br /&gt; 9. Use a neutral language to communicate with people whose native language is different from your own.&lt;br /&gt;10. Let your own religion be a matter of personal choice and not something forced on you by your ethnic background.&lt;br /&gt;11. In dealing with people with a different cultural background be governed by principles of common humanity and helpfulness.&lt;br /&gt;12. In dealing with all members of the human race, try to promote sentiments which will unite and not divide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The crucial point is that regarding "a neutral language," which is to say, Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Esperanto is neutral regarding religion and politics, but it is not neutral regarding ethics.  Its ethic is the internal idea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-3687210381832318613?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/3687210381832318613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=3687210381832318613&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3687210381832318613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/3687210381832318613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/12/homaranismo-english.html' title='HOMARANISMO (English)'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-2078370506278520859</id><published>2006-12-09T11:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T11:14:12.533-05:00</updated><title type='text'>LA INTERNA IDEO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;INTERNA IDEO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La frazo "interna ideo" signifas la plej gravan celon de Esperanto.  Tiu ideo estas la kerno, la koro, la plej profunda distingajxo en la spirito de la internacia lingvo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kutime ni aludas pri aliaj Esperantistoj kiel "samideanoj."  Sed kiam mi legas la sinprezentajxojn (ekzemple en lernu.net) de Esperantistoj de malsama lingvopovo, mi trovas multajn malsamajxojn inter ili kaj mi.  Vere, mi ne havas samajn ideojn pri plejpartaj aferoj!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Komuna nacialingvo ne signifas ke la parolantojn estas samideanoj, cxu ne?  Do, komuna lingvapovo Esperante ne garantias la anojn kunhavas saman ideon pri io ajn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxu vi nun estas konfuzata?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Antaux longa tempo, mi estis privilegita auxskulti surbenignon de Zamenhof mem kiam li salutis kongresanojn, kaj li diris "Samidealojn."  Tio vere havas sencon.  Enkore kasxita en Esperanto estas unu idealo, kiu estas la homareco inter malsamaj lingvanoj per komuna lingvo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oni plibone rajtas nomi la internan ideon tiel internan idealon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sxjnas al mi ke multaj lernantoj ne dedicxis sin al nenio idealo pri lingvistika studo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Iliaj kialoj por studi Esperanton ne similas la kialo Zamenhof pensis kiam li kreis gxin. Li ne havis nur ideon, sed idealon.  Kia diferenco!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxiu lernanto havas sian kialon aux celon por lerni Esperanton --- ekzemple hobio intelekta, mensludo, oportuno por fremlandvojagxo, k.t.p.  Nenio kialo aux celo en cxi tiu grupo samas la kialo aux celo de la kreinto de Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni havas multajn ideojn, sed Zamenhof havis nur unu idealon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niajn celojn plejparte estas enmemdirektataj.  Nia ideo estas kontribui al nia propra amuzo, aux sole aux kun niaj amikoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Al Zamenhof ne gravis lingvamuzon.  Li inventis Esperanton por atingi celon -- la idealo de internacia kompreno per Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oni diras ke ju pli iu dauxrigxas tiel Esperantiston, des pli probabla estas ke li ekprenos la "interna ideo" kaj esti kaptota per tio.  Tio estas mian avidan espero.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-2078370506278520859?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/2078370506278520859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=2078370506278520859&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2078370506278520859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2078370506278520859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/12/la-interna-ideo.html' title='LA INTERNA IDEO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-8056351079104536981</id><published>2006-12-09T11:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T11:12:33.815-05:00</updated><title type='text'>THE INTERNAL IDEA</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;THE INTERNAL IDEA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The phrase "internal idea" means the most serious aim of Esperanto.  That idea is the kernal, the heart, the profoundest distinguishing thing in the spirit of the international language.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We customarily refer to other Esperantists as "samideanoj" or fellow-thinkers, ones who think alike.  But when I read the personal profiles (such as those in lernu.net) of Esperantists of varying language capability, I find many differences between them and me.  In fact, I often do not have the same ideas about most matters!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A common national language doesn't mean the speakers think alike, does it?  Well, common Esperanto language ability does not guarantee the members have the same idea about anything at all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you now confused?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A long time ago I was priveleged to listen to a tape recording of Zamenhof himself when he greeted members at a congress, and he said "samidealojn," or "folks who hold the same ideal."  This truly makes sense.  Concealed in the heart of Esperanto is one ideal, that is the humanity among different language speakers by means of a common language.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One has a better right to call the internal idea the internal ideal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seems to me that many learners have not dedicated themselves to any ideal regarding linguistic study.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their reasons for studying Esperanto are not similar to the reason Zamenhof thought about when he created it.  He did not merely have an idea, but an ideal.  What a difference!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every student has his reason or aim for learning Esperanto --- for example an intellectual hobby, mind-game, opportunity for foreign travel, etc.  No reason or aim in this group is the same as the reason or aim of Esperanto's creator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have many ideas, but Zamenhof had but one ideal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our aims for the most part are directed into ourselves.  Our idea is to contribute to our own amuzement, either alone or with our friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To Zamenhof fun with a language was not important.  He invented Esperanto to achieve a goal --- the ideal of international understanding by means of Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is said that the longer one is an Esperantist, the more likely one is to grasp the "internal idea" and be captured by it.  I hope this is so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-8056351079104536981?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/8056351079104536981/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=8056351079104536981&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8056351079104536981'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8056351079104536981'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/12/internal-idea.html' title='THE INTERNAL IDEA'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-4849207338813186870</id><published>2006-12-04T08:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-04T08:38:04.140-05:00</updated><title type='text'>UEA ON PROGRESS</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="content"&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;William R. Harmon, the U.S. Chief Delegate from the Universala Esperanto-Asocio, has prepared the following letter for distribution. I think that it deserves publication here as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Universal Esperanto Association (UEA)&lt;/strong&gt; was founded in 1908 as an organization of individual Esperantists. Now UEA has members in 113 countries, and works not only to promote Esperanto, but to stimulate discussion of the world language problem and to call attention to the necessity of equality among languages. The By-Laws of UEA state the following four goals:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• to promote the use of the international language Esperanto&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• to act for the solution of the language problem in international relations and to facilitate international communication&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• to encourage all types of spiritual and material relations among people, irrespective of differences of nationality, race, sex, religion, politics, or language&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• to nurture among its members a strong sense of solidarity, and to develop in them understanding and respect for other peoples.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In recent years, UEA has greatly increased its activities in areas where there historically has been little Esperanto activity. In &lt;strong&gt;Africa&lt;/strong&gt;, for example, there are now classes or clubs in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Benin, Burundi, Chad, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Congo DR, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Togoland &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;and&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; Zimbabwe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. UEA’s Afrika Komisiono oversees and assists using funds from UEA’s Africa Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Without UEA, this would not have happened&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Asia&lt;/strong&gt; there has been an explosion of activity recently. With the assistance of the Azia Komisiono under the presidency of Hori Yasuo of Japan, new organizations are now active in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Cambodia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;and&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; Vietnam&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. The Asia Commission recently underwrote a visit of several months in the Philippines by a young Nepali Esperantist, Bharat Ghimire, who not only initiated classes — some at university level — but also instigated the creation of a new Pilipina-English-Esperanto dictionary and new textbooks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Without UEA, this would not have happened&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;UEA administers the long-established worldwide Delegate Network with the help of Chief Delegates in 90 countries. There are currently 1900 delegates worldwide, with 91 in the United States. (And, as Chief Delegate, I am quite proud of this group.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is of course important to be active locally as an Esperantist&lt;/strong&gt; — teach in or support local classes, attend local club meetings, participate in joint activities with educational organizations. &lt;strong&gt;But it is also important to support the promotion of Esperanto worldwide.&lt;/strong&gt; Your membership in UEA will help. If you are a current member, please renew your membership through ELNA. An “aliĝilo” is enclosed in this mailing. &lt;strong&gt;If you are not a member of UEA now, please consider joining in this very important work by becoming a member at whatever level you can.&lt;/strong&gt; The Membro-Abonanto (MA) level is recommended, as you receive the monthly magazine &lt;em&gt;Esperanto&lt;/em&gt; which will keep you up to date on Esperanto activities worldwide, as well as the annual &lt;em&gt;Jarlibro&lt;/em&gt;. The Membro-Jarlibro (MJ) category only includes the &lt;em&gt;Jarlibro&lt;/em&gt;, but makes you a full individual member of UEA.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-4849207338813186870?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/4849207338813186870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=4849207338813186870&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4849207338813186870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4849207338813186870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/12/uea-on-progress.html' title='UEA ON PROGRESS'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-4911297606262229557</id><published>2006-12-03T07:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-03T07:35:23.782-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TRAVEL TO AFRICA</title><content type='html'>(From Veki Yahoo Club  This is what Esperanto is all about.  An Esperantist from Argentina who apologizes for his command of Esperanto nonetheless uses it to travel to Africa and make friends with Esperantists there.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Raporto de vizito al Afriko per Pasporta Servo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kara Francisko:&lt;br /&gt;Kiel kunfondinto de Argent-ejo -1964-kaj de Pasporta&lt;br /&gt;Servo -1966-mi multe gxojis pro via rakonto (informo)&lt;br /&gt;de vizito al Afriko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jes, vi kelkfoje mis-skribas en Esperanto, sed ecx&lt;br /&gt;tiel Esperanto povas esti komprenata.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jen virto de Esperanto kiun vi glorigas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni kunlaboru por (kaj per) Esperanto kaj por Pasporta&lt;br /&gt;Servo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni kreskigu Afrikon kaj helpu afrikanojn por la Afrika&lt;br /&gt;Unuigxo kiun Mandela deziris.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ecx se Pasporta Servo estus la sola utilo de&lt;br /&gt;Esperanto, ecx tiel Esperanto lernindus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Elkoran Saluton&lt;br /&gt;Ruben Feldman-Gonzalez&lt;br /&gt;Kun-fondinto de Pasporta Servo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FRANCISKO EN KONGOLO&lt;br /&gt;Enkonduko:&lt;br /&gt;Saluton al cxiuj:&lt;br /&gt;Mi estas Francisco Zilli, 32-jara, mi logxas en la&lt;br /&gt;urbo Cipolletti kiu estas lokita apud la urbo&lt;br /&gt;Neukeno en la norda parto el Patagonio en&lt;br /&gt;Argentinio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Mi apartenas al Neukena Esperanta Rondo, al&lt;br /&gt; Argentina Esperanta Ligo kaj al Argen-TEJO&lt;br /&gt;(Argentina&lt;br /&gt; Esperanta Junulara Organizo).&lt;br /&gt; Mi estas elektronikisto en petrolentrepreno en&lt;br /&gt; Angolo kaj mi laboras en petrolsxipo surmare&lt;br /&gt; el occidenta Afriko.&lt;br /&gt; Mi nun skribas pri mia renkonto kun la samideanoj el&lt;br /&gt; E.A.KO (Esperanta Asocio en Kongo) en la urbo Pointe&lt;br /&gt; Noire, Kongolo, Afriko.&lt;br /&gt; Kaj la alispecaj dedicxoj...&lt;br /&gt; Al mia Familio, kiu multhelpas min en tiu&lt;br /&gt; malfacila laborplano.&lt;br /&gt; Al cxiuj gastigantoj el pasporta servo, kiuj kredas&lt;br /&gt; pro amikeco.&lt;br /&gt; Al Esperanto, kiu faras cxiajn renkontojn ebla.&lt;br /&gt; Unue mi sxatas prezenti al vi la samideanojn kun&lt;br /&gt;kiuj&lt;br /&gt; mi renkontis en la urbo Pointe Noire:&lt;br /&gt; Mia vogagxo komencis je la 25-a Octobro 2006 en mia&lt;br /&gt; urbo, Neukeno, kiam mi devas preni aviadilon por iri&lt;br /&gt; al Angolo por laborperiodo.&lt;br /&gt; La petrolsxipo kie mi laboras estis en la porto el&lt;br /&gt; Doualo, Kamerunio, do, por iri cxi tien mi devis&lt;br /&gt; preni aviadilo ekde Angolo kaj preterpasi al&lt;br /&gt; aeroporto (flughaveno) el Pointe Noire, Kongolo kie&lt;br /&gt;mi ne povis&lt;br /&gt; preni aviadilo pro komplikita afero.&lt;br /&gt; Pro tio, mi devas resti en hotelo en la urbo kaj&lt;br /&gt; mi ne povas viziti ghin cxar mi estas blankulo kaj&lt;br /&gt; promeni sola en la urbo ne estas facila por mi.&lt;br /&gt; Do, mi sercxis en la ttt-ejo por pasporta servo por&lt;br /&gt; samideanoj en la urbo, kaj mi trovis iliajn nomojn&lt;br /&gt;kaj&lt;br /&gt; mi decidis telefoni ilin.&lt;br /&gt; Mi sendis emailon al samideano Renato Corsetti en&lt;br /&gt; Italio cxar mi ne alportis la Jarlibron kiu donis&lt;br /&gt;min&lt;br /&gt; mia instruisto S-ro Ruben Sanchez en Neukeno kaj&lt;br /&gt; Renato sendis al mi la informojn.&lt;br /&gt; Dum la meztago el 28OCT2006 mi lasis mesagxon en la&lt;br /&gt; posx-telefono el Sro Loubaki kaj poste, vespere, li&lt;br /&gt; kaj du amikoj vizitis min en la hotelo.&lt;br /&gt; Kun granda surprizo ili vidis min, tiu alta blankulo&lt;br /&gt; kiu parolas Esperanton, ili diris al mi ke mi estas&lt;br /&gt;la&lt;br /&gt; unua blank-eksterlandulo kiu vizitis ilin kaj tion&lt;br /&gt; mi tre sxatis.&lt;br /&gt; En tiu vespero ni parolas pri multaj aferoj kaj ni&lt;br /&gt; decidis renkontighi en la hotelo dum venonta tago&lt;br /&gt; por promeni en la urbo kaj koni la veran planon el&lt;br /&gt;la&lt;br /&gt; konga vivo.&lt;br /&gt; Sro Eden Loubaki - loubakend@yahoo.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;mailto:loubakend@...&gt; fr&lt;br /&gt; Sro Samba Sanson&lt;br /&gt; Jen ni estas en hotelo&lt;br /&gt; Dum la mateno el dimancxo 29OCT2006, mi kaj Sro&lt;br /&gt; Loubaki prenis taxio kaj promeni pro multaj&lt;br /&gt; kvartaloj el la urbo, bedauxrinde mi ne povis preni&lt;br /&gt; fotoj en la urbo cxar tio estas estranga afero&lt;br /&gt; por la malpacema homoj en tiu urbo.&lt;br /&gt; Ni visitis la lernejo kie Sro Loubaki instruas la&lt;br /&gt; angla kaj la esperanta lingvo.&lt;br /&gt; En tiu okazagxo mi faris kopio el informoj de la&lt;br /&gt; esperanta lingvo en K-CD kio mi alportas en mia&lt;br /&gt; portebla komputilo cxar tio estas tre utila al li&lt;br /&gt; cxar ili ne havas reto en tiu loko.&lt;br /&gt; Ankaux en la lernejo mi renkontis kun alia&lt;br /&gt; instruisto el angla lingvo kiu estas amiko el Sro&lt;br /&gt; Loubaki kaj kiu nun komencis lerni e-o.&lt;br /&gt; Bedauxrinde mi ne re bonmemoras la nomo de tiu ulo.&lt;br /&gt; Mi tre sxatas montri lin que E-o funcxias tre bone&lt;br /&gt; kaj estas plu facxila ol la angla aux la franca&lt;br /&gt; lingvo por internacia komunikado. (Mi ankaux parolas&lt;br /&gt; la angla kaj la franca, sed mi sxatis paroli en e-o&lt;br /&gt; por praktiki parolado).&lt;br /&gt; Poste, preskaux meztago ni vizitis la marparto en la&lt;br /&gt; urbo kun Sro Samba. La vetero estis pluvema kaj&lt;br /&gt; ventema.&lt;br /&gt; Jen Mi kaj Sro Loubaki en la lernejo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; La chefa traina stacio&lt;br /&gt; Dum meztago ni mangxis rapide cxar la vetero ne&lt;br /&gt; helpas kaj ni sxatis viziti la kamparo en kiu Sro&lt;br /&gt; Loubaki logxas kaj laboras&lt;br /&gt; Poste, ni vogagxis al kamparo ekster la urbo kaj&lt;br /&gt; unue ni vizitis la hejmo el Sro Loubaki kie li havas&lt;br /&gt; multaj E-a materialo.&lt;br /&gt; Mi tre sxatas tiu malgranda sed kara sidejo, li&lt;br /&gt; montris kaj montris multaj materialoj kaj aferoj ke&lt;br /&gt; li faris pro disvastigxi e-o en lia urbo.&lt;br /&gt; Kaj, tiu estas lia katino kiu nomigxas AMIKINO.&lt;br /&gt; Poste, ni promenis gxis lia kamparo de kie li prenis&lt;br /&gt; multaj legomoj Sed, PLUVIGXIS!!!&lt;br /&gt; Kiam li ne estas en lia lernejo li laboras en lia&lt;br /&gt; kamparo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Kaj, kia cxiam, mi prenas iom de tero en sako cxar&lt;br /&gt; mi kolektas tero el cxiaj landoj mi vizitis en&lt;br /&gt; malgranda botelo en mia hejmo kiel hobio.&lt;br /&gt; Jen estas Eden kaj Samba kun donaceto ke mi alportis&lt;br /&gt; el Argentinio por doni al speciala amiko ke mi povus&lt;br /&gt; trovigxi dum la laborvogagxo.&lt;br /&gt; SED, PLUVIGXIS tro multe kaj ni devas iri al hotelo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Cxi tie estas lokita la urbo Pointe Noire, Kongolo&lt;br /&gt; KONKLUDO&lt;br /&gt; Do, jen mia grandega aventuro en la kongola lando,&lt;br /&gt; malsimila kia mi vivas en Argentinio sed karinda,&lt;br /&gt; vere. Mi renkontis kun afabla kaj kara samideanoj&lt;br /&gt; kiuj mi ne facile forgesxis. Mi tre kordankas ilin&lt;br /&gt; pro cxio. Mi kredas ke ne estas la lasta fojo ke mi&lt;br /&gt; preterpasos tiu urbo, do, ni trovigxos poste, neniu&lt;br /&gt; scias.&lt;br /&gt; GXIS REVIDO&lt;br /&gt; AMIKE.&lt;br /&gt; FRANCISKO&lt;br /&gt; PD: mi petas perdonon se mi mise skribis en e-o&lt;br /&gt;tempo&lt;br /&gt; al tempo.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-4911297606262229557?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/4911297606262229557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=4911297606262229557&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4911297606262229557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4911297606262229557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/12/travel-to-africa.html' title='TRAVEL TO AFRICA'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-8859281893933297180</id><published>2006-11-28T10:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-28T10:18:12.858-05:00</updated><title type='text'>VERA VARBATO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;VERA VARBATO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kiam ni rajtas diri ke ni estis varbata iun en E-omovado?  Kia distingajxojn karakterizas la auxtentika varbato?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se ni persvadis nekonaton cxeestis kluban kunsidon, cxu tio auxtentikigas lin kiel varbato?  Se li cxestas dekfoje, cxu li tauxgas kiel varbato?  Cxu cxeestado multfoje kvalifikos iun ajn kiel varbato?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se ni persvadis iun registri en E-oklaso, cxu tio farigas lin varbato?  Kiom da lecionoj li devos studi gxis li varbigxas vere?  Cxu li sukcesus cxe ekzameno?  Kiom da ekzamenoj?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se la lernanto montrus suficxan fluecon paroli Esperanton, cxu tio provas lin auxtentikavarbato?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kiam iun vere estus varbato?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxu gravas kiel ni difinas varbato?  Do, nur se ni klare strebas priparoli.  Helpemas se ciuj kiuj legas cxi tio blogo, zorgas uzi samajn difinojn.  Sendube mi devis fari tion elkomenco.  Permesu min klarifikas nun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Varbi" ne signifas nur "enlistigi," sed konvertas iun por esti aktiva partoprenanto en unu motivo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aktiva partoprenanto?  Kio estas "aktiva?"  Kio signifas "partoprenanto?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaj la plej grava demando: Kio estas la "motivo" de Esperanto?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jene mankas eksplikon pri la "interna ideo" de Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-8859281893933297180?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/8859281893933297180/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=8859281893933297180&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8859281893933297180'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8859281893933297180'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/vera-varbato.html' title='VERA VARBATO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-8329659945268608394</id><published>2006-11-28T10:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-28T10:15:26.395-05:00</updated><title type='text'>REAL RECRUIT</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;REAL RECRUIT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When can we truly say we have recruited someone to the Esperanto movement?  What would be the characteristics of a true recruit?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If we have persuaded a stranger to attend a club meeting, would that make him a recruit?  If he attends 10 times would he be a recruit?  Does attendance at a club for any amount of times ever qualify someone as a recruit?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If we persuade a stranger to enroll in an Esperanto course, does that make him a recruit?  How many lessons must he study before he is a real recruit?  Does he have to pass an examination?  How many examinations?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the student demonstrates a satisfactory degree of fluency in spoken Esperanto, does that mean he is a true recruit?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When is anyone really recruited to Esperanto?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Does it matter how we define a recruit?  Well, only in the sense that we should be clear what we are talking about.  It would be helpful if everyone who reads this blog had the same definitions in mind.  No doubt I should have defined my terms clearly from the start.  Let me do so now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"To recruit" means not only to "enlist" but to prosyletize or convert to active participation in a cause.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active participation?  What is "active?"  What is "participation?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the crucial question: What is the "cause" of Esperanto?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is time we examined the "internal idea" of Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-8329659945268608394?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/8329659945268608394/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=8329659945268608394&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8329659945268608394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8329659945268608394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/real-recruit.html' title='REAL RECRUIT'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-2950110769955548604</id><published>2006-11-25T08:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-25T08:36:12.893-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Travel from Russia with Esperanto</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;(from the Pasporta Servo club at Yahoo)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saluton, estimataj Pasport-Servanoj kaj karaj geamikoj!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nia familio sukcese efektivigis grandan vojaghon el Rusio tra Bjelorusio,&lt;br /&gt;Pollando, Germanio al Parizo kaj poste al Bretonio, kien nin invitis Beatrice&lt;br /&gt;kaj Michel Allee.&lt;br /&gt;Nia vojagho dauhris dum 18 tagoj + 11 horoj ekde la 12.10.06 ghis la&lt;br /&gt;31.10.06.matene.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tie ni spertis koran etoson amikecan, belajn vidindajhojn, vizitis lokan&lt;br /&gt;esperanto-kursojn, ech partoprenis, ilin bone organizas kaj gvidas sinjorino&lt;br /&gt;Beatrice Allee. Ni klarigis al chiuj ke ni venis el malproksimega Kirov&lt;br /&gt;nord-rusia dank'al Esperanto kaj chi tiu eta libro de Pasporta Servo.&lt;br /&gt;Pri Parizo mi povus rakonti multon, sed mi chi tie diru nur ke nin gastigis en&lt;br /&gt;Parizo bonkoraj Agnes Ravaillault, Franck Bourgeois kaj lia charma Ann, ankau&lt;br /&gt;tre komunikema Monique Rouyre.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni gastis ankauh en germana urbo Aachen kiu tre oportune situas apud Belgio kaj&lt;br /&gt;Nederlando, fakte tie ja estas oficiala tri-land-limo kaj turo de kie vi povas&lt;br /&gt;ghui belan panoramon ankauh la tri landojn, ankauh tie ja ekzistis dum iom da&lt;br /&gt;tempo Amikejo-lando, Moresneto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apud Akeno situas belga urbeto Kelmis kie ni gastis che bela familio Markarian:&lt;br /&gt;Nikola kaj Martin kaj iliaj infanoj Oliver k Linda. Estis vere internacia&lt;br /&gt;vespermangho: rusa familio, franco Robert Pontnau, eks-moldavano, nun akenano&lt;br /&gt;Jurij Arshanskij, kaj la afablaj gastemaj dom-mastroj: german-brita familio kun&lt;br /&gt;armena familinomo en Valonia parto de Belgio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En Aachen (en Esperanto Akeno) loghas bonega chicherono Jurij Arshanskij, la&lt;br /&gt;sciulo de Akenaj fabeloj, veturu tien al li.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Li chicheronis nin en Akeno mem, al Liege (Belgio) kaj al Maastricht&lt;br /&gt;(Nederlando). En Berlino ni tranoktis che Lena Karpunina kaj Gerd Bussing, kaj&lt;br /&gt;Gerd renkontis nin jam sufiche malfrue en stacidomo Lichtenberg. Lena verkis&lt;br /&gt;libron "La bato". Mi nur iomete legis ghin sed tre ekinteresighis kaj nepre&lt;br /&gt;akiru.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni dankas chiujn amikojn, cxu PasportServanoj ili estas au ankorau ne&lt;br /&gt;PasportServanoj:&lt;br /&gt;Bernadette k Henri k Stephan Lemarchand,&lt;br /&gt;Johanna k Jean Pierre Pineau,&lt;br /&gt;Marie Therese k Daniel Gicquel,&lt;br /&gt;Pierette Rabaste'.&lt;br /&gt;Tre multe por ni klopodis:&lt;br /&gt;Maria Mickle,&lt;br /&gt;Max Claude,&lt;br /&gt;Philippe Beaudonnet k familio,&lt;br /&gt;Renee Triolle,&lt;br /&gt;Wojtek Usakewicz.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni bedauras ke ne sukcesis vin viziti.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni sincere dankas chiujn aliajn amikojn kiuj reehhis kaj kies nomojn mi chi tie&lt;br /&gt;ne skribis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ankoraufoje mia familio dankegas sinjorinon Beatrice ALLEE, kiu sendis al ni&lt;br /&gt;oficialan inviton, dank'al shi ni ricevis Shengenan vizon kaj do bonshancon ghui&lt;br /&gt;la vojaghon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Estime al cxiuj Sergeo Pahhomov kaj Marina kaj nia Mariana, Kirov, Rusio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-2950110769955548604?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/2950110769955548604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=2950110769955548604&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2950110769955548604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2950110769955548604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/travel-from-russia-with-esperanto.html' title='Travel from Russia with Esperanto'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-6287032503949673046</id><published>2006-11-21T11:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-21T11:25:08.023-05:00</updated><title type='text'>KONEKTATA?  KIUN?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Niaj komunumoj sxangxas.  Post jaroj, personoj aux fortranslogxas aux entranslogxas, kaj la spirito komunuma malplejigxas.  Aktivajxoj kaj prioritatoj aperas esti sxanganta.  Sociologistoj studadis tiun en Usono kaj trovis la grupinterrilatojn malpliigxis dum lastaj 30 jaroj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Membraroj en Asocioj de Gepatrioj-Instruistoj malgrandigxas 50%, partoprenoj en civilaj kaj edukaj estraroj malgrandigxas 40%, virkluboj 20%, virinkluboj plue ankaux, junulara partopreno en eksterstudaj aktivajxoj kaj pregxeja cxeestantaro reduktigxas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni multe preferas auxskulti kompaktdiskon en hejme ol kunigxas hxoron vilagxan, aux multe preferas vidi televidilan sportojn ol kunigxi kun pilksporta teamo, aux multe preferas interesi nin interrete ol proponi nin por servi memvole en proksima mangxajx-distribuejo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ekzistas seninterrompa tendenco for engagxigxi en grupoj.  Vizagxa al vizagxa grupengagxigxo gravas cxar gxi postulas sindedicxo.  Instigas respondeco cxar cxiuj membroj responsigas sinreciproke en dauxrema rilato.  Grupinteragado faras ligigxon per personoj lernas kiel kunlaboras kaj fidas unu al alia. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi sidis en mia favora kafejo kaj cxircauxmiris al plimalpli dekdua klientoj, kiuj sidis kaj fiksrigardis ilian porteblan komputilojn.  Oni diras ke ili estas "konektataj," sed kun kiujn?  Vere, ne unu al alia.  Cxiu persono, fiksrigardinta al aktiveco cibernetika, malatentigis al aliajn en la kafejo.  Tamen, ne gravis al aliaj klientoj, por tial ke ili ankaux estis "konektata" al iu, ie, sed ne en tiu cxambro.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxiu de la dekdua personoj estis konektata kun nur unu persono ie, sed ne al unu al alia.  Dekdua personoj izolataj vidinta al ekranoj, supozeble "konektata" al mondo fora, sed nekonektata al cxircauxajxa mondo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Varbu iu al Esperanto-movado?  Kiu?  Kie?  Kiel?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-6287032503949673046?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/6287032503949673046/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=6287032503949673046&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/6287032503949673046'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/6287032503949673046'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/konektata-kiun.html' title='KONEKTATA?  KIUN?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-4356687413072296476</id><published>2006-11-21T11:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-21T11:22:28.669-05:00</updated><title type='text'>CONNECTED?  TO WHOM?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Our communities change.  Over the years, people move away or move in, and the community spirit seems to become less.  Priorities and activities appear to change.  Social scientists have studied this in the U.S. and have found that the ways we interact with one another in groups have declined over the past 30 years or so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.T.A. membership is down 50%, participation in town and school board meetings is down 40%, men's clubs down 20%, women's clubs down more, youth particiption in extra-curricular activies has decined and church attendance has dropped.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are far more likely to listed to a CD at home alone that join a local choral group, more likely to watch TV sports than join a softball team, more likely to be intrigued by the internet than volunteer with others at the local food bank.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a steady trend away from group involvement.  Face-to-face participation in group involvement is important because it requires commitment.  It encourages responsibility because group members must be accountable to one another in their lasting relationship.  Group interaction makes for a connectedness in which people learn to cooperate and trust one another. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I sit in my favorite coffeehouse and look around at the dozen or so patrons who sit staring intently at their laptop computers.  They are said to be "connected," but to whom?  Certainly not to each other.  Each person, immersed in cyberspace activity, was oblivious to the other customers in the coffeehouse.  However, it made no difference to those patrons, for they also were "connected" to someone, somewhere, but not in the room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each of the dozen people in the room was connected to just one person somewhere, but not to each other.  A dozen lonely people staring at screens, supposedly "connected" to a world "out there," but disconnected to the world around them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recruit someone to the Esperanto movement?  Who?  Where?  How?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-4356687413072296476?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/4356687413072296476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=4356687413072296476&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4356687413072296476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4356687413072296476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/connected-to-whom.html' title='CONNECTED?  TO WHOM?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-4907656132273074920</id><published>2006-11-17T10:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-17T10:49:40.911-05:00</updated><title type='text'>BORDER CRIMES</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="content"&gt;  &lt;p&gt;(The following from http://esperanto-usa.org is written by Phil Dorcas, president of the Esperanto League of North America or ELNA.  I am reprinting it here because I agree with it 100 % and hope you will take it to heart.)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Border Crimes&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;There was a lot of noise in the media recently during the election campaigns about border crimes. Politicians spoke long and hard about border crimes, what they are, and what to do about them. I could only listen to the campaigns for a while before I stopped listening or reading. The issue is perhaps hotter here in Texas than in some other states. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The issue comes at a time when most people are thinking about building fences, creating more barriers between countries. And the politicians are trying to solve a legal problem that touches society in many ways. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;However, there are other “border crimes.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;These crimes are violations that we Esperanto speakers commit. Yes, I am accusing us. We are guilty. We have our own border problem in Esperantland.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Some people think about the crime of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. I’m thinking about the opposite problem, about not crossing the border when we should. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We have international borders available to us as Esperantists that we do not cross sufficiently often. In our conversations among ourselves, in our conversations with others, in our meetings, in our planning, and even in our thinking, we do not consider using Esperanto as it is intended. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Esperanto is an international language.  We should use it internationally.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We should always try to give our club meetings a sense of “internationality.” We should report on international activities, international pen-pals, international news, international friendships, and any other kind of international actions that come to mind. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We should personally seek out international friendships and build the bridges that Esperanto enables us to build. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Imagine what a non-Esperanto speaker thinks when they observe us acting as we did before we came to know Esperanto, and Esperanto has had no effect on our lives. Imagine what they think of their visit to an Esperanto club, if there is no report on an international event, no literature by a writer in another country, or nobody mentioning a pen-pal across the sea. We might as well just speak English and be done with it.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; If Esperanto has had an effect on us, it should be readily apparent. International connections should be at the forefront of our thinking and on the tips of our tongues. Our non-Esperanto friends and co-workers should be firmly aware that we are Esperanto speakers, and as such have international friends, connections, and activities. They should know that we can read &lt;em&gt;Monato, Esperanto, Juna Amiko, &lt;/em&gt;or &lt;em&gt;Literatura Foiro&lt;/em&gt; just like they read &lt;em&gt;Time, People, &lt;/em&gt;or &lt;em&gt;The Atlantic Monthly&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Give feet to the language.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Esperanto is sufficiently beneficial to sell itself, but we should show it in the best light for the best opportunities. It should be apparent, visible, paraded, put under the spotlight, and reported to the non-Esperanto speaking America.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We should cross the international borders, those barriers that divide countries, cultures, and classes. We can increase the world’s human inter-understanding for the betterment of mankind. And we can do that regardless of the level of our personal Esperanto abilities. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To do less is a border crime.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;- filipo&lt;br /&gt;Phil DORCAS&lt;br /&gt;president, ELNA&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-4907656132273074920?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/4907656132273074920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=4907656132273074920&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4907656132273074920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4907656132273074920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/border-crimes.html' title='BORDER CRIMES'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-4260496544665278372</id><published>2006-11-11T16:05:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T16:18:49.619-05:00</updated><title type='text'>STRANGE CONTRAST</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Correspondence with Esperantists in other lands stimulates one to study the geography and history of places where correspondents live in order to understand them better. Burundi is a small impoverished landlocked nation in the heart of Africa, originally Pygmy territory. You may remember a few years ago when the people suffered genocidal massacres in fights between tribes, the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority. Hundreds of thousands were killed, and hundreds of thousands fled to adjoining countries. Recently, the U.S. accepted 10,000 Burundi refugees from camps in Rwanda. Many of them have lived in such camps so long they don't remember their lives in Burundi. Languages are Kirundi (Burundi), French, and some Swahili along the eastern border.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Burundi is the poorest nation in the world. Half of the 8,000,000 population is under the age of 14 and 56.8% of children under the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is only one TV broadcast station in the country. The telephone system is primitive. There are perhaps only 25,000 internet users among the wealthiest people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Burundi is about the size of the state of Maryland in the U.S.  It has 17 provinces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope you are familiar with the Esperanto pen-pal webpage (http://members.aol.com/enrike/elspeto.htm). The president of the Burundi National Association for Esperanto wrote: "Our Association has many clubs, from diverse regions of Burundi... Esperanto is spreading in Burundi. Now there is an Esperanto club in almost every province of Burundi. Our students need penpals and textbooks." Correspondence must be by the postal system because only the rich have internet access.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Did you get this? "Now there is an Esperanto club in almost every province of Burundi." Can you explain how this is possible among poorest people in the world without computers?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Compare it with the situation in the U.S., the wealthiest country in the world, where most homes have internet access, yet there are only 51 Esperanto clubs in 31 states, and they are very small and mostly stay that way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you explain this disparity?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clearly, in Burundi every poor and lowly Esperantist is enthusiastically recruiting others through personal effort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-4260496544665278372?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/4260496544665278372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=4260496544665278372&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4260496544665278372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/4260496544665278372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/strange-contrast_11.html' title='STRANGE CONTRAST'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-2321196700062214242</id><published>2006-11-11T16:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T16:07:20.215-05:00</updated><title type='text'>STRANGE CONTRAST</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Correspondence with Esperantists in other lands stimulates one to study the geography and history of places where correspondents live in order to understand them better.  Burundi is a small impoverished landlocked nation in the heart of Africa, originally Pygmy territory.  You may remember a few years ago when the people suffered genocidal massacres in fights between tribes, the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority.  Hundreds of thousands were killed, and hundreds of thousands fled to adjoining countries.  Recently, the U.S. accepted 10,000 Burundi refugees from camps in Rwanda. Many of them have lived in such camps so long they don't remember their lives in Burundi.  Languages are Kirundi (Burundi), French, and some Swahili along the eastern border. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Burundi is the poorest nation in the world.  Half of the 8,000,000 population is under the age of 14 and 56.8% of children under the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is only one TV broadcast station in the country.  The telephone system is primitive.  There are perhaps only 25,000 internet users among the wealthiest people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Burundi is about the size of the state of Maryland in the U.S.  It has 17 provinces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope you are familiar with the Esperanto pen-pal webpage (http://members.aol.com/enrike/elspeto.htm).  The president of the Burundi National Association for Esperanto wrote: "Our Association has many clubs, from diverse regions of Burundi... Esperanto is spreading in Burundi.  Now there is an Esperanto club in almost every province of Burundi.  Our students need penpals and textbooks."  Correspondence must be by the postal system because only the rich have internet access.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Did you get this?  "Now there is an Esperanto club in almost every province of Burundi."  Can you explain how this is possible among poorest people in the world without computers?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Compare it with the situation in the U.S., the wealthiest country in the world, where most homes have internet access, yet there are only 51 Esperanto clubs in 31 states, and they are very small and mostly stay that way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you explain this disparity?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clearly, in Burundi every poor and lowly Esperantist is enthusiastically recruiting others through personal effort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-2321196700062214242?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/2321196700062214242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=2321196700062214242&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2321196700062214242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2321196700062214242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/strange-contrast.html' title='STRANGE CONTRAST'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-1145882157440058905</id><published>2006-11-06T16:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-06T16:30:12.714-05:00</updated><title type='text'>KIAL MULTEGAJN KUMPUTILEMULON?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;( Nia gastblogistino hodiaux estas Erin Piateski, kasxnome "erinja," kiu estas helpanto en la Lernu Teamo. La Esperanta traduko estas mia,  kaj nur mi kulpas por erarojn ajn.  Antaux sxi diris ke Esperanto en Usono emas allogi virojn kiuj estas komputilemuloj kaj ne tro gregema.  Mi demandis sxin, Kial vi opinias ke Esperantokluboj en Usono havas multegajn malgregemajn komputilemulojn?)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sxajnas ke ili generale interesigxas pri esoterajxojn kaj mi pensas ke Esperanto akordigxi kun tiuj.  Kiom komputilemuloj vi konas kiuj sxatas Japonajn desegnajxojn ("anime) aux kiuj estas jxonglistoj (aux havas aliajn nekutimajn sxatokupojn?)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ankaux mi opinias Esperantan logikan strukturon eblas akordi kun ilia intereso prio komputprogramado kaj tiel plu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi opinias ke Esperanto ne estas konsiderata imitinda aux aktiveco afabla, kaj por tial allogus negregemulojn kaj neafablaulojn.  Nia samideanaro estas tiel malkoncentrata ke nur personoj kiuj kutime sidas antaux komputiloj plej probable trovos Esperanton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En Euxropo, Eo parolantoj pli koncentrigxas kaj okazas pli da eventoj kiel personoj povas cxesti sen veturi tro multaj da horoj, kaj ili povas uzi la malmultekostan trajnsistemon por iri tien.  Tiuj aspektoj kombinas por faciligi sociaktivajxojn (do tiel evidentas ke Eo estas sociala kaj ne ekslusive por tiuj kiuj sidas antaux komputilojn) kaj pli granda kvanto de uloj povas cxeesti.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En Usono, ni ne havas suficxan densecon de Eo parolantoj por fari eventojn en multaj da lokoj, kaj la kvanto de junuloj kiu eblas cxeesti en granda grupaj aktivecajxoj estas malmulta cxar ne havas monon por flugi al iu ajn evento.  Plue, nia trajnoj multikostas, do tio ne helpas.  Ofte la sola elekto estas tro longa kaj tro teda veturo per auxtobuso.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-1145882157440058905?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/1145882157440058905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=1145882157440058905&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/1145882157440058905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/1145882157440058905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/kial-multegajn-kumputilemulon.html' title='KIAL MULTEGAJN KUMPUTILEMULON?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-7746537710460757794</id><published>2006-11-06T16:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-06T16:27:56.980-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WHY SO MANY COMPUTER GUYS?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;(Our guest bloger again today is Erin Piateski, a.k.a. "Erinja," a Lernu team member.  I thought her comments were very perceptive, and with her permission, I publish them here.  The Esperanto translation is my own and I alone am responsible for any errors. She had stated that Esperanto in the U.S. tended to attract "nerdy, computery guys."  I asked why she thought they predominated in U.S. Esperanto clubs)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They seem to be interested in esoteric stuff in general, and I think Esperanto fits in with that. How many computery people do you know who like Japanese anime, or  who juggle (or any other unusual hobby)? Also, I think its logical structure may fit in with their interest in computer programming and such things. I think Esperanto is not seen as "cool" and not seen as a social thing to do, which may draw uncool and not-so-social people to it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our community is so spread out that the only people likely to encounter Esperanto are the ones who spend a lot of time on the computer. In Europe, speakers are more concentrated, there are more events&lt;br /&gt;that people can attend without travelling hours and hours and hours, and they can use the reasonably low-cost train system to get there. These factors combine to make it easier to have social events (thus it is seen as a social thing and not just for people who live in front of a computer) and young people are more able to attend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the US, we don't have a high enough density of speakers to have events in very many places, and the number of young people able to go to events tends to be small because they simply don't have the money to fly to whatever event. And our train network is sparse and expensive, so that's no help, so in most cases their only choice is an insanely long bus ride.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-7746537710460757794?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/7746537710460757794/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=7746537710460757794&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/7746537710460757794'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/7746537710460757794'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/why-so-many-computer-guys.html' title='WHY SO MANY COMPUTER GUYS?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-8820097917782699495</id><published>2006-11-05T13:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-05T13:37:05.611-05:00</updated><title type='text'>KIE ESTAS LA VIRINOJ?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;(En Lernu.net forumo, iu demandis kial la Esperanto-movado ne sxajnas allogi virinojn.  Nia gastblogistino hodiaux estas Erin Piateski, kasxnome "erinja," kiu estas helpanto en la Lernu Teamo.  Mi pensis ke sxia komentario estis bontauxga, kaj kun sxia permeso mi publikas gxin cxi tie.  La Esperanta traduko estas mia,  kaj nur mi kulpas por erarojn ajn.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Laux mia sperto en Nord-Ameriko-Esperanto homamasoj, estas plej multaj da viroj ol virinoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sxajnas al mi ke en Usono, Eo tendencas allogi negregemajn komputilemulojn.  Almenaux kiuj tiuj cxeestas Eo kluboj sxajnas misproporcia esti komputprogramistoj, matematikistoj, kaj scientistoj.  Mi ne certas kial virinoj ne lernas Esperanton, sed preskaux tuta de mia Nord-Amerikaj geamikoj estas virseksaj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En Euxropo Okcidenta, la situacio pli egaligxas, sed mi cxestis nur kelkajn eventojn tie. Kiam mi ne kalkulis la kvanto de viruloj kontraux virinoj, sed me rememoras ke la virseksuloj ne superas la inojn, tiel tendencas cxi tie (almenaux en la Usona orienta kosto.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En Euxropo Orienta --- Rusio, Ukrajno, k.t.p. --- virinoj en Esperantkluboj supernombras virseksulojn.  Mi ne certas pri la kauxzo, sed laux mia sperto personoj el malsamaj kulturoj pensas pri lerni Esperanton por malsamegaj kialoj.  Mia amiko neformale opinisondis tiurilate ---la plejpartaj da Usonanoj diris ke lernas por tial ke interesigxis aux lingvolerno aux por konigi alilandanojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Multaj da Brazilanoj menciis religiajn aux spiritajn kialojn, krom internacia komunikado.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Multaj da Europanoj lernas Esperanton por partopreni en amuzeventoj (kaj aliaj kialoj, kompreneble.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiuokaze, se vi volas utiligi Esperanton por  kunvenas virinojn, ekvizitu Eo grupojn Rusiajn!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-8820097917782699495?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/8820097917782699495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=8820097917782699495&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8820097917782699495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/8820097917782699495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/kie-estas-la-virinoj.html' title='KIE ESTAS LA VIRINOJ?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-493599671758162669</id><published>2006-11-05T13:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-05T13:35:06.374-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WHERE ARE THE WOMEN?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;(In a Lernu.net forum, someone asked why the Esperanto movement didn't seem to attract women.  Our guest bloger today is Erin Piateski, a.k.a. "Erinja," a Lernu team member.  I thought her comments were very perceptive, and with her permission, I publish them here.  The Esperanto translation is my own and I alone am responsible for any errors.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my experience at North American Esperanto gatherings, men outnumber women, but a lot.  I think in the U.S. Eo tends to attract a geeky computery sort of guy.  At least the ones that show up at the various Eo gatherings seem to be disproportionately computer programmers, mathemeticians, and scientists.  I'm not sure why women don't learn but almost all of my North American "esperanto friends" are male.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Western Europe it's a little more equal, but I've only attended a couple events there and I wasn't exactly counting up males vs females, but I remember that it wasn't so overwhelmingly male like it tends to be here (at least on the U.S. East Coast.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Eastern Europe --- Russia, Ukraine, etc. --- women outnumber men.  I am not sure why this is but it has been my experience that people in different cultures decide to learn Esperanto for widely different reasons.  My friend did an informal poll to this effect --- most Americans said they were learning because they are interested in learning languages or interested in meeting people from other countries.  Many Brazilians mentioned religious or spiritual reasons in addtion to the international communication.  Many Europeans learn it to take part in the fun events (and other reasons too, I'm sure.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In any case, if you want to use Eo to meet women, start to frequent Russian Eo groups!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-493599671758162669?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/493599671758162669/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=493599671758162669&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/493599671758162669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/493599671758162669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/where-are-women.html' title='WHERE ARE THE WOMEN?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-675632509081471235</id><published>2006-11-02T14:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-02T14:02:46.142-05:00</updated><title type='text'>LA SXANGXANTA DEMOGRAFECO DE ESPERANTUJO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;LA SXANGXANTA DEMOGRAFECO DE ESPERANTUJO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. La distingajxoj de Esperantistoj evoluis tra generacioj ekde tagoj de Zamenhof gxis nuntempe. Tio estas espereble cxar cxiuj movadoj sxangxigxis ankaux.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. La neperceptaj sxangxoj dum dekjaroj akumigxas en centjaro. Kiel kompreno pri tiuj sxangxoj helpas nin kompreni signifoj de cxi tiuj gxisnune.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Dum vivo de Zamenhof (antaux la Unua Mondmilito) varbantoj al Esperanto movado estis studentoj aux profesuloj kiuj interesigxis en la pragmata koncepto pri uzebla komuna lingvo por venki naciligvajn obstaklojn. La "interna idea" estis implicita en la varbado. Kiam la movado sxajnis bone progresanta, preparoj en Euxropo por la venonta Unua Mondmilito fermis landlimojn kaj reinstigis suspectojn antauxajn inter nacioj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Demografa sxangxo en Esperanto-movado okazigxis dum inter la Unua kaj Dua Mondmilitoj, kiam laborsindikatismoj etendigxis kaj kreskis influforton, same socialismo kaj komunismo en politica filozofo kaj teorio. En tiutempo, Esperantistoj estis plejparte manlaboristoj kaj artlaboristoj en laborsindikatoj de Euxropo. Modpaco kaj frateco estis promesita por la reganta polikaterorioj de komunismo kaj socialismo, kaj Esperantistoj tendencis pensi ke Esperanto devis servi politikajn celojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Mondfrateco estis nekaptebla kaj iluzia por tial ke tiuj politikfilosofiaj mem emfazis kaj eksplautis klasdiferencojn kaj klaskonfliktojn. Esperantists kaj la publiko politika ambaux estis samnaviaj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Post la Dua Mondmilito, la tutmonda demografo sxangxis. En Usona, legxdonado kauxzigis universitatajn listigojn kreskegigi, kaj la eduknivelo tutsocia plejgrandigxis. Teknikoj cxiuspecaj kreigxis kaj plibonigxis konstante.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Televizio malgrandigis la mondon kaj alportis bildojn en domoj el tre malproximaj lokoj. Cxiu cxie plibonigxis edukado kaj pli kosmopolita. La Unuigxinta Nacioj instigis novan internacilismon kaj denove barieroj lingvaj igxis evidentajn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. La Esperanto-organizojn generale revivigxis kaj renovigis kontakton kun membarojn de aliaj landoj, inkluzive tiujn, kiujn estis malamikoj dum la milito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9. Dum pasinta 50 jaroj, teknologio kaj teknikoj transformis la mondon kaj sxangxis demografion de Esperantujo. Generale Esperantistoj nun emas esti uzantoj entuziasmaj de komputiloj kaj la intrreto. Tio eble signifas ke la agxo mediana de Esperantistoj junigxis pli ol jardekoj antauxaj.  Tiuj junuloj strebas fari iliajn Esperantklubojn kaj la Esperantomovado pli alloga al junuloj eksteraj per uzo de Esperanto tiel fonto de amuzo per vortludoj, jazo, moderna kaj "rokenrolo" muziko, kaj videobendo en Esperantolingvo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10.  Nuntempe (en Usono) multaj da Esperantistoj ne mur uzas komputilojn sed estas aux profesiaj aux semi-profesiaj programistoj. Ili vivas en "virtuala realo" de cibermondo (kreanta per komputilo) egale tiel ordinara realo.  Ili sxatas reingxenieri, rekonstrui, kaj reinterpreti cxiom, cxu iu ajn deziras sxango.  Tiu Esprantistoj sxajnas pli interovertita kaj malpli gregema ol tiuj de gxisnunaj generacioj, kaj emas trakti kun Esperanto tiel fino anstataux tiel rimedo por atingi celon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11,  Kiel rilatas tiuj rimarkajxoj pri la temo de Esperanto-varbado?  Fakte ke la varbatoj cxiam similas la varbantojn, kun similaj temperamentoj kaj interesoj.  La implikoj atendas analizon pli profundan, pri tiun mi makas sagxon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12.  Sed du tendencojn evidentigxas:  (1) kreskanta emfazo pri Esperanto tiel subjekto kiu ekzistas nur por ripetada exploro kaj sentauxgaj sxangxoj.  (2) deziro plibone propagi Esperanton per reklamajn metodojn kaj plej modernteknikaj komuinkiloj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;13  Tamen, ni devus rememori ke Zamenkof ne kreis Esperanton simlia al fascina arkeologia artefakto por studi tiel fino en si mem.  Li intencis ke oni uzus Esperanton tiel vojo al fino --- ne tiel intelekta amuzo, sed tial ke personoj nur interparolus trans lingobarieroj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-675632509081471235?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/675632509081471235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=675632509081471235&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/675632509081471235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/675632509081471235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/la-sxangxanta-demografeco-de.html' title='LA SXANGXANTA DEMOGRAFECO DE ESPERANTUJO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-2857622605886687002</id><published>2006-11-01T14:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T14:10:42.069-05:00</updated><title type='text'>SNAFU II</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I still can't publish the E-o translation about demographics.  I don't know what's wrong, and I'm getting no tech help.  I'm running out of my trilingual store of cuss words.  I hope this won't be the end of this blog altogether.  I will keep trying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-2857622605886687002?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/2857622605886687002/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=2857622605886687002&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2857622605886687002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2857622605886687002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/11/snafu-ii.html' title='SNAFU II'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-2031321598763426358</id><published>2006-10-31T13:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-31T13:47:10.652-05:00</updated><title type='text'>BLOG SERVER SNAFU</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;The blog server has experienced numerous unplanned outages and then some planned outages to fix the unplanned outages.  It hasn't been possible for me to publish anything during this time.  The server team claims to have everything fixed now, so please return regularly to read new blog entries.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-2031321598763426358?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/2031321598763426358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=2031321598763426358&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2031321598763426358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/2031321598763426358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/10/blog-server-snafu.html' title='BLOG SERVER SNAFU'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-116093828915808106</id><published>2006-10-15T14:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:36.409-04:00</updated><title type='text'>THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF ESPERANTOLAND</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;1. The characteristics of Esperanto have changed over the generations since the days of Zamenhof until today. This is to be expected, since the demographics of every other movement has also changed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. The imperceptible changes of decades add up in a century. How does understanding these changes help us to comprehend the significance of those in our present day?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. In Zamenhof's days (prior to WW I) recruits to Esperanto were university students and professional people who were interested in the pragmatic vision of a usable common language to overcome the barrier of national languages. The "internal idea" was implicit in the recuiting. As the movement appeared well underway, preparations in Europe for WW I increased the old suspicions among nations and borders were closed, a major setback for Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. The period between WW I and WW II saw a demographic change in the Esperanto movement, as the labor union movements spread and grew in power, as did socialism and communism in political theory and philosophy. Most Esperantists of that period were laborers and artisans in Europe's labor unions. World peace and brotherhood were promised by the prevailing political theories of socialism and communism, and Esperantists tended to think that Esperanto should serve those political aims.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Brotherhood was elusive and illusory because those philosophies emphasized and exploited class distinctions and class conflicts. Esperantists were no less naive than the politicized public.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. After WW II, the demographics of the whole world changed. In the U.S., legislation caused university enrollment to soar and and the educational level of society increased.  Technologies of all kinds were created and constantly improved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7.  Television shrunk the world and brought pictures of faraway places into homes.  Everyone everywhere became more cosmopolitan and better educated.  The United Nations created a new internationalism and lanugage barriers became again apparent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8.  Esperanto organizations in general revived and renewed contact with those in other countries, including those were enemies in the war.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9.  In the past 50 years, technologies have transformed the world, and changed the demographics of Esperantoland.  Esperantists in general now tend to be enthusiastic users of personal computers and the internet.  This means the median age of Esperantists probably has become younger than in previous decades.  These youthful Esperantists strive to make their Esperanto clubs and the Esperanto movement more attractive to other young people by devising ways to use Esperanto as a source of amusement via word-games, jazz, contemporary and rock music, and videos in Esperanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10.  Many Esperantists now are not only users of computers but are professional or semi-professional programmers and technicians.  They live in the "virtual reality" of the cyberworld as much as, if not more, than in the ordinary reality of non-computer people.  They like to deconstruct and re-engineer things whether or not anyone else wants the changes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11.  What do all these observations have to do with the subject of Esperanto recruitment?  Simply that if people ever do recruit others to the movement, those recruits will be like themselves, with the same temperaments and interests.  The implications of these trends await a more profound analysis than I am capable of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12.  But two trends are clear:  (1) A growing emphasis on Esperanto as a subject for intellectual analysis and continual changes, many of which will be ill-advised.  (2) a desire to adapt a public relations model to better propagate Esperanto and an emphasis on giving it an entertainment value via technologically advanced media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;13.  However, we should remember that Zamenhof did not create Esperanto to be like a fascinating archeological artifact to be studied as an end in itself.  He intended people to use Esperanto as a means to an end -- not intellectual stimulation or amusement but simply so that people could and would talk to each other across barriers of national languages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-116093828915808106?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/116093828915808106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=116093828915808106&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/116093828915808106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/116093828915808106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/10/changing-demographics-of-esperantoland.html' title='THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF ESPERANTOLAND'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115756311049357911</id><published>2006-09-06T13:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:36.333-04:00</updated><title type='text'>PROPRA NOTO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Mi celas skribi semajne en la blogo, sed mi pardonpetas vin cxar mi ne estas tre fidela nuntempe, kauxze okulmalsano.  Plej probable mi bezonos du kirurgiojn (ne tro gravaj) dum cxi tiu monato.  Tamen mi esperas ke vi ne forgesus viziti tiom al tiom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115756311049357911?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115756311049357911/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115756311049357911&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115756311049357911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115756311049357911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/09/propra-noto.html' title='PROPRA NOTO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115756284851874259</id><published>2006-09-06T13:05:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:36.261-04:00</updated><title type='text'>PERSONAL NOTE</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I try to write weekly in the blog, but I ask your pardon because I'm not too faithful at the present, due to eye problems.  Quite likely I will need two surgeries (not too serious) this month.  Nevertheless I hope you won't forget to keep on visiting here from time to time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115756284851874259?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115756284851874259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115756284851874259&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115756284851874259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115756284851874259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/09/personal-note.html' title='PERSONAL NOTE'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115662361701459316</id><published>2006-08-26T16:02:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:36.158-04:00</updated><title type='text'>SENKOSTA TELEFOKONTAKTO INTER ESPERANTISTOJ</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Izolataj Esperantistoj ofte volas komuniki kun aliaj Espeantistoj por praktiki parolon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Me devias de la kutima temo de "La Varbejo" por atentigi vin pri la ebleco telefoni senkoste tramonde per komputilo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi rimarkis ke la personaj porfiloj de registrantoj en Lernu.com (kaj aliaj ekzemploj) iam mencias la programo "Skype" por tiu celo.  Sed uzantoj de Skype bezonas rapidan interreto-konekton.  Mi mankas tion, do mi ne povas uzi Skype komputilo-telefono.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi jxus ektrovis sistemon por telefoni senkosta tramonde per via komputilo uzanta via ordinara telefono (ne bezonas kapauxdilo), havas nenion elsxulto, kun aux rapida interreto aux malrapida interreto konekto (per telefona malrapida modemo.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En tiu lasta ekzemplo, demandu min pri lertajxo por atingi rezulton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ne necesas ke via telefonamiko estus konektata.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kompreneble, vi arangxus telefonparolo laux Grenvicxa Meza Tempo (GMT), k.t.p.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se iu volas esti mia telefonamiko, komuniki kun mi por ricevi mian telefon-numeron.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ekzamenu la supre menciitan senkostan metodon: http://www.jajah.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jen mia elektronika posxtadreso:  seraphim@gate.net&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115662361701459316?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115662361701459316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115662361701459316&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115662361701459316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115662361701459316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/08/senkosta-telefokontakto-inter.html' title='SENKOSTA TELEFOKONTAKTO INTER ESPERANTISTOJ'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115662250591386162</id><published>2006-08-26T15:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:36.075-04:00</updated><title type='text'>FREE TELEPHONE CONTACT BETWEEN ESPERANTISTS</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Isolated Esperantists often wish to communicate with other Esperantists to practice speaking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm wandering from the usual theme of the "Recruiting Place" to call attention to the possibility of free global telephone contact by means of your computer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've noticed the personal profiles of registered users at Lernu.com and other examples sometimes mention the program "Skype" for that purpose.  But Skype users need a broadband connection to the internet.  I don't have that, so I'm unable to use the Skype internet phone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just discovered a system to make free telephone calls globally with your regular telephone (you don't need a headset), with nothing to download, with either broadband or dial-up connection to the internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the last case, ask me about a maneuver to achieve results with a dial-up connection.  (If you have dial-up, when someone telephones you, he'd normally get a busy signal.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It isn't necessary for the friend you are phoning to be connected to the internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naturally, you would arrange your telephone calls according to Greenwich Mean Time, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If someone wants to be my telephone friend, contact me for my phone number.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Examine the above-mentioned free method at http://www.jajah.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My email address is seraphim@gate.net&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115662250591386162?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115662250591386162/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115662250591386162&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115662250591386162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115662250591386162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/08/free-telephone-contact-between.html' title='FREE TELEPHONE CONTACT BETWEEN ESPERANTISTS'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115607508082116378</id><published>2006-08-20T07:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:36.003-04:00</updated><title type='text'>BAZO FILOZOFA PRI ESPERANTO-DAUXRIGI</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Ekzistas kelkajn (eblas multajn) kialojn por lerni kaj uzi Esperanton.  Tamen malsama kialo subtenas nian deziron por propagi Esperanton.  (Rilatas al la "ideo interna," kaj mi traktos pri tio poste.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni facile malkuragxigxas en varbada laboro cxar ni ne povas certigi rezultojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por rezisti tian malkuragxon, ni bezonas motivo pliforta ol tiu, kiu suficxas nur por lernado.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La manko de varbrezultojn malkuragxigas nin, kaj cxiam ni havos pli malsukceso ol sukceso.  Tio estas natura.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por tial estas grava eraro timi malsukceson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tamen, kio estas la antidoto kontraux malkuragxo?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jen estas la sama ideo per aliaj vortoj:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oni devas labori por efektivigi cxiun indajn celojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se io estas farinda, tio devas esti farenda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ne gxenu pri rezulto, nur pri via laboro.  Dum cxi tiu vivo, neniu certigxas pri la lasta rezulto de iu ajn ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nur la nuntempa laboro valoras.  Pripensu pri tio nune, lasu la estonecon en manoj de Dio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115607508082116378?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115607508082116378/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115607508082116378&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115607508082116378'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115607508082116378'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/08/bazo-filozofa-pri-esperanto-dauxrigi.html' title='BAZO FILOZOFA PRI ESPERANTO-DAUXRIGI'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115607429990763278</id><published>2006-08-20T07:32:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:35.924-04:00</updated><title type='text'>PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS FOR CONTINUING IN ESPERANTO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;There are several reasons, perhaps many, to learn and use Esperanto. Nevertheless, a different reason supports our desire to propagate Esperanto. (It has to do with the "internal idea," and I'll deal with that at a later time.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We easily become discouraged in our recruitment efforts because we cannot guarantee the results.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To combat such discouragement, we need a stronger motivation than that which is sufficient merely for learning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The lack of recruiting results discourages us, and we always will have more failure than success.  That is natural.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore, it is a serious mistake to fear failure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nevertheless, what is the antidote against discouragement?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the same idea expressed in different words:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One ought to work to achieve every worthy goal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If something is worth doing, it ought to be done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't be concerned over results, only for your efforts. During this life, no one can assure the end result of any action whatever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only the present work is worthwhile.  Think about that for the present and leave the future in God's hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115607429990763278?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115607429990763278/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115607429990763278&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115607429990763278'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115607429990763278'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/08/philosophical-basis-for-continuing-in.html' title='PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS FOR CONTINUING IN ESPERANTO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115557496961646501</id><published>2006-08-14T13:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:35.825-04:00</updated><title type='text'>KIAL ONI DEVUS LERNI ESPERANTON?</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Kial oni devus lerni Esperanton?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/center&gt;   &lt;blockquote&gt; &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;  Ronald J. Glossop, Sankta-Luizo, Misurio, Usono,&lt;br /&gt;aŭtoro de la libro "Confronting War" -- 4-a eldono -- por la "Tago de la Lernejo" ĉe la Universala Kongreso de Esperanto, Gotenburgo, Svedio, 29 julio 2003.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;"Kial oni devus lerni Esperanton?" Kompreneble, la respondo ne estas la sama por ĉiu persono. Plue estas diversaj specoj de kialoj. Mi volas diskuti kun vi kelkajn el ili en tri kategorioj. Tiuj tri specoj de kialoj estas (1) la praktikaj kialoj, (2) la mens-pligrandigaj kialoj, kaj (3) la moralaj kialoj.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;La unua praktika kialo, kiun mi volas mencii, estas por amuzi vin. Per Esperanto vi povas renkonti kaj konatiĝi kun multaj bonkoraj, interesaj, kleraj, lertaj, talentaj personoj, vojaĝi al diversaj landoj tra la tuta mondo, ĝui vere internaciajn festojn, kaj aŭskulti muzikon kaj danci dancojn de multaj kulturoj. La tuta planedo povas iĝi via ludejo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;La dua praktika kialo estas por havi konatajn (kaj eĉ ĝis nun nekonatajn) samideanajn amikojn, kiuj salutos kaj bonvenigos vin ie ajn en la mondo. Kelkfoje ili eĉ invitos vin manĝi kaj resti en siaj domoj en foraj landoj. Kiel Esperantistoj ofte diras, "Se vi volus gajni monon, studu la anglan ; sed se vi volus havi amikojn, lernu Esperanton." Sendube estas vera aforismo, ke Esperantistoj havas bonajn amikojn ĉie. Preter tio, ne forgesu, ke kelkfoje Esperantistoj eĉ trovas edzon aŭ edzinon, ĉar ili estas parto de la Esperanta komunumo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;La tria praktika kialo lerni Esperanton, speciale por infanoj en anglaparolantaj kaj Aziaj landoj, estas, ke Esperanto provizas bonan manieron komenci la studon de alia lingvo krom la denaska lingvo. Diversaj eksperimentoj montras, ke lernantoj povas pli rapide lerni la laŭregulan lingvon Esperanton ol Eŭropajn naciajn lingvojn kiel la anglan kaj la francan. Plue oni povas observi, ke lernantoj, kiuj unue studas Esperanton anstataŭ pli malfacilajn lingvojn, poste pli avide lernas aliajn lingvojn. Ili sentas, ke ili havas la kapablon fari tion. Male, la studado de pli malfacilaj lingvoj kiel la latina kaj la angla ofte malkuraĝigas la lernantojn provi lerni aliajn lingvojn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;Nun mi turniĝu al la dua speco de kialo studi Esperanton, nome, por pligrandigi vian menson per pli bona kompreno de la mondo. Kiel bone diras Kanada Esperantisto Doktoro Stevens Norvell el Nov-Skotio, Esperanto estas "fenestro al la mondo." Kiam oni kapablas legi kaj aŭdi nian lingvon, oni povas informiĝi pri aliaj landoj, aliaj kulturoj, kaj aliaj vidpunktoj per libroj, jurnaloj, revuoj, sonbendoj, vidbendoj, radiaj kaj televidaj elsendoj, retejoj, kaj ret-mesaĝoj. Oni povas informiĝi el neŭtrala vidpunkto pri kio okazas tra la tuta mondo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;Plue ne estas nur specifaj informoj, kiujn vi povas ekscii. Oni gajnas ankaŭ pli bonan mondkoncepton ĝenerale. Oni ne plu estos tiel ligita per lingvo al malgranda parto de la Tero kaj la vidpunktoj de tiu lingva aŭ kultura komunumo. Oni konatiĝas kun la tuta homa komunumo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;La tria speco de kialo lerni Esperanton estas por mi la plej  grava. Ĝi estas la morala kialo, kaj ĝi havas du  flankojn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;Unue, oni povas havi rilaton kun aliaj personoj tra la tuta mondo sur bazo de egaleco kaj justeco ĉar oni uzas tutteran neŭtralan lingvon anstataŭ la propran nacian lingvon. Vi ne postulos ke aliuloj uzu vian lingvon, kaj ili ne postulos, ke vi uzu ilian lingvon. Sekve ekzistas sento de egaleco kaj justeco inter vi kaj aliuloj.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;La dua aspekto de la morala speco de kialo lerni Esperanton estas la fakto, ke, kiel Esperantisto, oni helpas krei evoluantan harmonian tutmondan komunumon. Per Esperanto oni iĝas parto de tre grava historia movado, kiu antaŭenigas la solidarecon inter ĉiuj homoj. Esperanto ne estas nur lingvo. Ni Esperantistoj konstituas tute novan specon de universala komunumo bazita sur la uzo de nia tutmonda lingvo. Ni nun kune moviĝas preter la inter-naciismo de la dudeka jarcento al la tutmondismo de la dudek-unua jarcento. Tamen ni samtempe helpas konservi la multajn naciajn lingvojn en la diversaj mondpartoj ; tiel ni konservas la lingvan diversecon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;Sendube estas aliaj kialoj lerni Esperanton, kiujn mi ne menciis. La situacioj kaj motivoj de homoj estas tre diversaj. Tamen mi esperas, ke la ideoj, kiujn mi presentis ĉi tie, helpos vin persvadi aliulojn, ke ili devus lerni Esperanton kaj aliĝi al nia evoluanta tutmonda komunumo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;    Ronald J. Glossop  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115557496961646501?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115557496961646501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115557496961646501&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115557496961646501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115557496961646501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/08/kial-oni-devus-lerni-esperanton_14.html' title='KIAL ONI DEVUS LERNI ESPERANTON?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115557424367052384</id><published>2006-08-14T12:49:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:35.651-04:00</updated><title type='text'>WHY SHOULD WE LEARN ESPERANTO?</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Why should we learn Esperanto?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/center&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt; Ronald J. Glossop, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;for the "Day of the School" at the Universal Congress of  Esperanto, Gothenburg, Sweden, 29 July 2003&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;     &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;"Why should we learn Esperanto?" Of course, the answer  is not the same for each person. Furthermore, there are  different kinds of reasons. I want to discuss these various  reasons under three headings. The three kinds of reasons  are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;1. the practical reasons,&lt;br /&gt;2. the reasons related to expanding one’s mind, and&lt;br /&gt;3. the moral reasons.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;The first practical reason which I want to mention is to  enjoy yourself. By means of Esperanto you can meet and  become acquainted with many good-hearted, interesting,  educated, clever, talented persons. You can travel  to various countries throughout the world. You can  participate in truly international parties. You can hear  music and join in dancing the dances of many cultures.  The whole planet can become your playground.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;The second practical reason is to have like-minded friends  (some of whom you have not even previously met) who  will greet you and welcome you anywhere in the world.  Sometimes they will even invite you to eat with them and  stay in their homes in far-off lands. As Esperantists often  say, "If you want to gain money, study English; but if you  want to have friends, learn Esperanto." Undoubtedly  it is a true saying that Esperantists have good friends  everywhere. Beyond that, don’t forget that sometimes  Esperantists even find a husband or a wife as a result of  belonging to the Esperanto community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;The third practical reason for learning Esperanto,  especially for children in English-speaking and Asian  lands, is that Esperanto provides a good way of beginning  the study of a language other than your native tongue.  Various experiments show that pupils learn the rule-guided  language Esperanto more rapidly than European national  languages such as English and French. Furthermore, one  can observe that pupils who first study Esperanto instead  of more difficult languages are afterwards more eager to  learn still other languages. They feel confident that they  have the capability to do that. On the contrary, the study  of more difficult languages like Latin and English often  discourages pupils from trying to learn other languages.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;Let me turn now to the second kind of reason for studying  Esperanto, namely, to expand your mind in order to  have a better understanding of the world. As Canadian  Esperantist Dr. Stevens Norvell of Nova Scotia rightly  notes, Esperanto is "a window to the world." When you  are able to read and hear Esperanto, you can use it to  become informed about other countries, other cultures,  and other viewpoints through books, newspapers,  magazines, sound-tapes, videotapes, radio and television  broadcasts, web-sites, and web-messages. You can  acquire information from a neutral point of view about  what is happening throughout the whole world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;Furthermore, it is not only specific information which  you can acquire. You will also gain a better general  understanding of the world. You will no longer be so tied  by language to one small region of the Earth and the  viewpoint of that language or cultural community.  You can become acquainted with the whole human  community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;The third kind of reason to learn Esperanto is for me  personally the most important. It is the moral reason,  and it has two sides.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;First, you can have a relationship with other persons  throughout the world on the basis of equality and justice  because you are using the world-wide neutral language  Esperanto instead of your own national language. You  will not require others to use your language, and they  will not require you to use their language. Consequently  there exists a feeling of equality and justice between you  and others.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;The second aspect of the moral kind of reason for  learning Esperanto is the fact that, as an Esperantist,  you are helping to create an evolving harmonious global  community. Through Esperanto you become part of an  important historical movement which promotes a sense  of solidarity among all humans. Esperanto is not only a  language. We Esperantists constitute a totally new kind  of universal community based on the use of our global  language. We together are now moving beyond the  inter-nationalism of the twentieth century to the globalism  of the twenty-first century. Nevertheless, at the same time  we are helping to conserve the many national languages  in the various parts of the world, thus preserving  linguistic diversity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;Undoubtedly there are other reasons for learning  Esperanto which I have not mentioned. The situations  and motives of humans are very diverse. Neverthe-less  I hope that the ideas which I have presented here will help  you to persuade others that they should learn Esperanto  and become members of our evolving global community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115557424367052384?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115557424367052384/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115557424367052384&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115557424367052384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115557424367052384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/08/why-should-we-learn-esperanto.html' title='WHY SHOULD WE LEARN ESPERANTO?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115497860047607172</id><published>2006-08-07T15:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:35.308-04:00</updated><title type='text'>KIO SIGNIFUS DUONA  ESPERANTISTO?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Iam ideoj skribindaj cxi tie forflugas min.  Tiusemajne mi pripensis simplan temon bazita en breva rakonto pri fama predikisto (D.L. Moody) en la deknaux jaracento.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Li estis konsiderata tiel "savisto de animoj."  En la komenco de lia prediklaboro, li revenis hejmen post kunveno kie predikis.  Amiko demandis al li, "Kiom da animoj estis savigxata cxi tiu nokte?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La fama predikisto respondis: "Du kaj unu duona."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La amiko diris, "Du plenagxuloj kaj unu infano?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Li respondis emfaze, "Ne, ne.  Du infanoj kaj un plenagxulo.  Komprenu -- la infanojn mi konsideras tiel havas ilian tutvivojn por servi Dion, sed la plenagxulo havas nur malgrandan parton restanta de lia vivo por servi Dion!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interesa koncepto, cxu ne?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unu infano kiu estas varbata (al Esperanto, en nia kazo) pli valoras ol plenagxulo, cxar infano povas studi, lerni, spertigxi por multa da dekjaroj dum la estoneco.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi konfesas ke mi ne estas kompetenta por varbi infanojn, kiu estas fako aparta.   Se tio interesas vin, viztu Infanoj Cxirkaux la Mondo http://www.cxlm.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kompreneble, ni varbas plejparte da tempon kun plenagxuloj aux plenkreskulojn, kaj  ni neniam devas forgesi ke Dio elektis Moseon por liberigi la Israelidojn kiam Moseo havas okdek jarojn!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115497860047607172?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115497860047607172/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115497860047607172&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115497860047607172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115497860047607172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/08/kio-signifus-duona-esperantisto.html' title='KIO SIGNIFUS DUONA  ESPERANTISTO?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115497756202045294</id><published>2006-08-07T14:54:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:35.234-04:00</updated><title type='text'>WHAT COULD HALF-AN-ESPERANTIST MEAN?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Sometimes ideas worth writing about here escape me.  This week I was thinking of a simple theme based on a brief account of a famous preacher (D.L. Moody) in the 19th century.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He was considered to be a "saver of souls."  At the beginning of his ministry, he came home from a meeting where he had preached.  A friend asked him, "How many souls were saved tonight?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The famous preacher answered: "Two and one-half."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The friend said, "Two adults and one child?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He answered emphatically, "No, no.  Two children and one adult.  Understand, I consider the children have their complete lives to serve God, but the grown-up has only a small part left of his life to serve God!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An interesting way to look at it, isn't it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A child recruited (to Esperanto, in our case) is worth more because the child can study, learn and become expert for many future decades.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I admit that I am not qualified to recruit children, which is a separate specialty.  If this is of interest to you, visit Children Around the World at:  http://www.cxlm.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, we recruit adults and grown-ups most of the time, and we should never forget that God chose Moses to liberate the Children of Israel when Moses was 80 years old!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115497756202045294?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115497756202045294/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115497756202045294&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115497756202045294'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115497756202045294'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/08/what-could-half-esperantist-mean.html' title='WHAT COULD HALF-AN-ESPERANTIST MEAN?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115428644375161694</id><published>2006-07-30T14:49:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:35.153-04:00</updated><title type='text'>LEGXOJ DE INERCIO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Du legxoj regas en la mondo fizika..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1)  Cxio ajn ke estas nemovanta, tio dauxros tielmaniere  gxis io eksterna agas kontrauxe por movi gxin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2)  Cxio ajn ke estas movanta, tio dauxros tielmaniere gxis io eksterna agas kontrauxe por halti gxin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Laux uzo metafora, ni povas adapti ilin ankaux en kutimaj aferoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jen vi havas miajn interpretojn tielmaniere apliki ilin en tagaj uzoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1)  Nenio en via vivo sxangxos krom se vi pusxas gxin.  (Alivorte, vi bezonas strecxi sin.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2)  Kiam io movas, frotvarmo estas kreanta.  (Alivorte, aliaj uloj eblas rezisti vian penadon.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tro ofte, ni atendas ke aliaj personoj sxangxus nian mondon, kaj tio neniam okazos.  Tio, kio ni nefaros. neniam estos faranta.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxu sxajnas al vi bezonas sxangxi en via vivo? Cxu en via persona vivo? Cxu en via interrelato kun aliaj? Cxu en via Esperanto-klubo?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vi mem devas kaj povas instigi sxangxojn.  Ne esperas helpon gxis vi "ekpusxas" la aferon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Laux la mencionata ekzemplo, kiu rezistos vian penadon?  Vere, pri Esperanaj aktivecoj por varbadoj, neniu kontauxfaros vin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni ekpusxu hodiaux kaj movu tielmaniere la movado ke ni tiom amas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115428644375161694?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115428644375161694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115428644375161694&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115428644375161694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115428644375161694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/07/legxoj-de-inercio.html' title='LEGXOJ DE INERCIO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115428444832962953</id><published>2006-07-30T14:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:35.018-04:00</updated><title type='text'>LAWS OF INERTIA</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Two laws control the physical world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1)  An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) An object in motion continues in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can metaphorically adapt them also to everyday affairs.  Here are my interpretations to apply them in this manner to daily use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1)  Nothing in your life will change unless you push it.  (In other words, you need to exert yourself.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2)  When something gets moving, it creates friction.  (In other words, others many resist your efforts.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Too often we wait for others to change our world, and that will never happen.  Whatever we do not do never will be done. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you think needs changing in your life?  In your personal life?  In your interrelations with others?  In your Esperanto club?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You yourself ought to and are able make changes, and not wait for help until you begin "pushing" the matter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Going back to the aforementioned example, who will resist your efforts?  Truly, regarding Esperanto recruiting activities, no one will resist you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let us begin "pushing" today and in that manner move the movement we so much love.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115428444832962953?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115428444832962953/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115428444832962953&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115428444832962953'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115428444832962953'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/07/laws-of-inertia.html' title='LAWS OF INERTIA'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115322971349641569</id><published>2006-07-18T09:22:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:34.864-04:00</updated><title type='text'>GENERAL NOTICE</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ekzamenu la arkivojn por mensagxoj gxis nun nelegintaj.  Viaj komentoj prezentas min kun la sola maniero por mi konos se cxi tie penado estas vere inda, do bonvolu komenti ofte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check the archives for posts you missed.  Your comments are the only way I can know if these efforts are worthwhile, so please comment regularly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115322971349641569?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115322971349641569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115322971349641569&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115322971349641569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115322971349641569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/07/general-notice.html' title='GENERAL NOTICE'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115316530114483213</id><published>2006-07-17T15:15:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:34.723-04:00</updated><title type='text'>KIOM KOSTAS UNU VARBATA?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Cxu multkostas varbi?  Sendube, oni povas elposxigi grandan monsumon por iu ajn motivo, kaj multaj klubestroj premisas la klubkason envavus trezoron por Esperantigi la nekonatojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiu falsa premiso kauxzas oni kredi la devo por varbi apartenas al grupo (la klubo) kiu havas suficxan monon, kaj la individuo povas fari nenion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One trovas alian helpeman leciono el la Biblio, La Agoj 3:1-7.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kaj Petro kaj Johano estis suprenirantaj en la templon je la horo de pregxado... Kaj unu viro, lama de la patrina ventro, estis portata; oni lin metis cxiutage apud tiu pordego de la templo... por ke li petu pri almozoj la enirantejo en la templon;  tiu, vidante Petro kaj Johanon enirontajn en la templon, petis almozon.  Kaj Petro, fikse rigardante lin, kun Johano, diris: Rigardu nin.  Kaj li atentis ilin, atendante ricevi ion de ili.  Kaj Petro diris: Nek argxentajxon nek orajxon mi havas, sed kion mi havas, tion mi donas al vi.  En la nomo de Jesuo Kristo, la Nazaretano, piediru.  Kaj li prenis lin per la dekstra mano kaj lin levis; kaj tuj liaj plandoj kaj liaj maleolostoj fortigxis."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxu ne estas rimarkinda ke Petro cxefdiscxiplo kaj forta predikanto en la etendo de Kristanismo (lia prediko en Tago de Pentekosto konvertis 3,000) -- ke li havas neniun mono!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Nek argxentajxon nek orajxon mi havas..."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxu vi ecx ne havas monon por acxeti Esperanta propagandon por helpi vian varbantojn?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nek Petro nek aliajn discxiplojn tion havis -- tamen rigardu la ceteran verson:  "Sed kion mi havas, tion mi donas al vi."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi volas diri ke anstataux koncentras pri nia manko, aliamaniere ni emfazu tion kion ni havas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaj kion havas la malricxulo?  Kion ni havas kiam ni ne havas monon?  Ni ankoraux havas gravajn kapablojn por varbado.  Kio?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni havas kapablon por amikigi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni havas kapablon por paroli.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiujn suficxas por sukcesi!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115316530114483213?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115316530114483213/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115316530114483213&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115316530114483213'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115316530114483213'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/07/kiom-kostas-unu-varbata.html' title='KIOM KOSTAS UNU VARBATA?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115316348582722897</id><published>2006-07-17T14:51:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:34.592-04:00</updated><title type='text'>HOW MUCH DOES A RECRUIT COST?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Is it expensive to recruit?  Doubtless one can spend large sums of money for whatever purpose, and many club leaders presume the club treasury should contain a treasure to make an Esperantist out of a stranger.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This false premise causes a person to believe the duty or recuiting belongs to the group (the club) which has suficient money, and the indidivual is able to do nothing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is another helpful lesson from the Bible, Acts 3:1-7.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer.... And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple... to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.  And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.   Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.  And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isn't it remarkable that Peter, chief disciple and mighty preacher in the spread of Christianity (his sermon on the Day of Pentecost converted 3,000 people) --  had no money!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Silver and gold have I none..."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You don't have money to even buy Esperanto promotional materials to help in your recruitment?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neither Peter or other disciples had any -- nevertheless consider the rest of the verse: "But what I have, that I give you."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I mean that instead of concentrating on our lack, on the other hand we emphasize what we have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And what does the poor person have?  What do we have when we have no money?  We still have a serious capability to recruit.  What?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have the ability to make friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have the ability to talk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those are sufficient for success!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115316348582722897?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115316348582722897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115316348582722897&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115316348582722897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115316348582722897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-much-does-recruit-cost.html' title='HOW MUCH DOES A RECRUIT COST?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115213797907277921</id><published>2006-07-05T17:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:34.431-04:00</updated><title type='text'>KIO MOVAS EN LA MOVADO?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ni ofte parolas pri la Esperantamovado, ekzemple la mondskala Esperanto movado, aux la nacia Esperanto Movado, ktp.  Estas bonsenca demandi, Pri kio konsitas la "movado?"  Alivorte, cxu io movas fakte?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sxajnas al mi ke la kvanto de Esperantistoj pli grandigxis estinte ol nuntempe.  Mi parolis kun veteranoj militaraj Usonaj kiuj estis taskitaj en Exuropo dum la Dua Mondmilito, kaj ili diris al mi ke vidis afisxojn ke Esperanto estis parolata tie en cxiuj trajnaj kaj busaj stacioj tra cxiu ne-Nazio lando.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plue, mi opinias ke membreco en asocioj Esperantaj aux stagnis aux reduktigxis dum jardekoj, kvankam mi ne havas statistikojn pri tutaj landoj, tamen mi havas tiujn pri la Universala Esperanto Asocio kaj Usonaj organizoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nekredeblas ke Usono havas tiel malpli UEA delegitoj, kaj same pri membroj ordinaraj de UEA.  Egalas la membreco de la Esperanto Ligo de Nordameriko (ELNA) cxiu jaro malkreskas.  Evidente multaj membroj ne renovigas membreco, kaj malpli novuloj kunigxis anstataxue.  (Oni demandus "Kial?")&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En 1937, Stalinistoj ekzekutis 2000 Esperantistojn kaj forsendis multegajn al la Gulago.  Pripensu!  Neniam estas tiom konataj Esperantistoj en Usono!  Do, ekzistas multajn Esperantistojn en la pasinta ol hodiaux.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxu kia senco movas la Esperantamovado?  Kie estas la moveco?  Kiel gxi movas?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jes, ekzistas movon, sed gxi ne estas difinita ne limigita per la nacionaj aux internaciaj organizoj Esperantaj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La movado okazas en cibernatikaspacio, la mondo interreta.  Nekalkulebla kvanto de personoj nefiligxitaj lernas kaj uzas Esperanton per retposxto, forumoj, mesagxado, ktp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Lernu," multelingva interreta fonto por komencanta al supera Esperantastudantoj (http://www.lernu.net) kavas pli ol 25.000 registrantoj.  Tio vere montras kie la movo estas.  La Esperantamovado kreskas je la ekspanciaj randoj de la interretaj studlokoj --- ne je nacilandaj kluboj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ciberstudentaoj estas memvarbataj.  Neniu Esperantisto kontaktis ilin -- kontrauxe ili kontaktis Esperantistojn kauze ilia memvolo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nun, supozu cxiu Esperantisto varbos unu plu cxijaro.  La 25.000 de "Lernu" kreskus gixis 50.000 dum la unua jaro, 100.000 sekvanta jaro, tiam 200.000, ktp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagu sama aktiveco en cxiu klubo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ni asertas ke 2 miliono Esperantaparolantoj mondskala ekzistas.  Se cxiu replikus sin, poste unu jaro estus 4 miliono, ktp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vi komprenas tien mi gvidas, cxu ne?  Se cxiu varbigos nur unu persono jare, tio ne sxajnas tro malfacila, cxu?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiam vere movegus nia movado!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115213797907277921?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115213797907277921/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115213797907277921&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115213797907277921'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115213797907277921'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/07/kio-movas-en-la-movado.html' title='KIO MOVAS EN LA MOVADO?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115213502807729931</id><published>2006-07-05T16:59:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:34.341-04:00</updated><title type='text'>WHAT MOVES IN THE MOVEMENT?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;We often speak of the Esperanto Movement as in references to the International Esperanto Movement, or a National Esperanto Movement, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is fair to ask What does the "movement" consist of?  Is anything in fact "moving?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think the number of Esperantists used to be greater than it is now.  I've talked with American military veterans who were stationed in Europe in WWII, and they tell me that they saw signs posted that Esperanto was spoken in railway and bus stations in every non-Nazi country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Furthermore, I think membership in Esperanto Associations has been stagnant or diminishing for decades.  Although I don't have the figures for individual countries, I do know two significant indicators, namely the UEA and the USA (ELNA) organizations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's incredible that the USA has so few UEA delegates, but the latest figures show a decline, as do the number of people in the USA who are ordinary members of the UEA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, the number of people who ae members of the USA Esperanto Association (ELNA) declines each year.  Clearly, many do not renew their memberships and few new ones are joining to replace them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 1937, Stalinists executed 2000 Esperantists and sent many more to the Gulag.  Think of it -- there have never been that many known Esperantists in the USA!  There must have been many more Esperantiss in the past than there are now.  At least in the USA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In what sense is the Esperanto Movement moving?  Where is the motion?  How is it moving?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, there is movement, but it isn't limited to, nor is it defined by, the national or international Esperanto organizations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The movement is occuring in cyberspace, the world of the Internet.  Uncounted numbers of unaffiliated people are learning Esperanto and using it in emails, forums, messaging, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lernu, a multilingual online source of Esperanto study from beginner to advanced (http://www.lernu.net) has over 25000 students registered.  This indeed shows where the movement is in the Esperanto Movement.  The Esperanto Movement is growing at the expanding edges of the cyberspace training sites, not at the limits of the membership rolls of the national Esperanto societies and their affiliated clubs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These cyber-students were self-recruited.  No Esperantist contacted them --- they contacted the Esperantists on their own initiative.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now suppose that each Esperantist recruited one more each year.  The 25,000 enrolled in Lernu would grow to 50,000 in one year, 100,000 the next year, 200,000 in the third year, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Suppose each member in a national Esperanto organization recruited one more member each year.  Imagine the same for every member in every club or group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We claim there are 2 million Esperanto speakers in the world.  If every Esperantist duplicated himself each year, in one year there would be 4 million, the next year 8 million, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see where I'm trying to lead, don't you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each person winning just one new person a year doesn't sound too formidable a task, does it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then the Esperanto Movment would truly move!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115213502807729931?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115213502807729931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115213502807729931&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115213502807729931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115213502807729931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-moves-in-movement.html' title='WHAT MOVES IN THE MOVEMENT?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115116339049149588</id><published>2006-06-24T10:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:34.257-04:00</updated><title type='text'>LA PARABOLO PRI LA SEMISTO</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;La plej instrua parabolo kiu ilustras la sukcesan kaj malsukcesan laboron de la varbanto estas trovebla en la Sankta Biblio.  Kompreneble mi ne intencas prezenti religian lecionon.  Se mi konis pli bonan ekzemplon el Sxekspiro aux alia sekulara fonto, ja vere mi citias tiujn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jen la parabolo en Sankta Luko, cxapitro oka:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"La semisto eliris, por semi sian semon; kaj dum li semis, iuj semoj falis apud la vojo kaj estis piedpremitaj, kaj la birdoj de la cxielo formangxis ilin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kaj aliaj falis sur sxtonan lokon, kaj kreskinte, velkis, cxar ili ne havis malsekajxon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kaj aliaj falis meze inter dornojn; kaj la dornoj kunkresis, kaj sufokis ilin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kaj aliaj falis en la bonan teron, kaj kreskinte, produktis frukton centoble....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kaj liaj discxiploj demandis al li, kia estas cxi tiu parabolo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kaj li diris...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"La parabolo estas jena: La semo estas la vorto de Dio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kaj la falintaj apud la vojo estas tiuj, kiuj auxdis; tiam venas la diablo, kaj forprenas la vorton el ilia koro, por ke ili ne kredu kaj ne estu savitaj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kaj la falintaj sur la sxtonan lokon estas tiuj, kiuj, auxdinte, kun gxojo akceptas la vorton; sed ili ne havas radikon, kaj kredas nur portempe, kaj en tempo de tento ili defalas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kaj tio, kio falis inter dornojn, estas tiuj, kiuj auxdis, kaj dum sia irado sufokigxas per zorgoj kaj ricxo kaj plezuroj de la vivo, kaj ne perfektigas frukton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kaj tio, kio falis en la bonas teron, estas tiuj, kiuj en bela kaj bona koro, auxdinte la vorton, konservas gxin, kaj kun pacienco donas frukton."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rimarku kvankam ke la semo estis bona kaj la semisto laboris fidela, tamen la rezultoj ne sukcesis same cxiam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La malsukcesajxoj restas en la kvalito aux la tero aux auxdintoj.  Tio gravas.  Kiam la Esperanta varbanto sincere penas esperantigas aliajn personojn. multajn ignoros tute lin/sxin, aliajn proponos la plej lamajn ekskuzojn imageblajn, kaj tiel plu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Tiuj, kiuj auxdas sed poste ignoras la informajn.  Ili permesas aliajn influencojn forskrapi la inviton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Tiuj, kiuj reagas entuziasme komence, sed baldaux retiras sin, cxar estas malprofunduloj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Tiuj, kiuj nur tro okupigxas kun multaj aferoj, iom eblas esti bona ankaux.  Esperantstudo konkuras kontraux vokoj modernaj por kunigxas sanklubon. savi la balenojn, voluntigxas por helpi malricxulojn aux malsanulojn, ktp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Kiuj, kiu suficxe  estimas Esperanton tiel fidele dauxrigi studon malgraux kontrauxaj influoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oni neniam devas malkuragxigxi kauze de malsukcesojn de aliaj personoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La manko pri plena sukceso estas espereble kaj neeviteble.  Sed la devo de semistoj kaj varbantoj same dauxrigus siajn penojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115116339049149588?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115116339049149588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115116339049149588&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115116339049149588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115116339049149588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/06/la-parabolo-pri-la-semisto.html' title='LA PARABOLO PRI LA SEMISTO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115116028916621885</id><published>2006-06-24T10:15:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:34.191-04:00</updated><title type='text'>THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;The most instructive parable which illustrates the work, successful and unsuccessful, of the recruiter is found in the Holy Bible.  Obviously I don't intend to present a religious lesson.  If I knew of better examples from Shakespeare or some other secular source, I would be citing them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the parable from chapter 9 of St. Luke:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"And he said.... Now the parable is this:  The seed is the word of God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts. lest they should believe and be saved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Notice that although the seed was good and the sower labored faithfully, the results did not meet with the same success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The failures were due to the quality of the ground/hearers.  This is important.  When the Esperanto recruiter sincerely tries to make other people into Esperantists, many will completely ignore him or her, and others will put forth the lamest excuses imaginable, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Those who hear but later ignore the information.  They allow other influences to erase the invitation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Those who at first react enthusiastically, but soon give up because they are shallow people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Those who are merely too occupied with many matters, some perhaps also good.  Esperanto study competes against modern calls to join health clubs, save the whales, volunteer to help the poor and sick, and so forth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.  Those who sufficiently value Esperanto so that they faithfully continue study in spite of competing influences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We should never become discouraged due to the failures of other people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The lack of complete success is to be expected and is inevitable.  But the duty of the sowers and/or recruiters is to continue their efforts all the same.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115116028916621885?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115116028916621885/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115116028916621885&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115116028916621885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115116028916621885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/06/parable-of-sower.html' title='THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115040451081326916</id><published>2006-06-15T16:35:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:34.125-04:00</updated><title type='text'>KIU PRIZORGAS PRI LA VARBADO?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Esperantistoj eminentas pri iajn aferojn, ekzemple kiel gratuli sin, grupfotogafi sin, defendi Esperanton kontraux kritikantoj, kaj plimalpli publiki iliajn klubojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ankaux ili okupigxas pri la eldono de "Manifestoj" kaj subscribas peiticiojn kiuj ili mem skribis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ankaux ili sxatas "reinventi la rado," kiel oni diras.  Alivorte, ili reparas io kiam gxi ne estas rompata.  Precipe la komputprogramistoj ravas peni plibonigi Esperantajn studilojn ecx kiam jam funkcias bone.  La homanaturo sxatas sxangxi tiun, kiun ofte ne bezonas sxangxo.  Ciu laboretas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do, Esperantistoj (kiel grupo) scias publiki pri Esperanto, ecx bone instrui gxin.  Sed kiu prizorgas pri la varbado?  Rimarku kiel la plejmulto de naciaj societoj por Esperanto ne tre multe kreskigxas de jaro al jaro.  Estas suficxe malfacila konservi la membraron jaro post jaro, malgraux bonfaris defendi, publiki, kaj instrui.  Memstaras ke la nura problemo estas ke ili ne emfazas la varbo de novmembroj, kiu efekitigas per individua penado.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115040451081326916?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115040451081326916/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115040451081326916&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115040451081326916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115040451081326916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/06/kiu-prizorgas-pri-la-varbado.html' title='KIU PRIZORGAS PRI LA VARBADO?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-115040364530817554</id><published>2006-06-15T16:20:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:34.061-04:00</updated><title type='text'>WHO IS IN CHARGE OF RECRUITING?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Esperantists excel in some things such as self-congratulations, taking group photographs, defending Esperanto against critics, and more or less publicizing their clubs. Also they busy themselves by issuing "manifestos" and signing petitions which they wrote themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They also like to "reinvent the wheel" as the saying goes. In other words, they repair things that aren't broken. Mainly the computer programmers delight in trying to improve Esperanto study aids, even when they already work well. Human nature likes to change things which often don't need changing. Everyone putters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore Esperantists (as a group) well know how to defend and publicize Esperanto, and even to teach it well. But who is in charge of recruitment? Notice how the majority of national Esperanto societies don't grow much from year to year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is difficult enough to maintain the membership year after year, in spite of good work defending, publicizing, and teaching. It is self-evident that the only problem is they are not emphasizing the enlistment of new members which is carried out through individual effort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-115040364530817554?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/115040364530817554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=115040364530817554&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115040364530817554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/115040364530817554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/06/who-is-in-charge-of-recruiting.html' title='WHO IS IN CHARGE OF RECRUITING?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-114908686798132035</id><published>2006-05-31T10:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:33.981-04:00</updated><title type='text'>BRIDGES AND BARRIERS</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Every time we present ourselves to others, at the same time we are presenting the other person either a bridge or a barrier. As we appear, so we emotionally and intellectually impress others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some people attract us while others repel us, don't they? The reverse is also true. We attract and repel others by our personality, appearance, and our manner of speech.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Suppose someone wrote for pen-pals: "I'm an atheist and anarchist. I like body piercing and big tattoos. I'm a no-egg-or-milk vegan and I'm gay. I wish to correspond. Write me."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yeah, maybe when it snows in hell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clearly understand me. This request for correspondence is suitable when one searches for pen-pals. But it is completely forbidden in the self-presentation of the Esperanto recruiter, because it contains too many barriers and simultaneously lacks bridges. Therefore it would repel the majority of the population.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our goal is to attract everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-114908686798132035?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/114908686798132035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=114908686798132035&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114908686798132035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114908686798132035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/05/bridges-and-barriers.html' title='BRIDGES AND BARRIERS'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-114902489119459810</id><published>2006-05-30T17:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:33.883-04:00</updated><title type='text'>PONTOJ  KAJ BARIERO</title><content type='html'>Cxiam oni prezentas sin, samtempe prezentas aux ponto aux bariero al alia persono.  Kiel oni aspectas, tiel oni emocione impresas kaj mense imponas alian personon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kelkaj personoj allogas nin dum aliaj malallogas nin, cxu ne?   Vero estas la reverso ankaux.  Ni allogas iujn kaj fopusxis iujn per nia personeco, aspekto, kaj parolmaniero.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Supozu ke iu skribis tiun korespondpeto:  "Mi estas ateisto kaj anarkisto.   Mi sxatas korpan trapenetrajxojn kaj grandajn tatuiajxojn.   Mi estas ovo-lakto-vegetalisto kaj samseksulo.  Mi volas korespondi.  Skribu al mi."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ja, eblas kiam negxas en inferno.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Komprenu min akurate -- cxi tiu ekzemplo tauxgas kiam oni sercxas koresponontojn.  Sed tute malpermesas en la memprezento de esperantvabanto, cxar enhavas tro multa da barierojon,  kaj samtempe mankas pontojn.  Do, la plejparte de la popolo malallogigxus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nia celo estas allogi ciun.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-114902489119459810?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/114902489119459810/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=114902489119459810&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114902489119459810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114902489119459810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/05/pontoj-kaj-bariero.html' title='PONTOJ  KAJ BARIERO'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-114839603343062093</id><published>2006-05-23T10:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:33.797-04:00</updated><title type='text'>KIOM DA PERSONOJ KONSTITUAS IDEALAN GRUPON?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Esperantaj vebpagxaroj kaj logoj mencias "lokaj grupon" kaj "kluboj."  Mi ne scias kiel diferencigas inter ilin, sed mi havas opiniojn pri la ideala grandeco por lernanta grupo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La principo por direkti grandan grupon estas distinata kompare malgrandan grupon.  Ekzistas kvar fundamentajn gradojn de grupoj, sed nur la unua du koncernas nin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Vizagxo al vizagxa grupo.  La efikeco redukigxas kiam estas pli ol sep membroj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Grupo de 8-17 membroj profitos same kiel en  malgranda grupo, kondicxe ke cxiuj  ajn estas bone konata inter ili, kaj kunvidas almenaux unu aux dufoje semajne.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tio estas kutima grandeco por la grado baza de milita organizo.  La valoro de tiu grandeco estas ilustrata per la naux ludantoj en basbalateamo, la dek-unu ludantoj en Usona futbalateamo, aux la 9-12 ludantoj kutime en la basketbala roto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ankaux samas por ordinara hxoro pregxeja, virinaj rondoj, gimnastika junula grupo, aux membroj aktivaj en librostuda grupo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cxiuj personoj povas kontroladi nur 15-16 membroj parkore kaj rememoras iliajn nomojn senhezite,  kaj komforte kunrilatas ilin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La neavantagxo por grupo tiel granda estas iu povas necxeestantigxas sen cxiu ajn rimarkas tion, kaj malfacilas por cxiu partopreni aktive en paroloj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Se cxiu persono vice parolas nur du minutoj, la partoprenanto povas paroli nur kvarfoje dum du-horo kunsido kiu havas 15 partoprentantojn.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Grupo kun 35-40 grupanoj jam estas tro granda por organizi sin kun la organiza principo de interrilateco inter partoprenantoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.  Grupoj kiuj havas pli ol 35-40 membrojn bezonas metodojn tiuj tauxgas pri la rego de grandaj grupoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Miaopinie, tro multa da Esperantaj grupetoj tro baldaux uzas metodoj kiuj tauxgas nur en pligrandaj grupoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grupoj kun malpli ol 35 anoj ne mankas aux konstitucion aux statuojn; tiujn ruinigos cxio ajn efikeco ke ili jam havas.  Alimaniere, grandaj grupoj ne sukcesos kun metodoj kiuj suficxas nur en malgrandaj grupoj.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La efika rego por plifortigi koherecon de malgrandaj grupoj inkludas metodojn kiel sidigi membrojn en cirklaforma (rondo) arangxo, peti ilin konatigi reciproje, kaj kuragxigi cxiun kune relatigxas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Memklaras se estas kvar membroj kun estro, dum unu horo cxiu el ili povas paroli nur dek minutojn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi opinas ke kiam grupo superas pli ol kvar membrojn, gxi devas dividi sin por formi du grupetojn, ktp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi mem varbas kaj mentorigas nur individuojn, sed cxi tie mi traktis grupdinamikojn por helpi cxiu kiu tiel laboras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-114839603343062093?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/114839603343062093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=114839603343062093&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114839603343062093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114839603343062093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/05/kiom-da-personoj-konstituas-idealan.html' title='KIOM DA PERSONOJ KONSTITUAS IDEALAN GRUPON?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-114822560578617357</id><published>2006-05-21T11:07:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:33.727-04:00</updated><title type='text'>HOW MANY PEOPLE IN AN IDEAL GROUP?</title><content type='html'>Esperanto webpages and blogs speak of "local groups" and "clubs."  I don't know what the difference is but I have an opinion on the ideal size for a group of learners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The principles of managing a large group differ from a small group.  There are four basic sizes for groups (but only the first two are relevant to us.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Face-to-face group.  Effectiveness diminishes if there ae more than seven members.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. A group of 8 to 17 members can benefit from the advantages of a smaller group, providing the members are well-acquainted with each other and see each other at least once or twice a week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the common size for the basic unit in a military organization.  The value of this size is illustrated by the nine players on a baseball team, the eleven players on a USA football team, or the basketball squad that usually includes from 9 t 12 players.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is also the size of a typical chuch choir, women's circle, high school youth group, or active members in a book study group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people can keep track of only 15 or 16 people in our head, recall their names without hesitation, and relate to comfortably.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The disadvantage of a group this large is that it is possible for someone to be absent without being noticed, and it is difficult for everyone to be able to have an active role in discussion.  (If each person speaks for only two minutes at a time, a participant can speak only four times in a two-hour meeting with 15 participants.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  35 to 40 participants is as large as a group can be with the relationship of the members as the basic organizing principle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.  More than 35 to 40 participants require large group management methods.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my opinion, too many small Esperanto groups try too soon to use methods suitable only for larger groups.  There is no need for groups less than 35 members to make a constitution and by-laws; that will ruin what effectiveness they have.  On the other hand, a large group cannot use small group methods.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Small group management techniques to strengthen cohesion include use of the circle as the basic seating arrangement, asking participants to take a minute to introduce themsleves to the entire group, and encouraging everyone to relate to every other member.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is obvious that if there are five members plus a leader, if the meeting lasts one hour, every person can only speak for a total of 10 minutes each.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I believe if a group exceeds 4 members, it should split into two groups, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I myself recruit and mentor only individuals, but I've dealt here with group dynamics for the benefit of those of you who will work in that manner.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-114822560578617357?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/114822560578617357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=114822560578617357&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114822560578617357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114822560578617357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/05/how-many-people-in-ideal-group.html' title='HOW MANY PEOPLE IN AN IDEAL GROUP?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-114735273129567777</id><published>2006-05-11T08:53:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:33.611-04:00</updated><title type='text'>MUST THE RECRUITER SPEAK ESPERANTO PERFECTLY?</title><content type='html'>I was greatly surprised to learn that many successful coaches never played the sports they coached.  A famous swimming coach did not even know how to swim!  That isn't serious, because they have a deep understanding of the sport and are able to teach it well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Olympic gymnastic coach Bela Karoli has an unusual ability to instruct, urge, and motivate the tiny girls who win an incredible number of gold medals.  But Karoli himself isn't able even to chin himself!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The successful auto salesman doesn't understand auto mechanics as well as a garage mechanic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still the fictitious idea exists that only Esperantists with a high level of expertise have a right to enlist converts into the Esperanto movement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about it!  Do the most experienced Esperantists win over the greatest number of people to Esperanto?  The question is somewhat embarrassin; the answer will be more embarrassing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is necessary only that one have more knowledge of aspirants than the one being won over.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-114735273129567777?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/114735273129567777/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=114735273129567777&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114735273129567777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114735273129567777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/05/must-recruiter-speak-esperanto.html' title='MUST THE RECRUITER SPEAK ESPERANTO PERFECTLY?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-114728320321800077</id><published>2006-05-10T13:29:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:33.508-04:00</updated><title type='text'>CXU VARBANTOJ DEVAS PAROLI ESPERANTON PERFECTAN?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi ege surprizigxis lerni ke multaj da sukcesaj trejnistoj nenuam ludis la sporton ili instruas.  Famula nagxtrejnisto ne ecx scii kiel nagxi!  Tio ne gravas, cxar ili profunde konas la sporton, jak povas instrui bone gxin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Olimpia gimnastiko trejnisto nomata "Bela Karoli" havis nekutima kapablo por instrui, instigi, kaj entuziasmigi la etajn knabinojn kiuj gajnas nekredebla kvanto de oraj medalog.  Sed li mem ne povas mentonumi sin!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La sukcesa auxtovendisto ne komprenas la mehxanismo de autoj egale tiel garagxisto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ankoraux la fikcia ideo ekzistas ke nur esperantistoj kiuj havas altan nivelon de ekspertizo rajtas varbi prozelitojn al Esperantomovado.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pensu!  Cxu la plej spertaj Esperantistoj esperantigis la plej granda kvanto de individuoj?  La demando gxenas iom, la respondo gxenos plie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Suficxas ke oni posedas pli kono pri Esperanto ol la prozelonto.  Varbi ne samas instrui.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-114728320321800077?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/114728320321800077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=114728320321800077&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114728320321800077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114728320321800077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/05/cxu-varbantoj-devas-paroli-esperanton.html' title='CXU VARBANTOJ DEVAS PAROLI ESPERANTON PERFECTAN?'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-114651471607350004</id><published>2006-05-01T16:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:33.363-04:00</updated><title type='text'>NI ESTAS CXI TIE POR TIAL</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Malnova sxerco rakontas pri la unua ago kiam du esperantistoj renkontas -- ili fondas klubon! Kiam ili renkontas alian esperantiston, ili inicitas novagxbuleteno!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La malnova sxerco enhavas veron en tempo antaux komputiloj, sed nunteme tiuj esperantistoj kiuj sentas sin izolantigxantoj jam havas vebpagxaro kaj baldaux ekigas blogon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La celo de cxi tiu blogo estas skribita en la Antaux Vorto -- kiel ni varbos aliajn personojn por lerni Esperanton?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi prezentos miajn propran ideojn kaj esperas ke vi farus tion ankaux. Vizitu ofte, kaj komentu ofte. Kune ni progresas kaj sukcesas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ne postulas skribi aux anglan aux Esperanto.  Tiel vi volas!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26257151-114651471607350004?l=varbejo.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/feeds/114651471607350004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26257151&amp;postID=114651471607350004&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114651471607350004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26257151/posts/default/114651471607350004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://varbejo.blogspot.com/2006/05/ni-estas-cxi-tie-por-tial.html' title='NI ESTAS CXI TIE POR TIAL'/><author><name>Ricxardo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17243536585723440984</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26257151.post-114632332726856375</id><published>2006-04-29T10:54:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T16:21:33.265-04:00</updated><title type='text'>WHY WE ARE HERE</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;There is an old joke about the first thing that happens when two isolated Esperantists find each other -- they form a club!  When the meet a third Esperantist, they start a newsletter!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was a lot of truth to that old joke before computers.  Today a lot of Esperantists still hope to meet others, but now each of them probably has a web page and soon they start a blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As stated in the Preamble above, this is an English-Esperanto source to help Esperantists recruit others to study and use Esperanto, the international language that works, and to gather ideas on how to do this.  Emphasis is on person-to-person recruitment, rather than on the activities of a local Esperanto group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will be presenting my opinions and ideas and I hope each of you will do the same.  I hope you'll bookmark this place and visit often.  And whenever you visit, please leave a comment.  Together we can make progress.  One person's idea will stimulate another's and on it goes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It isn't required that you translate your comments into Esperanto.  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