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Originally Posted by Mauro Gibo
And the there is one thing I'm not afraid of, that is: I am not afraid to make mistakes, because we learn from our mistakes. Maybe, the first mistake I did was to call the union of two different kind of bananas, grafting. Grafting is really something different. At the time I didn't find a proper word to name my unusual experiment. Even today, I still don't have a matching word for it. But for me it doesn't really matter. I firmly believe that it is my challenging spirit that really matters. When I went to college I thought my teachers where great and that they were genius. Now, I know that they were just living encyclopedias passing on informations they had acquired in the past. Another thing I found out is that I am more powerful than a computer. Why?
Because I can think and the computer can't. I work as a translator for a large Japanese Corporation which has many factories around the world and translantion is a must. I wrote a sentence in Japanese to be translated into English. the sentence was: When you notice anything wrong with the product tell your superior immediately. The computer translated: When the handicapped erupts, tell your superior at once. See what I mean? Now, let's go back to my experiment. I know that about 80 countries of temperate climates near the equator produce bananas. If by any chance I get a cold hardy banana variety, I'm sure going to change the banana belt.
I appreciate your comment. One more sore for a leper won't make any difference. I will keep going one, because I know I am in the right track.
Thanks.
P.S. Don't pay attention to this old mule.
Bye.
Mauro Gibo
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Mauro-san,
Trying to prove to yourself something that you have learned from what other cultures have done should be gratifying. Sharing them with others is an act of kindness. So, do not worry about semantics or technicalities. With your experiments, the only mistake you will make is if you don't try. Already it appears that you have succeeded in combining halves of two different varieties of banana and have grown them to the point that they are one plant and are producing pups. In a few months time, you will find out if the fruit they will produce will be like the one or the other variety, or as luck would have it, celebrate the fact that it is a
combination of the two!!! I applaud your determination, and look forward to your announcement that the fruit is a hybrid and would be honored to be one of the first to congratulate you on your success! So, please keep us posted.
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Originally Posted by harveyc
Mauro, you don't look that much older than me in your videos. I thought Chong was the old man around here!  |
You know that I would be reading this, and I humbly thank you for the compliment.
So, Mauro-san, if you are also reading this, you should listen to the wise old man.
Chong