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To: Peter S. Maroulis who wrote (11323)	9/1/1999 1:30:00 PM
From: Peter S. Maroulis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62558

WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING A few years before the death of the great Hebrew poet Chaim Nachman Bialik, the newspapers of the day were full of speculation that he would be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. when the prize was awarded to another writer, Bialik was asked for his reaction. "I'm very glad I didn't win the prize," he said. "Now everybodyh's my best friend and feels sorry for me. My, my, how angry they are on my behalf! 'Now isn't that a scandal!' the say. 'Imagine such a thing - Bialik, the great poet Bialik, doesn't get the Nobel Prize! And - tsk! tsk! - just look who they gave it to! To X, that so-and-so! Why, he can't even hold a candle to Bialik!' "On the other hand, what if I had been awarded the Nobel Prize? Then, I'm sure, some of the very same people who are now so indignant on my account would have said, 'Nu, nu, what's so wonderful about getting the Nobel Prize? Why, even that poet Bialik got one!"