Very well said. I couldn't be more in agreement. Regards/Valmiki
From: "Gilbert Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 3:19 AM Subject: [Goanet]RE: Self-esteem and Self-Confidence among Goans > I beg to differ with Samir's assertion about lack of self-esteem and > self-confidence among Goans. > > In my view, and those of a few in cyberspace, Goa's problems of today > and their solutions are in the hands of Goans. The earlier we stop > finding and making excuses that outsiders are our problem the earlier we > will start rolling up our sleeves and doing something. Just talking > about "outsiders" on whom we do not have any control is not going to > make one iota of improvement. It may increase our egos and blood > pressure and the volume of correspondence in cyberspace. > > Finally, Samir and others blame the colonialists for the poor > self-esteem. In fact I would suggest that it is because of the lack of > hard work, the colonialist came, saw and conquered Goa and India. The > concern is will history repeat itself! In fact from reports, that is > already happening with Goa flooded by non-Goans who take up jobs too > demeaning for "self-confident Goans". These "baihle" are also taking > over our culture, music, dance, cuisine, etc. Regards, GL ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
