Every Goan is passionate about Goa! Every other resident of any other place is passionate about the place they live. The difference is most other successful people and communities do something about their passion and channel their Passion into ACTION. Now that one has identified the problems (see below), don't talk about them. Do something at the GRASS ROOT LEVEL. Everybody Goan wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
If we can learn from others, which I love to do, I am amazed about the grass root interest in the USA on issues concerning individuals. Now is spring and summer and every weekend there are events, to raise awareness and MONEY for causes like: diabetes, heart, cancer, missing children, domestic violence, hospice, etc. etc. and every public interest project. And ordinary people support them with 5- 100 dollar donations. Those seeking the donations work for the donated money by running, riding bikes, baking, cookies or cake sale, spaghetti or chicken dinner, conducting auctions, etc. These are just a few ideas for the grass root to take action and control of their own environment and predicament rather that relying or passing the buck to someone else. Kind Regards, GL ------------------- Ethel Da Costa: I'm passionate about Goa, even if I do believe I'm a world citizen. And so are 70 per cent of the people who live and work in Goa and passionately stand up for this State. People whose forefathers and grandfathers build their homes and stature off the sweat of their brow, so that their grandchildren could benefit from the fruits of their toil. A toil that is going waste today, because the curse of politics that afflicts our lives and the future of Goa. Saddled with shameless opportunists and vote bank politics, the fate of the fragile coastline of North Goa continues to sit on the brink of impending environmental disaster, and the possibility of locals who make a living off the coastal belt losing their bread and butter, permanently. Goa is a tourism dependent state, like it or not, its certified. The world comes to us to chill. Even at the cost of our taps running dry, our power supply blowing up our electric appliances, the drug mafia and sex tourism hitting an all time high. _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
