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Quite a few posts are having a love-hate relationship about Portugal and India.
Before I analyze this strange Freudian relationships, I would request the
indulgence, to introduce to the readers some typical American terms. Apologies
to those familiar with the terms.
In the USA, when one buys a defective item or lands in a bad situation, the
phrase used is "lemon" (please do not ask me why?). When one makes the best and
a success of a bad situation, the phrase used is, "making lemonade from a
lemon."
Many Goans who were forced (for political or economic reasons) to leave Goa
pre-1961 and became successful, are grateful to Salazar for giving them a
lemon. From this, they made lemonade.
Many Goans who left Goa pre- and post-1961 and studied and made a success in
India are grateful to Salazar and Nehru for giving them a lemon. From this,
they made lemonade.
I congratulate these Goans who were born without a silver spoon in their mouth
and grew up without soles for their feet. They achieved triple success. Triple
because:
1. They overcame severe adversities.
2. The competed with others (natives and their masters) in their new land on
their turf.
3. In being successful, these Goans overcame the competition (natives in the
new land) at THEIR skill, following THEIR rules.
Goans who hate Salazar or Nehru (or the present govt.) are very likely those
who could not make lemonade from the lemon. Or they are "perennial haters".
Present-day Goans, where ever they may be, can learn from their ancestors and
learn to make lemonade from a lemon. This instead of spending the rest of their
lives complaining about their situation and hating Salazar or Nehru or anybody
else. I am very grateful to Salazar and Nehru for 'forcing me' to leave Goa
and India. Every adversity has been a stepping-stone to success. Looking
back, I could not have planned my adversities any better.
Kind Regards, GL
