Gulf Goans face many difficulties i.e. declining living standards, localisation, reduced savings etc. Many contemplate leaving the Gulf soon. In fairness, Gulf governments are right, to protect their interests & people. In the same perspective, can't we take strong interest on Goa's Identity, economic opportunities, mega-projects, corruption, mining, destruction, alarming outsider land sales, uncontrolled migrant influx etc Cant we work with residents to save Goa for Goans; including future generations. Gulf Goans are vital for the effort; if only we wake up!!
Have we lost belief in ourselves? Goa is in region with economy booming vs. others; education (all layers) & medical are getting international respect. Rich nations target our region as the future; there is strong demand for Goa by outsiders & strangely today, we have on a large scale "Well off Gulf Goan families" migrating; abandoning Goa; selling properties!! Are we generally a short sighted community; lacking a real long term vision? How much wealth is enough? Is so much migration relevant today and does it not erode Goa's Identity? Are western societies really better off as a whole? Think about identity/value/family issues that our future generations will face; or is it just the materialistic things that interest? Let's stop complaining & looking only at all the negatives of Goa, which are just excuses for our reluctance to act or to justify today's "debatable" migration. Surely, Goa also has positives vs. other societies. We should start from the positives, address the negatives and see how we can together make Goa, the place we want it to be. I believe we can do it, if we just put our heads together and look at what we can do and not, what we cannot do!! After all, there is no place like home. Arwin Mesquita, UAE. -- Please read my Blog: (1) http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ (2) http://arwinmesquita.wordpress.com/2008/06/ -- Please read my Blog: (1) http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ (2) http://arwinmesquita.wordpress.com/2008/06/ -- Please read my Blog: (1) http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ (2) http://arwinmesquita.wordpress.com/2008/06/
