My dear Tony, Thank you for replying to my e-mail.
Our family has taken a decision that our ancestral property in Goa will never be sold. As you are aware, rich people buy property all over the world, including Goa, while the poor people of Goa are selling their property. My parent's younger siblings, have all settled in the west, but they have never harassed my mother to sell off the property in Goa, as you state "lock, stock and barrel", because they are all educated and have the finance to live a comfortable life in the west and all contribute towards the management of the property in Goa. I challenge every Goan to stop selling property. Remember your ancestors who cooked, worked, had babies etc in your ancestral homes, in Goa.No price tag for all this. Your words in your e-mail below "If I get a buyer who offers me an irresistible price than whether I should still sell it or not is entirely my decision." My reply - You will allow a stranger to put a price tag on the HARD WORK OF YOUR ANCESTORS WHO WERE GOOD ENOUGH TO LEAVE YOU THEIR PROPERTY. YOUR ANCESTGORS COULD HAVE ALSO ENJOYED THEIR MONEY BY SELLING OFF THEIR PROPERTY, INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU. All of you settled in the west, take your children back to goa and let them experience all the love and fun that you did, in your ancestral homes in Goa. I love Goa. Regards, ================================== On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 Anthony M Barreto wrote : >Jane 'goans should stop selling property' makes no sense. If I get a buyer who >offers me an irresistible price than whether I should still sell it or not is >entirely my decision. >Generally it is people who have sold their ancestral property lock, stock and >barrel and settled in the West are the first to tell Goans not to sell their >property. >Regards >Tony Martin > >Message: 11 >Date: 1 Aug 2008 05:08:40 -0000 > From: "jane gillian rodrigues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear goanetters, > >Any goan residing in goa, will be unhappy with goans selling off their >property, as this leads to more poverty-stricken goans and also poses a >security risk for Goa. > >Let us listen to concerned goans like Mervyn and others. > >Our ancestral homes are places of history, where neighbours will tell you >about the habits and personalities of your foreparents. These are places where >our ancestors, got married, raised children, spent time chatting with the wife >and maybe the mistress, played with their children, and worked hard, to give >us a better life, etc. What do some goans do with this wonderful inheritance? > They just sell it, instead of GIFTING IT TO THEIR CHILDREN . Very sad >Regards, > >****************************************************************************** > Tony Martin English Teacher, Freelance Writer and Author >Dubai, UAE Cell: 050-1460524 >***************************************************************************** > > >
