There's a fact that is usually told about a struggle. Before a butterfly can emerge out of its chrysalis, it has to go through a lot of struggling. Yes, struggling. Each time it lunges out to escape, acids are being removed from its wings. If someone were to come along and break the chrysalis open for it, the butterfly would be weak with shrivelled wings, and eventually die without having been able to fly. In essence the struggle is necessary for the butterfly to survive. Then in the stillness, when the struggle is over, the butterfly can come out and share its beauty with the world.
Goa is like that butterfly. Goa is no longer the beautiful butterfly it promised to be - thanks to the Indian Armed Forces and the Indian politicians who coveted Goa's hidden beauty and inheritance and wanted Goa for themselves before Goa could fly on its own. Hence the questions/criticism that arise from time to time on this forum. Gabriel. ----- Original Message ---- From: ignatius fernandes <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 23 June, 2009 8:02:36 AM Subject: [Goanet] Goa,s Freedom Fighters I still don't get it, how could Goa have freedom fighters. When I look at history books and the Indian propaganda it was the Indian Union army, navy, and the air force who ousted the Portuguese out of Goa. An Indian army of 30,000 personnel fully equipped with modern warfare weapons who fought and conquered a Portuguese army of 3,000 personnel who comprised of civilian police men, who I am led to believe were poorly equipped with ancient armaments. So where were these Goa,s freedom fighters when the war for liberation started, were they hiding behind their wife,s or girlfriend,s saris. Ignatius Fernandes. _________________________________________________________________ MSN straight to your mobile - news, entertainment, videos and more. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/147991039/direct/01/ Access Yahoo!7 Mail on your mobile. Anytime. Anywhere. Show me how: http://au.mobile.yahoo.com/mail
