Tony D'sa writes:
>That may be. But you black skinned American/ Britisher/ Australian/ Canadian
just try buying property in a WASP only locality. Racial prejudice may not
be overt but it is still there. You are still a 'second class' citizen no
>matter how you console yourself.
For me, even more than the above, what is important --- what have
you done as a citizen in your adopted country ? Have you fought
injustice ? Or did you just grab the opportunities that those
countries provided to you as a citizen ?
These are important questions and distinguishes a person from
being an opportunist and an conscientious citizen.
Yes, America may be great, but what is your contribution to making
it great ?
If you didnt contribute to any change and just grabbed the
opportunity ( surely I dont deny that to be successful in those
countries one has to work hard and all that but let me tell you
in India, one has to work much harder to be half successful as
abroad --- and that is fact of the matter), then how will
you change things if you come back to Goa/India ?
I am sure there are NRGs who have been conscientious citizens of
their own adopted countries and have contributed to change in
their adopted countries; and I am also sure they will not
talk of disparingly of Goa and India, because they know what it
takes.
regards,
samir
