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Sign the Petition requesting The Honble Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (I/C) to maintain the moratorium on issuing further
environmental clearances for mining activities in Goa
http://goanvoice.org.uk/miningpetition.php
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Life of Old!
Can you guess where and when (period)?
Thanks,
Quote:
"Lack of comforts and luxuries was a matter of little consequence. He (the
average citizen) was totally unable to regard these as the most important
things in life. His aim was to live as interestingly and contently as possible
without spending all his days in grinding toil for the sake of a little more
comfort for his family. Nor was he interested in piling up riches as a source
of power or prestige. What each citizen really wanted was a small farm or
business that would provide him with a reasonable income and at the same time
allow him an abundance of leisure for politics, for gossip in the market place,
and for intellectual or artistic activities if he had the talent to enjoy them.
It is frequently supposed that he was too lazy or too snobbish to work hard for
luxury and security. But this was not quite the case. There is plenty of
evidence to show that the great majority did not look with disdain upon manual
labor. Most of them worked on their farms or in their shops as independent
craftsman."
Thanks in anticipation
Regards, GL
