It is strange that some people are picking on Tarvotis for working on ships,
flashing their wealth and calling them Tarvotteanchim bondolam. I may be
wrong but I get the feeling that is is the result of jealousy. These people
should understand that there are bad apples in every profession be it tarvotis,
Gulfies, medical field, lawyers, office goers or people settled in Europe, USA
or Canada.
To give their families a better living Tarvotis have sacrificed their family
lives and slogged on cargo ships/passenger ships to earn better wages and give
their families a higher standand of living. If they spent their hard earned
money on constructing beautiful houses it is their wish. Just because a few
Tarvotis, Gulfies and some people settled abroad flash their money does not
mean all of them waste their hard earned money. I condemn anyone flashing his
wealth and feel that is only ignorance and foolishness that they do this.
One must remember that often Tarvotis are jobless for months and this also
applies to Gulfies whose jobs are often unsecure and work in inhuman
conditions. Most realize that they have to save for the future. We should
bear in mind that it is not easy to earn the money what with them often
working 10 to 12 hours a day and Tarvotis most often have only the sky and sea
for company. Sealife is not easy with so many dangerous situations that they
encounter with rough weather, stormy seas and storms only for a living. Many
years ago I lost a good friend of mine who was on a maiden voyage as Radio
Officer on Chandragupta which sank in Atlantic ocean. I have many friends as
well as family members who work on ships. If there is one ex. crooked
Tarvoti, Churchill Alemao there are thousands decent Tarvotis. It would be
better to attack Politicians who carry on day light robbery, amass wealth and
are destroying Goa. They go scot free and flourishing. In fact sadly when
elections come, it is we the people who reelect these corrrupt and crooked
politicians to continue their loot.
Best wishes
Camilo Fernandes
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