Hear! Hear...hear...hear...sez, I... Alfred
> Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:45:03 +0530 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet] Eddie and George > > I know both George Pinto and Eddie Fernandes, first through Goan > cyberspace and then in person. Both perfect gentlemen. > > Both of them are highly respected in Goan overseas circles and are a > big presence in Goan cyberspace, and most importantly, do a lot for > Goa and Goans. > > I find this recent bickering between them on a trivial issue > completely uncharacteristic. I write this in the hope of convincing > them to bury the hatchet and use their considerable energies for > loftier objectives than scoring brownie points in juvenile debates. > > Without going into the intricacies of the matter being debated let me > use analogies. > > In his many years of doing great charity work George has always done > due diligence in identifying and investigating worthy causes. Despite > this I am sure a few cases might have slipped his radar and he might > have raised funds for a cause that was not really needy or deserving. > But does that mean he ceases all charity activity? Not at all. He > rallies forward acknowledging, and learning from, his mistake. > > Eddie too in all his years of keeping us informed of Goan, and Goa > related, activities worldwide has surely occasionally slipped and > reported something without proper crosschecking for authenticity. > Bound to happen with the sheer volume of data he goes through every > day. So he keeps fine tuning his news gathering skills and perseveres > and learns from his mistakes. > > I am sure both sides of the argument have their plus and minus points > but let it be. If respected people like George and Eddie behave in > such a petty fashion I don't think we can expect much more from new > entrants into Goan cyberspace. Please retain the high standards you > have set. > > This is what happens if you think only with your heart. > > If someone tells George a sob story and he reacts only with is heart > and not his mind then he will be doing his own reputation an > injustice. So too with Eddie. Forget foreigners. Goans and Indians to > get ripped off by crooked lawyers, brokers, owners, tenants etc. > Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. Many British property owners I > know who were making the biggest noise have now been proven to have > knowingly committed a lot of illegalities. I am sure there are also > others who didn't quite know what they were doing was illegal. > Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. > > But let's not go there again. > > George and Eddie there are far more important things for you two than > argue about this petty issue. > > Cheers! > > Cecil > > ========= _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
