Yes Ladies and Gentlemen,
You do get some "telling" or "thought provoking" letters from some
sections of the oHeraldo readership to the Editor. I wonder what we
should make of such letters, do we agree with the letter-writers and
concede that these guys are writing some sense or just castigating US
Goans for working abroad to earn OUR daily bread/livelihood. In fact, if
you take the Amchea Bapa, it is OUR constant reminder that we ask our
Father in heaven, "Amcho Dispotto giras aiz amkam di," So, do letters
like this "hit the nail on our Goan Nulls" or should we conveniently
ignore such letters as the usual crab infested mentality akin to
jealousy emanating from our Brethren in Goa ?
One of the Main Problems why Goans Agree to Dis -agree with one another
and that's why we are in such a Mess, We simply CANNOT OR Do Not
THINK, ACT as ONE BODY and ONE SOUL as our faith dictates US to do.
We are the only people on Earth who have a Self-destruct Button to dash
ANY Hope or Hopes that we may have of BEING ONE, not only with the
LORD, but in UNION with ourselves and OUR Gencho Saiba brought Faith !!
Confused.GoaCom- Joe
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: An inter-netter abroad < [email protected]>
To: To all you computer buffs abroad
Sent:To Goans Abroad Sat, 4 September, 2010 8:00:40
Subject: Barking dogs seldom bite a selection of letters to the Editor
in oHeraldo Newspaper
Barking dogs seldom bite
Juliano Baptista, Cortalim
This is a reply to all ‘Goans’ from abroad who write in the papers with
great words of advice. While it is wonderful to see that are interested
in your motherland and deplore today’s politicians who are feeding Goa
to the dogs, it is absurd that you sit at your computers to write
letters from thousands of miles away and take no action.
Please quit your lucrative jobs abroad, come here and join the fight.
You have absolutely no idea how hard it is to fight these rogues, who
have tons of money power.
The village groups of Goa are fighting tooth and nail for the people.
They have achieved a lot so far, and are the real heroes. But this
wasn’t accomplished overnight, and certainly not by writing letters in
the papers.
I am not saying that choosing a lucrative career in another country is a
sin. But if it is your choice to tuck your tail between your legs and
run, please do not advise us. We have good leaders. What we need is
support with action. Barking dogs seldom bite.
Why not work abroad?
Jerome Goes, London
Diogo Furtado (‘Wisdom from afar’, Herald, 2 Sept) does not know that
Goans who have worked abroad have contributed to the welfare of their
families in Goa, many from poverty to a respectable life. Can any Goan
have a decent life with the payment they receive from private firms in
Goa that pay paltry amounts?
A government job cost lakhs of rupees. How many can pay to get these
jobs? Ask any contractor how much money has he to part with to bag a
tender, and how much bribes he has to pay to obtain his final payment.
If he is a true Goan, let him ask the Alemao brothers how they have
amassed so much wealth.
