Dear Goanetters reading this made me think... Is this the Mapusa that I knew...?? Is this the Mapusa I studied..?? Is this the Mapusa I visit when on leave. Is this the people of Mapusa I know..?? or their likes I would Like to link with..?? Who is this jeweller's son..??
the road had the famous register of births and civil registration till it was shifted near the electricity department. It houses somewhere there the Kaunte hospital. Vey close is the famous Abreu lobo comercial institute where I got all my certificates it provided at that time. What a Mapusa to remember NOW...?? FOOD FOR THOUGHT.. JDGP Goa is, it seems passing through some birth, re-birth or death mania. Using the word "mania" could be repugnant in it's context to many. You can chools one or three of the three! Let me explain: Saturday around noon, at the Mapusa Clinic Road at "feira-baixa" junction a Senior CItizen bought medicines at a pharmacy. He returned to his parked scooter, wore his helmet and did not even start the machine. A car hit him, an expensive car driven by a hefty, muscular young man. The scooter fell upon this Senior Citizen hurting his right leg. The normal tamasha started as this young man came out of his car. I was interested to hear the dialog between two men. and the onlookers who seem to cause more danger to the traffic when such incidents occur. The showdown between a Senior Citizen and this muscular dude. "Do you know who I am" he thundered to this visibly shaken old man. I admired the latters cool, and his stared at this dada no words were spoken, just stares!. "You are not saying anything?" said the muscular baccha still this SC kept his cool.Next the dude pushed him. "Say something uncle" - at this the SC told him if he does it again he will hit back. before the dude was going to "show him" SC gave him one hit and the dada was on the road. "Sorry uncle...sorry, sorry" and he put his hand in his pocket and came out with Rs. 300/- at this the SC took the money and flung in the air, while the crowd gathered. One person took the Rs. 100/- note and the dada picked the rest. "You hit me and are trying to teach me lessons?" said the SC with a cool which brought admiration to the bystanders"Let him go" said another Senior he is a local dada, a jewlers son. My mind is bombarded with thoughts: a) It does seem that the society at large is passing though some kind of revolution of lawlessness and taking the law in their hands. The road side dada, is a judge, a "phulishman" (cop) and rules the roost and the road. The money has reached into his brain and in another part of his anatomy. The Rs. 300/- fart proves that. It did not work this time it works with the challan writers. Money and muscle are tools used terrorise people. He probably did not know this "uncle" would teach him a lesson which his parents did not teach. b) How can we define a mature person then? This young man was immature for his age. His body was big his conscience hardened brains of a crow. It showed his upbringing. His parents had plenty of gold and silver, besides gave him all, maybe one day he will throw his old parents out of their home and fight with his brothers or brother-in-law/s for dowry savings. After all he needs to pay for his car loan. When a child is born, he/she is selfish,and immature and needs to be treated with care while at the same time his tantrums brought in a disciplined but loving way. . But what if these parents don't know how to go about? Rods or canes are better than slaps done in a rage. The dude probably was brought up that way and many on the roads of Goa which are killer roads. Drivers are given licenses without proper tests and bribes are paid through driving schools. No one can see how the money is passed. And back to our definition of a mature person: "He.she is one who is able to function happily, usefully, and at his maximum capaciry in a given situation." The Karate uncle showed restraint, . This difinition needs correction at the place of "his/her maximum capacity," for it is possible to lay hold of capacities not your own, or that of your ego and to make them your own and expect others to flow one's whims and fancies. There was no proper birth, A mature person accepts the responsibility for being what one is, learns from people and surrounding by simply thinking how others would feel if the same treatment was muted upon them. If we are to be mature we must get hold of a mature faith - or better, it must get hold of us. For the immaturities of our faith will soon show themselves in immaturities in our actions and our attitudes. The creed of to-day becomes the deed of tomorrow." We will see lawlessness on the roads, in the parliament in the judiciary and the end result will be our own destruction. Learn from the Chinese! Our democratic system will eventually became "Lalloofied" and produce more Lalloos and the Bollywood take us to our doom!. I went home with a thought and admiration for this senior citizen probably a medical doctor or a professional in such field. He treated his leg. Where is Goa heading? And India in general? Cut off these silly discussions on neurons, priestly magic done by the local padris, politicians and other idiots!
