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**** Annual Goanetters Meet ****
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Annual Goanetters Meet - January 3, 2012 - 12:30 - 2pm
Tourist Hostel, near the Old Secretariat, Panaji (Panjim)
Planning to attend? Send an email to [email protected] with contact details
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Let Compassion Be The Virtue Of 2012
Life has always been an evolving process, every day brings us something new to
see, something new to read, something new to do, something new to hold,
something new to feel and among many other things, some one new to meet but
even though a multitude of newer things go by us every single day of our lives,
yet we fail to see, hear, feel, experience, meet and acknowledge them. Life is
an ever changing phenomenon, no two days can ever be the same and every new day
is a new experience that we should relish and look forward to. We are God's or
nature's supreme creation as one would think and believe.
Years and centuries have passed and what has passed we call history, what's now
we called present and what's yet to come we call future. Our history is well
documented, so too the present, as every passing moment or second turns into
history with only the future to look forward to. We can never change the past
as it's done and dusted with, as they say but we can do a lot for the present
as we can mould it to the best of our abilities for a better future, even
though some believe that damsel called destiny cannot be changed but there are
others who believe that the damsel destiny is what they make it to be. Now,
which of the two groups are we in ?
In a few days time we'll be crossing into yet another year in history, it's
time for resolutions and dreams, by nature we humans are a very difficult
specie to satisfy, the more we have the more we want, yet we ignore the reality
around us. Today the world around us is going through a very rough phase,
thanks to the greed of our decision making leaders and Authorities the common
man has receded further down the rugs of poverty and the rich and the affluent
have climbed higher on the inequitable gauge of opulence, as the void between
the rich and poor gets wider by the year.
Along with inequity and the rise of poverty the world around us is mired in
acts of terrorism, sometimes even in the name of fostering peace and justice.
In the quest for freedom innocent lives are lost, as independence movements
across the world prove human freedom is still in shackles and people are
looking for liberation and along with liberation people are looking for
acceptance and a better quality of life. Is that a sin ?
There are millions in the world today who are deprived of their basic rights
and also those who live in abject poverty and in dire state. Hunger,
malnutrition, lack of basic hygiene and health care has killed millions of
children and adults a like. We all know the turmoil the world is in at present,
so as 2011 draws to an end and the dawn of 2012 is ahead of us, let the past be
past, lets first take the initiative for the present to build a future, for the
wellbeing of humanity, without waiting for damsel destiny to intervene.
Let us pray for blessings to face and contain these difficult times and for
wisdom and a generous heart for our political and social leaders to work
selflessly for the upliftment of the underprivileged and the eradication of
poverty and illiteracy, at the same time to channel out humanity to all the
less fortunate around the world so that our world will be a better place to
live in. Let us for once stop complaining that we have no shoes but try to
support those unfortunate who have no feet to stand on, leave alone walk on.
I hope with each passing day we will make an attempt to experience and
acknowledge all the new that comes our way and pledge to be compassionate and
generous by reaching out to help those in need and contribute in our own little
way, to reducing pain, sorrow and misery of the less fortunate in 2012.
Happy New Year 2012
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