Dear Selma, I knew you would come to this realization. Now it is our job to convince the few leftover aging votaries of my generation and the younger ones of your generation who are still fighting the crusades and the dharmayuddhas of antiquity to move on into the future, and leave a better legacy behind rather than a bitter one.
Cheers, Santosh ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carvalho <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 1:12 PM > Subject: [Goanet] All India Hindu convention calls for common civil code > > Dear Dr Santosh Helekar, > I used to worry too about such things. I used to fret and fume all day long. > But > a curious thing has happened to me over the past two months. I've been > hanging out at Goa speaks, and the young voices there are incredible. There > are > some superb young, Hindu liberals batting these curve balls right out of the > pitch, taking them head on. This Ram Sene has no support in Goa, he is > uniformly > despised by all. > > While we were all growing old on Goanet, a new Goa was emerging. Great Hindu > commentators and equally great Catholic commentators amongst our men and > women > who are barely out of their twenties or thirties. I feel completely > revitalised > in my hope for Goa. But as one commentator on that forum said, we owe it to > the > older generation who instilled these values in us. So well done all way round. > > This is not to say there are not deep divisions in our society but we are > willing to pay the price of eternal vigilance. What's important for now is > this great vibrant dialogue that is taking place between Hindus and > Catholics. > Goa is not RIP, it is infact ressurected through our young. > > Take care, > selma >
