Wanting more - By Ethel da Costa
HEART TO HEART (Herald, SEPT 25)
BY ETHEL DA COSTA
BY ETHEL DA COSTA
Stories of people who want more.
Of all the root causes for people feeling drained, the most widespread is probably selfishness, whether within themselves, in their relationships with others or in the world at large. It may also be the hardest to weed out. Problems such as arrogance, mistrust, anger or resentment can be addressed in a fairly straightforward fashion. But selfishness is often simply there - unnamed, unnoticed, yet so powerful and deep-seated that it shapes our entire outlook on life.
No matter how unique each person's search for peace may appear, a common thread ties them together. To a greater or lesser extent, everyone is on a journey towards wholeness. Some people say they are seeking peace of mind; others, peace of heart. Some are searching for fellowship and others for community. Some are looking for inner serenity; others, global harmony.
Underneath, all of these quests are motivated by a sense of the
fragmentation of life, and by the desire for it to be overcome.
Life is full of divisions: between the home and the workplace; the private and the public; the job and the leisure-time activity; the political, the professional and the personal. In itself, there is nothing wrong with this.
Problems begin when these separate realms create contradictions and
conflicts. Before long, inconsistency can become compromise, and after that, even hypocrisy.
A spiritual practitioner from Sweden I met at a social do once told me it was the compartmentalization of his life that set him searching for peace.
He sensed a similar quest in my query. Playing several roles were taking its toll, because nothing connected the `role-playing' to a common goal, he explained. You must simply follow your heart, while making sure that the head understands what the heart must do, he advised.
I love my city. A few of us feel its pain as passionately one would feel a broken heart. It's a passionate confession of idealism that makes people want to do more than that is demanded of them. It is a call of duty and responsibility, not of politics, to contribute in the growth of a city that is steeped in history, victory, triumphs and failures. A city that has been victimized by politics. A city that has been promised much and ditched at the altar. A city that despite flooded streets, stinking garbage, life threatening malaria, double-speaking activists, pseudo leaders, insensitive planners and small thinking citizens divided by religion drunk politik who resort to violence and vandalism not debate, continues to hold her own,
hold her head up. Panjim is a survivor. And so are those who believe in change.
Community has always been high on my agenda, ever since we participated to open Panjim's gardens and city scapes to music, art and flashbulbs. It has been sheer sweat and empty piggy banks, especially when an idea is new and people think you're crazy. But we are crazy! Great sanity exists in madness.
There have been naysayers aplenty. There have been detractors galore. There have been local critics and armchair philosophers who run down an idea even before you breathe life into it. Should I mention the dirty minds?
Come October onwards, community, culture, talent, media and social
integration will bring alive music and community participation at the Mermaid Garden in a unique coming together of brands committed to community development. We have to change with the times. We have to think anew. We have to `think global, focus local.' We have to participate at public platforms where debates can be encouraged in a setting that is in tandem with Nature, commitment and social history. Same with art and the talent pool Goa is world renowned for which we must source with the help of the city's movers and shakers, and those who believe there is more to them than just their fat bank balances. A city thrives only if her intelligent people ask the right questions to the powers that be. A city grows when we
encourage progressive thinking. It is about taking HIV to a public platform and encouraging people to discuss it. Talk to your children honestly about it. Build compassion into their bones. It is about the media taking an active role in debating issues, encouraging public opinion. A city blooms when her youth are as adapt at picking guitar chords as they are about picking the city's garbage or extending their talent to clean up our beaches. Enthusiasm and honesty can fuel many dreams. It keeps dreamers going. It is the same enthusiasm that saw our first highly successful rare-of-its-kind jazz festival at the Mermaid Garden two years ago, with
the support of the then Panjim Municipal Council. Sure we were crazy. It was an idea that was born in an effort to bring the people of Panjim together through music, art and culture. It set the trend to many more successful garden events and yes, we hope many more to follow.
More hands make work lighter. We need support. We need talent. We need participation. We need believers to come forward and contribute their talent which way they can. We need ideas. We need passion. We need fresh enthusiasm. We need to sit up. We need to dream. We need young blood to run through the city's veins. If we are positive thinking, we can do it good.
I interact several times with the Chief Minister Mr Rane on various issues.
We agree on many grounds. We agree that it's time to think and work towards developing a wholesome Goa. As for the rest of you readers, you better be waking up soon.
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Of all the root causes for people feeling drained, the most widespread is probably selfishness, whether within themselves, in their relationships with others or in the world at large. It may also be the hardest to weed out. Problems such as arrogance, mistrust, anger or resentment can be addressed in a fairly straightforward fashion. But selfishness is often simply there - unnamed, unnoticed, yet so powerful and deep-seated that it shapes our entire outlook on life.
No matter how unique each person's search for peace may appear, a common thread ties them together. To a greater or lesser extent, everyone is on a journey towards wholeness. Some people say they are seeking peace of mind; others, peace of heart. Some are searching for fellowship and others for community. Some are looking for inner serenity; others, global harmony.
Underneath, all of these quests are motivated by a sense of the
fragmentation of life, and by the desire for it to be overcome.
Life is full of divisions: between the home and the workplace; the private and the public; the job and the leisure-time activity; the political, the professional and the personal. In itself, there is nothing wrong with this.
Problems begin when these separate realms create contradictions and
conflicts. Before long, inconsistency can become compromise, and after that, even hypocrisy.
A spiritual practitioner from Sweden I met at a social do once told me it was the compartmentalization of his life that set him searching for peace.
He sensed a similar quest in my query. Playing several roles were taking its toll, because nothing connected the `role-playing' to a common goal, he explained. You must simply follow your heart, while making sure that the head understands what the heart must do, he advised.
I love my city. A few of us feel its pain as passionately one would feel a broken heart. It's a passionate confession of idealism that makes people want to do more than that is demanded of them. It is a call of duty and responsibility, not of politics, to contribute in the growth of a city that is steeped in history, victory, triumphs and failures. A city that has been victimized by politics. A city that has been promised much and ditched at the altar. A city that despite flooded streets, stinking garbage, life threatening malaria, double-speaking activists, pseudo leaders, insensitive planners and small thinking citizens divided by religion drunk politik who resort to violence and vandalism not debate, continues to hold her own,
hold her head up. Panjim is a survivor. And so are those who believe in change.
Community has always been high on my agenda, ever since we participated to open Panjim's gardens and city scapes to music, art and flashbulbs. It has been sheer sweat and empty piggy banks, especially when an idea is new and people think you're crazy. But we are crazy! Great sanity exists in madness.
There have been naysayers aplenty. There have been detractors galore. There have been local critics and armchair philosophers who run down an idea even before you breathe life into it. Should I mention the dirty minds?
Come October onwards, community, culture, talent, media and social
integration will bring alive music and community participation at the Mermaid Garden in a unique coming together of brands committed to community development. We have to change with the times. We have to think anew. We have to `think global, focus local.' We have to participate at public platforms where debates can be encouraged in a setting that is in tandem with Nature, commitment and social history. Same with art and the talent pool Goa is world renowned for which we must source with the help of the city's movers and shakers, and those who believe there is more to them than just their fat bank balances. A city thrives only if her intelligent people ask the right questions to the powers that be. A city grows when we
encourage progressive thinking. It is about taking HIV to a public platform and encouraging people to discuss it. Talk to your children honestly about it. Build compassion into their bones. It is about the media taking an active role in debating issues, encouraging public opinion. A city blooms when her youth are as adapt at picking guitar chords as they are about picking the city's garbage or extending their talent to clean up our beaches. Enthusiasm and honesty can fuel many dreams. It keeps dreamers going. It is the same enthusiasm that saw our first highly successful rare-of-its-kind jazz festival at the Mermaid Garden two years ago, with
the support of the then Panjim Municipal Council. Sure we were crazy. It was an idea that was born in an effort to bring the people of Panjim together through music, art and culture. It set the trend to many more successful garden events and yes, we hope many more to follow.
More hands make work lighter. We need support. We need talent. We need participation. We need believers to come forward and contribute their talent which way they can. We need ideas. We need passion. We need fresh enthusiasm. We need to sit up. We need to dream. We need young blood to run through the city's veins. If we are positive thinking, we can do it good.
I interact several times with the Chief Minister Mr Rane on various issues.
We agree on many grounds. We agree that it's time to think and work towards developing a wholesome Goa. As for the rest of you readers, you better be waking up soon.
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- Forwarded by www.goa-world.com
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