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|Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions |
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| Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages |
| Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls |
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V.M. de Malar in his usual exquisite eloquence, echoes my sentiments exactly.
Goa is becoming the destimation of choice for foreigners from every nation
on this planet, while native Goans believing that the grass is greener in
foreign lands, are seemingly desperate to emigrate abroad.
Often, I hear the comment that I would like to go to London or the USA or
Portugal for 3 to 5 years and return. Perhaps they have heard that the
streets in these countries are paved with gold ?. While many of those who
have emigrated to foreign lands are living comfortable lives, one needs to
delve into other parameters of what that comfortable life entails. And for
every person who has made the successful transition to a comfortable life,
how many are there who are just eking out a living ? In the West, Youth is
worshipped, and the older one gets, unless one is an esteemed Professional,
like a Physician, his utility diminishes and so also his chance of climbing
the economic ladder. And woe be on you when you are older, for you are looked
upon as a has-been, Respect for the elderly is absymal. In contrast, in
Goa, every one call me Uncle, and each day during my strolls through my
village, my spirits are uplifted by cheery greetings of good morning Uncle
or Hello Uncle from youngsters (many of whom I do not know personally)
going to school or work,.. In Goa my silver hair gets me respect.
How is the quality of life in the West, measured in terms of limited
quality family time, strained inter-personal relationships within families,
the break-up of families, children of immigrants aping their new-found peers
and living in live-in relationships ? Is that the kind of life one aspires
to ? One only realizes the stress level one endures in the advanced countries
of the West, after one has the opportunity to step back and spend time in
the old country where values are refereshingly old-fashioned, friendships
genuine, and respect for elders a part of the culture. Foreigners are
discovering this.
That's the other side of the coin. Viva Goa !
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Spread the Christmas cheer - even when you're not here!
Send Christmas Greetings to your loved ones in Goa.
2005 Christmas Package - Flowers, Bubbles and Layers of Love.
http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/
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