Mathany laid to rest DO NOT WAIT TO WRITE ON THE TOMBSTONE, FOR HE WILL NOT READ IT THEN How much praise. appreciation and encouragement one gets , when one is alive can propel an individual to achieve greater heights of human endeavour and excellence,But cold indifference, jealousy, pride and envy . ego prevents us from expressing our real selves and the worth of an individual As the result, what could be achieved lies in the realm of possibilities .We are bent upon accentuating the negative, instead of the positive and are tight lipped in spreading the good word around. More often than not, we are constrained by our own limitations and see the rise of some one else as threatening our own positions, howsoevr imaginary and distantly related The sympathy and out pouring on the sudden, unexpected death of a great potential of Mathany appears to be in focus and centre of every one`s attention Such catastrophes attract public and immediate sympathies. All his virtues and achievement are in glaring light and every one wants to share their suppressed thoughts on his achievements in his short life span The advertisement are a mountain in local dailies expressing bereavement loss and condolences During his life the outpourings were limited to being just an activist.fighter of the oppressed for their legitimate causes. He was never in public gaze, acceptance and limelight as a worthy individual to be supported to the hilt The open acknowledgement was far cry of reality Look at the opposition in the constituency and nature of candidates competing for the pie as equals. Did we loose sight of this giant of an individual? The scorn and ridicule was splattered as being a traitor , selfish and anti minority. His earlier migration was considered as poison and deception on those who elected him on the party label. In death Mathany is bigger than life and made out to be the paragon of all virtues Death is indeed a great leveler and as always the eulogies, funeral orations, tributes emphasize the positive and positive alone. There is not even the slightest tinge or even a shade of difference of opinions Open the pages during the election phase to know exactly how people and parties sized up Mathany and painted him in a hue of colours of discontent, disapproval and smear campaign There was no capitalization of his person as a teacher and sir with love. The journalist in him was hidden in his paintings hanging on the walls of his home. The activist fighting for SEZ, Rampinkars, Environment, special status for Goa, Meta strips, Mopa airport and Dabolim airport did not win him the seat earlier, when he was in the forefront of these agitations, In fact the recognition came late in the day and just then the fangs of cruel death silenced the great gun for all times to come We are left with dry tears, hypocritical or real or for sheer publicity. Would Matahny have merritted this sympathy, if he was not in public importance or better still not in the Cabinet? Turn the pages after his victory and see for yourself, the type of spontaneous praise and congratulatory messages in comparison. Look at the birthday greeting to the ex ministers,MLA`s when out of power or out of the office we are totally selfish in our attitudes towards people in high places then common friends and social activists in our midsts The good that a man does is interned with his bones, the saying is apt.. Will all this hypocrisy be burried along with him or there will be real attempt to keep alive his memory in a very distinct way, as the monument to his memory?. Will his widow be the natural and immediate choice to succeed him to carry forward his mission of compassion and dedication.? There is already a floater, testing the sorrowful waters, for the proposal of fielding Misquita ., may be another catholic in the armory of B.J.P. His widow is well qualified to take on the challenges and unfinished tasks Besides the electorate is more than willing to back her up to the hilt to ensure her victory The importance of Mathany for the BJP will be closely watched and will,be seen that the attempts are not merely to get political mileage and sympathy we will want to see that the dreams of Mathany are not given a funural burial, as it always happens naturally and he will be soon forgotten like any other politicians , since the memory of the public is short. It will be a great tribute to him , if no party fields any opposition, as a special case Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
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