13/08/2003
Dear Mr.Ozzie,
Please keep me excused for wrongly reading between the lines, it is
just a co-incidence that 'dearth of POM figures vis-ŕ-vis forgive and
forget' prompted me to say so. Today's world, as everything is
polluted and corrupted, public funds / charity money and resources
spent for personal use of trustees. I 've seen innumerable examples of
such wolves whose life has become hell in this world itself. Once
again, Mr.Ozzie let us educate our people to thrust such
responsibilities in the hands of worthy people as Mr. James
elaborated.....
Barkurgar,
13/08/2003
Ozzie Dubai raised an issue general in character which has serious
bearing on society and public life. To add one more proverb to
Barkurgar? in these days everywhere " Beliye Holavannu Mayidante" (
fence eating the crop.!) One point I fail to understand in Ozzie
Dubai's message is - forgive and forget principle and dearth of POM's
- Personality of the month.
Lastly, Ozzie, me too feel un-happy or bitter if not getting
convincing or to the point answers!? (Panel member's please don't
take this something personal)
M.M.Alvares.
13/08/2003
Hello Barkurgar,
My question was just a generalized situation & nothing personal. I
failed to understand “one can understand the bitterness you felt”. Did
you mean that I felt bitterness because I could not get more answers
to my question? Or I did not manage to get answer to the point? Or
will you …………….. Anyway I am thankful to Barkur.com & Mr. James for
their effort to prioritize my query. Regards,
Ozzy,
Dubai
12/08/2003
Friends,
This Q'S n A’S in Barkur.com seems to be interesting in days to come,
as it got potentials of creating controversies and thereby deriving
logical conclusions, that in the process a healthy sign of debate. It
is host's innovative concept, as 3 or 4 people answer the same Q, of
course others r welcome as per him.. but u know.. most of us enjoy
others fight or argue from distance..! keep going, & happy to read
about latest person of month Mr Pais, a beautiful salute in 2 pages!
Bhaskar L. Poojary,
Mumbai.
12/08/2003
Dear Ozzie,
I admire your persistence in your effort to seek an answer. Oh, yes,
I was beating around the bush, for sure.
When a financial statement is approved by the office bearers the
Parish Priest may not get into verifying the validity of the approved
report. Why should he?
Yes, those who elected the office bearers are part of the process too.
For example, if a war is declared, it reflects on every citizen, and
affects every citizen, even though decision is made at the top level.
The soldier, even though, he did not make the decision, has to go for
war. This is what I meant, when I questioned, "Who elected the office
bearers?"
If you are a water boy at a football game, is it a sin if YOU drink a
few sips of water? In the soup kitchens or free meal distribution
centers, the volunteers are fed first.
"Yes, some people give some money for charity, and forget about it."
If I know, or read in the papers that cheating is involved, I may stop
my donations. As I have said before,"justice gets served, sooner or
later."
In conclusion: If there is no such thing as 'forgive and forget',
perhaps majority of us would be in the prisons! And there would be no
one left to support the prisons! For, if I go to work 5 minutes late,
I am cheating, If I use company's phone or computer for personal use,
I am cheating, if I am thinking about 'right & wrong' during working
hours, I am cheating. Good and evil, or right and wrong, cheating and
honesty, rich and poor, weak or strong will be around for quite a
while. The beauty is to learn to live with them.
Finally, in spite of the side effects, a medicine gets approved,
because the benefit outweighs the risks.
James Fernandes,
USA,
11/08/2003
Dear Ozzie,
One can understand the bitterness you felt or so...remember, 'madidunno
maharaya' the kannada syaing goes, ultimately, one in his life, have
to pay a price for one's deeds.'Zadthi karinakat, tumchi zadthi
zavnchina'
Barkurgar.
11/08/2003
To the best of my understanding, on going through the archives, the
host or his team selectively choose a prominent person to the special
honour as "Personality of the Month" itself is an encouragement to him
/her or to their admirers. Whole career of a man may be of ups and
downs, success /failures, but in a larger sense, I feel the site
highligt his contribution to the society. Hence readers are welcome to
derive their conclusions not subscribing to that of site totally,
partially and blindly.
Philiph Richard.11/08/03.
Father Tony I really enjoyed your article about St. Valentine. I think
that this web site would also be could for my girls to go to. I also
thought that it was interesting reading about your home town.
Sally Strasser,
11/08/2003
(Dear Visitors, here we publish the second set of questions sent by
Mr. M.M.Alvares, which are with our panel of experts. Meanwhile, as
our experts are at it, we request our interested visitors to pick all
or any of the questions of their interest , try and answer them.-
barkur.com team.)
MY QUESTIONS PLEASE:
Why till today, there is no proper BUS STAND in Barkur?
Is there any possibility to have RING ROAD via Kachhur fields to
Church, in near future?
I heard and read, ICYM Ex members Association Barkur started in Dec
2003, What it going to do in coming days months or years or what it
can do as per your opinion?
I heard in this web pages ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL STARTED AT
BARKUR, friends, where is or are primary Schools to provide students
to this High school at Barkur...?
Why the TEAM OF BARKUR .COM STILL NOT DECLARED...? Well guarded
suspense for around Two years...any plans to introduce them...?
Lastly a small suggestion, please give brief introduction of ANSWERING
PANEL MEMBERS...
Thanks and regards,
M.M.Alvares.
10/08/2003
Whom-so-ever what-ever it may be, but for me the answer to Ozzie
Dubai's Q is very impressive. Keep it up Mr. James Fernandes and thank
you, visitors you too can shoot out anything you doubt or want
clarifications....
Philiph Richard.
10/08/2003
Dear James,
Your uncanny knack of negotiating the point, killing the snake &
leaving stick intact highly exemplary. After going through the
elaborative answer I could get you touching the point a few occasions.
Who elected the office bearers? Did you mean to say members who
elected the office bearers should be responsible? Parish priest may
not ask for nittie/gritty details, because he has better things to do
than to investigate !!!!. Yes between sermon or end of the Sunday mass
announcements, he do not forget to call upon the parishioners to
contribute generously towards the charitable cause !!! Once the money
is in who bothers where it goes !!!! Finally, your opinion ‘forgive &
forget’ ………….. (& not to forget to contribute towards the next cause)
I thought bearing the crime is as good as committing one. If we
successfully cultivate forgive & forget ideology, Barkur.com will not
face any dearth for POM section !!!!!
Regards,
Ozzy,
Dubai,
10/08/2003
Hotel Problem:
Three women went to a hotel and were told that there was only one room
left and that it would cost Rs.30 for the night. They paid Rs.10 a
person and went to the room. The desk clerk, discovering that by
mistake he had overcharged them by Rs.5, asked the bellboy to return
the Rs.5. The bellboy, not being as honest as the clerk, reasoned
that since Rs.5 is not easy to divide three ways, he would keep Rs.2
(as a tip), and return Rs.1 to each of the three ladies. Now, each
lady then actually paid only Rs.9 a piece or a total of Rs.27 for the
room. Add to this the Rs.2 the bellboy kept and the total is Rs.29.
Where did the missing Rupee go?
James Gonsalves,
10/08/2003
