Riding my bike to Colva, I pass once green fields dumped with garbage… Cars racing past… faster, faster… on the road to destruction!! I’m heading for the 3G Beach clean-up. I’m already running late.
Soon to be greeted by an enormous number of people… site seeing, littering…walking the air of human arrogance, most disconnected what so ever with nature! In this milieu, I feel like an outcast.. the conversation of previous days, ringing my nerves… “Change is not possible” “You can’t do nothing to help Goa” “Your wasting your time” “It’s a bit too late!!”
Silence!! Off with the sceptics!!
It’s not long before I escape such ‘encouragement’ and spot a number of youth struggling to carry the waste they’ve collected on the Colva Beach. Young, spontaneous, full of purpose… tired, dirty… longing for a shower!
“Ola!! I’ve been looking for you guys a long time! !” Filled with hope I greet and hug... Change is hear and the movement begun!! Let’s take it forward!! One step done… now to the next!! Lets combine our talent into one force!
My heart extends to David, Anne, Delroy, Alacoque, Alison and others who made this possible!! Many of whom I meet for the first time… But share one thing in common- “We are Goan & We care”! Our blood is young, our ideas unmet, our spirit soaring… ! Brain storm people… Let’s work out a concrete plan… let’s meet again!
Think of ‘Captain Planet’ my hero as a kid…
And here we are... on our way to becoming heroes ourselves!!
"Destroyers of Goa… Here we come!!!"
Let no one tell you that we can't, cause we can and we will SAVE GOA!
Soon to be greeted by an enormous number of people… site seeing, littering…walking the air of human arrogance, most disconnected what so ever with nature! In this milieu, I feel like an outcast.. the conversation of previous days, ringing my nerves… “Change is not possible” “You can’t do nothing to help Goa” “Your wasting your time” “It’s a bit too late!!”
Silence!! Off with the sceptics!!
It’s not long before I escape such ‘encouragement’ and spot a number of youth struggling to carry the waste they’ve collected on the Colva Beach. Young, spontaneous, full of purpose… tired, dirty… longing for a shower!
“Ola!! I’ve been looking for you guys a long time! !” Filled with hope I greet and hug... Change is hear and the movement begun!! Let’s take it forward!! One step done… now to the next!! Lets combine our talent into one force!
My heart extends to David, Anne, Delroy, Alacoque, Alison and others who made this possible!! Many of whom I meet for the first time… But share one thing in common- “We are Goan & We care”! Our blood is young, our ideas unmet, our spirit soaring… ! Brain storm people… Let’s work out a concrete plan… let’s meet again!
Think of ‘Captain Planet’ my hero as a kid…
And here we are... on our way to becoming heroes ourselves!!
"Destroyers of Goa… Here we come!!!"
Let no one tell you that we can't, cause we can and we will SAVE GOA!
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