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Birthday Greetings to Victor Hugo Gomes
My wishes to a good friend... more than that... Victor Hugo Gomes is a genius, a Goan to the core and someone who set up one of Goa's unique museums - Goa Chitra - in Benaulim along with his wife Aldina. A visit to this grand place in South Goa gives us a glimpse of the rich heritage and culture of Goa the renowned curator is attempting to preserve for posterity. Can't even describe it in words the stupendous endeavour by a single person, on his own... of course, with very supportive Aldina.
Pravin Sabnis writes in his weekly column:
MONDAY MUSE (29 October 2012)
RESPONSIVE RAGE
During our college days, my first impression of Victor Hugo Gomes was of an ‘angry young man’. But the art student’s fury was intertwined with passion. He held the emotion of hope as well as the sentiment of restlessness. Most of our generation seemed consumed by a rebellious rage, but not many were able to make a difference like Victor.
Victor’s passionate rage made him constantly step out of the confines of his boundaries. From putting together music shows to restoring and retrieving a losing heritage, Victor allowed his rage to fuel his progress towards transforming the negative situation. His anger, at the callous and careless attitude towards a diminishing legacy, resulted in the impressive Goa Chitra – a museum of implements, tools and cultural lifestyles of Goans.
Every stimulus can trigger off a wide range of responses. One of the possible responses is anger. So often, the situation is such that the rage seems natural. We get disturbed by the provocation born of dismay, disgust or distress. So easily we respond with rage, but it is pertinent to ask whether our rage is responsive.
Indignation is definitely desirable over indifference and insensitivity. But mere fury is just hot air. However, if the hot air makes a huge balloon rise and takes people along to loftier actions, then the fury turns worthy. We need to be better at ensuring that our rage is not just a reaction... it must transform into a responsive action that can strive to overcome the very cause of that rage... like Victor has!
Let’s BE BETTER at nurturing the seething rage emotion
by renovating the negative through responsive action!
- Pravin K. Sabnis, Goa, India
[PRAVIN SABNIS conducts UNLEARNING UNLIMITED workshops for corporate & other teams. Since 2004, he regularly writes MONDAY MUSE.]
Birthday Greetings to Victor Hugo Gomes
My wishes to a good friend... more than that... Victor Hugo Gomes is a genius, a Goan to the core and someone who set up one of Goa's unique museums - Goa Chitra - in Benaulim along with his wife Aldina. A visit to this grand place in South Goa gives us a glimpse of the rich heritage and culture of Goa the renowned curator is attempting to preserve for posterity. Can't even describe it in words the stupendous endeavour by a single person, on his own... of course, with very supportive Aldina.
Pravin Sabnis writes in his weekly column:
MONDAY MUSE (29 October 2012)
RESPONSIVE RAGE
During our college days, my first impression of Victor Hugo Gomes was of an ‘angry young man’. But the art student’s fury was intertwined with passion. He held the emotion of hope as well as the sentiment of restlessness. Most of our generation seemed consumed by a rebellious rage, but not many were able to make a difference like Victor.
Victor’s passionate rage made him constantly step out of the confines of his boundaries. From putting together music shows to restoring and retrieving a losing heritage, Victor allowed his rage to fuel his progress towards transforming the negative situation. His anger, at the callous and careless attitude towards a diminishing legacy, resulted in the impressive Goa Chitra – a museum of implements, tools and cultural lifestyles of Goans.
Every stimulus can trigger off a wide range of responses. One of the possible responses is anger. So often, the situation is such that the rage seems natural. We get disturbed by the provocation born of dismay, disgust or distress. So easily we respond with rage, but it is pertinent to ask whether our rage is responsive.
Indignation is definitely desirable over indifference and insensitivity. But mere fury is just hot air. However, if the hot air makes a huge balloon rise and takes people along to loftier actions, then the fury turns worthy. We need to be better at ensuring that our rage is not just a reaction... it must transform into a responsive action that can strive to overcome the very cause of that rage... like Victor has!
Let’s BE BETTER at nurturing the seething rage emotion
by renovating the negative through responsive action!
- Pravin K. Sabnis, Goa, India
[PRAVIN SABNIS conducts UNLEARNING UNLIMITED workshops for corporate & other teams. Since 2004, he regularly writes MONDAY MUSE.]