Letters To The Editor
‘Dream Udvada’ Projects.
Asst. Editor, Delaveen Tarapore’s report on above subject is heartening, but the opening of police chawki (Seaview Road/Gymkhana Road) in the village, announced in your esteemed Weekly with all the ‘fun-fare’ , has not as yet been fully operational. The ‘structure’ has no electricity, no telephone line, no policemen for all 24 hours, etc! No reporting on this? Locals inform that building a boundary wall around a lake is undertaken so far. I sincerely hope and pray that these projects enumerated in the said report sees the light of the day in time.
What about the cleanliness in the Village? The area surrounding our revered Iranshah and residences, Pundole Adarian, and other important locations are swept and kept clean, but there are some Parsi Colonies/Pockets in the Village that aren’t swept regularly, gives a look not befitting a Parsi habitat. I request your esteemed Weekly to take up this important issue in mission mode.
Needless to state, us Parsees pay our taxes/cesses/dues promptly to the village and contribute a sizeable amount to the Govt. Exchequer, yet we are deprived of basic services by the Gram-Panchayet. Please impress upon the persons in power to take-up cleanliness of entire Village on priority and allocate required funds for this first.
Roossi Talati (roossit@gmail.com)
Good Job, PT!
One thing I particularly appreciated about your Jamshedi Navroz issue was the Blessings Column, where you had quotes from priests of various agiaries and their pictures.
These are people who serve our holy consecrated fires in 5 gehs everyday and need to be appreciated by the Community.
It was wonderful of you to have given them this recognition.
Khurshed Pastakia (knpastakia@gmail.com)
Secretary, BASZA
Unity Is The Need Of The Hour!
We recently celebrated Jamshedi Navroze as the nature’s festival of love, hope, life and colour. When nature is rejoicing in the serene, calm peaceful environment, we are in the midst of heated conflicts and controversies. Let us now resolve to be united and live in peace. We are as strong as we are united; as weak as we are divided. Fortunately for us, we do not have major problems, but we have formed a habit to create problems on minor issues. Even in spite of having differences, we should be ready to communicate with each other and learn to respect other’s point of view to live in peace.
We seriously need to frame a legal constitution, so the community has a specific guideline to follow, thus avoiding fatwas created by self-proclaimed guardians of religion. Traditionalists or reformists, we are all children of one God and followers of one religion. The purpose or religion is to bring peace and happiness in the lives of its followers. What is the sense in following a religion of peace, and constantly creating strife and conflicts in the community?
Religion teaches us to love God and be kind to all. God is within our hearts, and we feel His presence every time we seek His guidance. Trying to control people, and seeking to impose one’s will on others has created conflicts and brought shame to the community. It is in the interest of our beloved community, we ignore petty issues and learn to respect others views, just as we want others to respect our views.
When our priests practice religion with love, they attain the power to give their blessings. When the power is used with a motive to assert the authority, prayers become ineffective. We can cultivate peace by overcoming fear, anger, intolerance and hatred. Let there be love in our hearts, harmony in our homes and peace in the community!
Piroja Jokhi (jokhi@yahoo.com)
