In fighting against injustice and highlighting the wrong doings of those in Power, nobody and nothing should ever intimidate you. One should never be cowed down by any threats of consequences that may have to be faced for speaking out fearlessly. We should never compromise and surrender our right to speak out openly and candidly against anything that is wrong. Let us never hesitate in taking the bull by the horn. Truth hurts but it is only truth that will always ultimately prevail. One has to have the spine to speak out against things that are wrong. We need to stand up and speak for the sake of our Goa or else posterity will never forgive us.
Politicians and people in authority, by virtue of their positions, should be ready for both bouquets and brickbats. Freedom to fearlessly fight against social ills is the very hallmark of a true democracy, but unfortunately some of those who ride to power on a contrived electorate are unable to withstand such a scrutiny. The voices of critics are not necessarily of those against a dispensation but should be heard as a voice of inner consciousness: a call to rectify or to perish. In a democracy the power vests with the people and they are supreme. They can sweep in or sweep out a government.
Truth is always bitter. Buddha had said that three things cannot be long hidden: the Sun, the Moon and the Truth. At times one pays a heavy price in fighting public causes but one has to maintain the spirit and keep on fighting. Life is a short voyage; a journey - the end of which we know not. So let's keep up the fight. We should never lose sight of what Martin Luther King, Jr. had said 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere'.
Aires Rodrigues
Advocate High Court
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