lessons from a goan boy

Recently i visited goa in off season . Official trip so i have no choice but enjoy it for what it is  .. No beach even though i was free after 5 pm . But walking in the ex portuguese colony and sitting in the nice chairs facing the church of our lady the famous goan church at Panjim and watching the goans was nice . Ya with less tourists as it was off season it was nice to watch the goan life pass by . Walked up the stairs to the old church took some photographs and then had a stroll by the mandovi river . I am no gambler but one day i will visit the casino to check it out at least for their dinner at Casino Royale (james bond :)  )  . Its in a ship  .. And yes even in off season i was lucky enough to eat some fresh fish goan style . (yummy ).

Now on my return trip as it was a long journey the taxi driver who was a very young goan boy started talking . After the usual pleasantries --goan weather , tourist season , beaches etc etc  he told me about his family  and his boss . Few people love their bosses and he told me he liked his boss who though a big shot was always nice to him , non interfering and treated him very well . Having not read the workplace stress , third party reviews etc  this uneducated boy was clearly telling how simple and effective boss-employee can be without learning human resource management  etc etc  ...

Discussion turned to his family  .  His parents died in an accident and at the age of around 12 the looking after of his sisters fell on his head . And from then on stopping studies he looked after them and got one of them married off . Mr . little thoughts (myself ) started thinking ... This is the land of fenny and he could easily have become an addict in these trying circumstances . Instead he fought and did his best  .

Further talking (it was a looong journey thanks to the traffic  )  he told he had to almost completely cut off his ties with his family members because according to him they were only there when his parents were there and kept their distance after parents death because they were scared they will ask for their help  .  And according to him he didnt need any "fair weather relative "  .

Hmmm..... take home messages like vikram and veethal story  :
1.  There are still good souls who give up their life (and fenny ) for their loved ones
2 .  Good Boss -employee relationship is simple and that can translate into good customer-employee interaction indirectly  (this person was very honest and transparent in his dealings  )
3 .  "Fair weather nosy"  relatives are better avoided a problem group in every family  .
4 .  Visit goa in off season too  ...