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A necessary step

So much of controversy for preserving the Parsipanu. We are throwing stones and mud at one another over matters which can be handled with some decency. No one is a bad human being. Only misguided. Our scholars like Khojeste Mistree are wise, erudite and eloquent. But not all that they say is true. Egoism seeps in and that is when the trouble starts. For a change just let us begin with two things: Let the children of non-Parsi fathers become Zoroastrians if they so wish; and let alternate methods of laying our loved ones to rest be considered and our priests be allowed to pray for the ceremonies openly and without fear or favor!
This is just the beginning. A first step. A necessary one in today’s times. Then let God show the way!
GOOLOO MEHTA
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