I received an invitation on my cell phone for a general meeting of the residents of Karava, with the main topics being information and exchange of views on the needs of the village.
I will not be attending the meeting, and I think that quite a few other villagers will not be there today either.
With calmness and good will, I will mention the main reasons why I do not consider this gathering to have moral legitimacy in the conscience of the Karavites.
Last year, a similar gathering took place and a unanimous decision was taken by the Karavites. This decision was made in front of municipal councilors who even took the floor and promised good cooperation and respect for the Community's decisions. No one, whether councilor or resident, questioned the procedure or the decision of the assembly. However, a few days later, everything changed. The same councilors (except for Mr. Kapsalis) slandered the Karavites with accusations of cooking, forgery, and other such nonsense. They claimed that the assembly was simply a gathering of the opposition, etc. That day, injustice caused women in their 70s and 80s to leave the town hall in tears and young people to scream in their cars to let off steam.
So which Karavites are you calling on to hold a meeting, gentlemen? Those whom you have so emphatically reviled? The forgers, the cooks? Who?;
First apologize for the lies you told, and then send out invitations.
But even if you believe, gentlemen, that it was all a lie, why don't you hold a Karavitis referendum so we can see whether the village wants you or considers you impostors?;
But there is something else.
One year after the loss of our friend, relative, fellow villager, and president of the Community. The insensitivity of inviting the locals on the same day of Kosmas' death to talk about lights and cement is appalling. Postponing it by one day shows that the person who called the meeting does not understand, does not feel. Mourning, my dear friend, is a real, deep, and lasting emotion. It is not for show on the 18th of the month, only to be forgotten on the 19th. If you don't understand, just accept it as it is. Life, yes, goes on, but some things we must hold on to, respect. So leave us to our grief and don't provoke us. And if you see us laughing, baptizing, getting married, it doesn't mean we've forgotten. These days will always be difficult.
Leave us alone, my dear man.
The goal you mention in the invitation is to exchange views on issues concerning the Municipal Community of Karava. Let the Community find peace within itself again and do not provoke it. This is the village's primary need.
George Didymiotis
