AFOVA New Letter 2 of Year 2021

Section 6 - Memoirs CV 2 No. 02 / 2021 Page 151 of 332 ones hitting the stands during 2020 and later are full of such references the number of such events hosted! The perennial energy levels of this group is mind boggling, to say the least!  A word about Krishimov, the resource who volunteered to ride the Time Machine and go back in time. Five hundred years down the line, the very mention of the magic reference AFVOA seems to have energized him to such unimaginable levels that he was like a man possessed throughout our exploration. According to him, a handful of pioneer members of AFVOA were very active during the fledgling years. With such strong foundation, it was no wonder that AFVOA grew into a model institution that scaled dizzying heights in a short duration. If his unbridled energy while reminiscing about AFVOA 500 years later is any indication, the band of pioneers who worked with him would have been perfect role models for all the Veteran members. May their tribe increase! Hats off to AFVOA!  Finally, going by the experience of the exploration and experiment, the Global Human Institutional Development Organization, Geneva (GHIDO) has undertaken the study of the DNA of AFVOA, to unravel the secrets of the fine art of institution building. [Author’s Note : The second half of the volunteer’s name ‘imov’ is an inspiration from Isaac Asimov, a pioneer in the concept of Time Machine. As for the in-house inspiration for the first half of the name, the Members’ guess is as good as that of the Author’s] Need we say more? In the 26 th century, our goals, value systems and orientation are very different. Our technology is light years ahead of theirs. But in matters of camaraderie, kinship and in-person interaction, the AFVOA and it’s members were head and shoulders above us. May their tribe reincarnate amongst us to help reinvent those virtues! JAI HIND