It is from the
Gospel of St. Luke and it is the word of our Blessed Virgin Mary commanding the
servers in the wedding feast at Cana to do and
obey what Jesus will tell them this phrase makes think and ponder in a very
deep sense. I am amazed as I read the further verses that these servants just spontaneously
obeyed the word of Jesus without much philosophizing and questioning. I happily
found out in the following verses that their obedience bore fruit that is water
miraculously turn into wine. As I reflect upon it, an insight flush into my
mind and found out that Mary my Mother is always present in people’s life even
today and now. She knows what one’s community or family or tribes or society
needs I too came to the realization that I, a Salesian religious is like a
servant of those Cana time. I am one among many. In addition, our Blessed
Virgin Mary is certainly asking me through this message to obey what her son
Jesus Christ tells me to do. Hence, the question is what am I to do? Shall I
listen to the voice of Jesus and act in order to bear fruit? I feel yes! I must
do as a religious.
Sunday, 11 October 2015
Life is like music: synchronize it!
Music becomes
music only and only if a perfect tune is present, else it’s nothing but a noise
or a pure sound. In music there are notes, chords, pitch, scale, an octave and
so on. There is therefore a combination of chords that will turn the sound of a
musical instrument into a beautiful music. In accompanying the songs or the
hymns we have to strictly follow these combinations so as to get a correct and
perfect tune.
It naturally happens
that within that combination there are one or two chords that come accidentally
to that particular set of combination. I simply called it a stranger chord. Of
course many called them as accidental chords. These chords do not appear so as
to destroy the song; in fact they came in between to add beauty to the sound of
the music.
So also our life
is like the music. I am a chord say ‘A’ chord or ‘G’ chord and to make my life
fulfilled and beautiful I need someone to help me and guide me. So these chords
that always there in my life is my parents, my past and present teachers, my
superiors, my friends and all those who in one way or the other contribute to
the good of my well being. It is also possible that in my life I will meet and
face hardship and difficulties like these accidental chords but these aspects
will certainly make my life good and beautiful if I accept it and learn from
it. So appreciates the chords of life that add meaning and beauty to our
existence.
Hearing and imitating may not give us correct knowledge.
Most of our
knowledge is achieved through our hearing and imitating I would like to cite
this above preposition with the help of these examples.
1. The
very word “tomorrow” is learned through hearing and imitating
I truly learned
this word through hearing. I heard people talk of tomorrow which means ‘the day
after today’ it sounds perfect because everybody and anybody use it. But I
personally feel that it is not a fact or say a knowledge that is not real.
Why do I say
that way? If I think of this word tomorrow, it remains just a word or a concept
because the tomorrow is never there for the tomorrow is nothing but it is today
in short, “tomorrow never come.” Tomorrow is just what we are saying, in reality
it is not there.
2. The
vocabulary I use while I am in the conversation
Here too
knowledge is received through hearing and imitating I heard from a professional
English professor when he use the complicated and beautiful words in his
lecture. So to impress my hearers I use the same words without actually knowing
the real meaning of the words which later cause me to shame because the words I
imitate is nothing but a wrong meaning. That is how the fact is many of us do
use words without actually knowing the meaning of it. . We hear and imitate we
see and imitate. So as to conclude with a main heading “hearing and imitating,”
don’t always provide us genuine knowledge. The duty of the students of
philosophy therefore is not to learn thing so passively but learn with an open
minded and with a critical outlook.
Sunday, 4 October 2015
What does mother Mary wants from me?
What does mother Mary wants from me?
An elderly priest once came to
our community. In keeping with the Salesian tradition, he delivered to us a
well-thought good night based on the motherly love or the “what is the expectation
of our blessed virgin Mary from us.” He began his thought by sharing to us
about his personal experience. He told that on the 70th birthday of
his mother. He and his two brothers went fort to their mother and asked, “Mommy
on the special day like this or on your birthday like this would you like us to
give an offer you? Their mother with her loving heart looks and smiles at them
and said, “My dearest sons, I expect neither silver nor gold from you. I only
wish and want from you is happiness in your lives. I want to see you all happy.
If you are happy that’s enough for me.”
He concluded thus, so also with
our mother Mary. She wants nothing from us especially external matter. In fact
she wants from us to be happy. So the thought he gave is that really entered
into my soul is “offer her my happiness.” And if I am not happy or if I find difficulty in my life he told me
that I must pray and ask her to help me to be happy always and to share that
happiness t others.
Saturday, 3 October 2015
It's just a joke!
It’s just a Joke!
I am extremely happy to notice that
many guys in the seminar hall are very peaceful and consent with themselves
even though their flexible neck perform itself the Gita Yoga. I turn to my pal
who sits besides me and show him the peaceful scenery around. She too was
amazed to notice that many dudes perform their disco neck dance. So I tell him
to whether give them a gentle kick or not. To my surprise he quotes to me the
unknown commandment. “thou shall not disturb for he knows what he is doing!
What is the Christian Identity in India?
WHAT IS
THE CHRISTIAN IDENTITY IN INDIA ?
The question is
actually a big question. It is not fair to concise it to only a paragraph or
two. However at this very juncture I would like to limit my self to only one or
two paragraphs. The question is what is the Christian identity in India ?
For me personally I feel that the particular worldview and the vision as Father
Mike said matter. We as Christian we should live authentically the Christian
world view and the Christian vision. I am amazed to hear that in Christianity
in quite many parts of our country. The cast system exists. I consider caste
system as an evil or the system of dehumanization. So the question will be is
this practices is in unification with Christian world view? I don’t think so!
In short so as to conclude I would like to sate that for us Christian in order
to have that authentic Christian identity we need to go back to the life of
Christ and live the vision and the world view of the real Christian.
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Any language I learn is not useless.
Any language
you learn is not useless
There are many
languages in our country India .
The national language is Hindi. Learning Hindi is not useless, it is in fact
too useful however Hindi alone would not suffice our well in our country.
People converse different languages in many different places. I feel tough and
difficult to learn languages in short I think I don’t have that gift of
learning language. Many times in my life I come into my thought that learning
language is useless for it consume my times and my energy. But I can’t say so.
For example, two times I have traveled alone by train. In the southern part
people talk Tamil, Telegu Malayalam, etc. in the central part of India many talk Hindi while here in Maharashtra people talk Marathi and Hindi.
I was not at all
feeling comfortable because I did not know any of these languages. The worse
feeling I experience because of the lack of languages is the feeling of
loneliness and insecurity. So I realized that if I know these languages at
least something of it I feel it will do me much good.
As a conclusion
learn as many languages as you can for it is not useless I can guarantee at
least to myself It is hundred percent useful.
Failure is a step to success.
Failure is
a step to success.
Few bright
people turn away from this phrase or quotation, for it is not naturally become
success just because we fail unless we try to get out of it. For some it sounds
as if all of us should fail so as to succeed. But to tell you the truth, these
people will say it is not just that. Failure is one and success is another. So
if we once fail, it’s fine there no problem at all. But we must want to succeed
next time. If we want to succeed what we have failed then we need to work hard
and recognize myself that I have failed in this or that attempt.
So failure
become a step to success only and only if one wants not to fail again. If he or
she is content with the failures, then it will become failure is a step to
failure not at all to success.
Ask and you will receive!
Ask and
you will receive!
It’s a verse
taken from the Gospel of Mathew. A pagan friend of mine lost his dearest sister
when she was just eight year old he came to me barking and telling me that you
Christian preach the words of God and proclaim to many of us in the village
that whoever asks what he or she needs will receive. But look at our family, at
my parents we prayed to God to help and cure my sister, but nothing turned up
to be better. I was quite and just did
not know what to say for at that very moment it is not so easy to talk about
the resurrection of the incarnate spirit.
Teaching is not a job, it's a vocation.
Teaching
is not a job, it’s a vocation
From the start
of my schooling, I have never understood fully about the role of the teachers.
Whenever I met them on the way I just wished them spontaneously but had never
understood how much they have labored to help me and my friends. This sick
mentality remains on in me till this very moment. I, many times take for
granted regarding the role of each teacher in the college I am studying. Truly
I have never understood fully until I myself get chance to act as a teacher.
These days we are having a course on principle and method of teaching (PMT). It
was so true that the course demanded from us to learn the principles and
methods from the professor and then put the things we have learnt into
practice. So at the heat of the preparation for the class as a teacher, I realize
that this is how ones need to be if he or she is to be a teacher. At the same
time I remember all my teachers past and present who in many ways help me
through their sacrifices. As I am preparing for the two days of classes with my
brethren and with the help of Bro. Assistant I realize and even have the guts
to voice it out that “Teaching is not a Job, It’s a vocation.”
So if it is a
vocation then, “come what may.” I am ready and will be ready to be a teacher in
my life.
Thursday, 24 September 2015
Lord Give me that peace.
Lord Jesus gives me that peace!
Lord Jesus when I look at you,
I don’t further know what to do.
I feel peace, joy and the absence
of pain.
Nevertheless; I find it difficult
to explain.
I believe that you present
everywhere,
You present here and also out
there.
It is no wrong therefore to spend
time wherever I feel please,
But the fact is, ‘away from the
picture of yours I don’t have peace.’
I feel happy to wonder the beauty
of nature,
And to experience that you are
there.
But at the end of the appointed
time I don’t feel free.
In fact my heart remains, empty.
In some way what our Reverence
said hold true,
Only and only in the chapel will
I find you.
However I can’t conclude that you
are only in the chapel,
You are omnipresence or you
present everywhere.
Lord Jesus gives me always that
peace and joy,
And help me to make you known to
the boys.
Stay with me Jesus wherever I am,
And may in my lives your kingdom
come.
Gospel Reflection.
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST.
MARK, 8:34
JESUS CALLED THE PEOPLE AND HIS
DISCIPLES TO HIM AND SAID, ‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him
renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me.’
This verse goes along very well
with these phrases.
No cross, no crown.
No pain, no gain.
He that will have the fruit must
climb the tree.
He who would gather honey must
bear the sting of the bees.
It seems to very much apply only
for the religious and clergy. Superficially yes but totally no. This verse
invites all Christians to understand the beauty of hardship and suffering that
each of us face in our daily lives and to transform it into a great wonderful
glory.
The Final Mystey
The final mystery!
One day a pious brother who led
the rosary completed the fifth glorious mystery by announcing thus, “and the
final mystery is the coronation.” Many were amazed by his new method of
concluding the mysteries and few didn’t realize what was going on during that
particular time. A guy who walked side by side with him was taken up by his
display of uniqueness and so this inspired him to do the same when his turn of
leading the rosary came.
Two days after his turn comes
when we reached in the third mystery he said, “in the quarter final, let us
contemplate upon the Nativity.” And on the fourth mystery he announced this is
the semi final, “the presentation.” So pray hard so that we can win and reach
the final mysteries and of course to catch Jesus wherever he may be!
The day for their accompaniment came
and so the good-for-nothing fellow went up to accompany the piano. To everyone
surprise he played marvelously well to the point that this top-most musician in
the community adore him in his heart. When the mass is over this musician who
was considered by the community as the best of all bowed down and said, “I am
so sorry for not accepting you as you are.” I am happy to be with you during
the accompaniment. Then this new musician, “the considered to be
good-for-nothing fellow,” said, “You see presumption do not always give correct
evidence.
Presumption doesn't always give correct evidence
Presumption doesn’t always give correct evidence.
A cleric who was considered by
many as a good for nothing was so delighted to see his dearest name in the list
for the accompaniment in the chapel during the liturgical services. The
assistant of the community usually arranged for two clerics. One was to
accompany the guitar and the other was for the piano. The other guy who was
considered by many as a top-most musician got discouraged to have seen that he
supposed to play together with this good-for- nothing fellow. As usual their
term to accompany in the chapel came. A top-most musician went to the chapel a
night before. He tuned the guitar to the equal tune of the piano. He fixed the
number in the board and the “considered to be good-for-nothing fellow did not come
to help him. He waited for almost an hour but this guy didn’t show up. Out of
frustration, the top-most musician left the chapel and angrily went to bed.
The day for their accompaniment came
and so the good-for-nothing fellow went up to accompany the piano. To everyone
surprise he played marvelously well to the point that this top-most musician in
the community adore him in his heart. When the mass is over this musician who
was considered by the community as the best of all bowed down and said, “I am
so sorry for not accepting you as you are.” I am happy to be with you during
the accompaniment. Then this new musician, “the considered to be
good-for-nothing fellow,” said, “You see presumption do not always give correct
evidence.
a weird definition of life
Life is not like a rubik's cube wherein we can solve matter just only with a given formula.
Mother Mary, "My Vocation Promotor."
Mother Mary, “My vocation promotor.”
I did my elementary and secondary
studies in my parish school. When I was in class seven I wanted to join the
Salesian, however my parents, teachers and the parish priests of my parish,
suggested that I should join after my matriculation. I got annoyed and convert
myself into one amongst those boys who performed illegal acts that was not
applicable for the boarders. Almost every first Friday of the month my mother
came to visit me and told me that she was praying for me asking the blessed
virgin to help me on my studies and in my life.
Three years after experiencing those
entire cow boys’s life, I again felt the call within me nevertheless; it gave
me no peace unless I respond to it.
After class ten I expressed this
desire to my parents and to my parish priest. They told me to consider about
it. I without hesitation left all things even though it was difficult. A big
word of thanks to our Lady and I do believe that it was the Blessed Virgin Mary
who called me and is calling me to the congregation and to this ways of life.
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Shower him your blessing dearest Lord.
Shower him your blessing
dearest Lord.
The next day after the day of the
passion of Christ, a well-played musician who belonged to the fraternity
congregation was asked by the prayer leader to accompany in singing during
vespers. It was then Saturday, the evening of the Easter vigil. Taking for
granted for he thought that he will manage the show he took off the guitar with
him to the chapel without checking it out the hymn he supposed to play. So
after the usual leading, “O Lord comes to our aid and glory be to the father
and to the son and to the holy spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and
ever shall be word without end. Amen alleluia. He beat and strums the guitar to
his content with a perfect timing but for the up to date wrong hymn.
The assembly was shocked and so a
soft commotion was going on for they realize that he played wrongly. A shy
disciple whose seat was right in the corner stood up and said’ “Dearest Lord
shower your blessing upon him for he did not know what he is playing/doing.”
The three intentions for our Holy Father.
The three intentions for
our Holy Father!
A humble brat came to visit his
brother in the seminary. He had strong faith in the Lord. So he hardly put out
a pray of petition in an increasing volume and he is so convince that the Lord
heard our pray and He usually knew it before we could actually voice it out.
In the evening he joined the
community in praying the rosary. He was shocked to realize that many clerics
whom we consider as confreres walked along the path like those guys who had
just finished the whole magnum of whisky. To make the situation worse three
pious and active confreres continuously asked our blessed mother to intercede
for our Holy Father for three times. This poor brat was amazed and then he
asked the lord his favor, “Dear Lord first of all wake them up and then be kind
enough to grant their wish for it seem extremely necessary for them!”
I love you this much mother.
A
six years old boy named Archesz was once asked by his mother to attend the
catechism class that was held every Sunday in their parish. When he returns
home his mother asked him whether or not he manage to grasp the teaching of the
teacher. To his joyful mood he said yes! And he told that the teacher elaborate
something on the famous topic “LOVE.” So his mother asked him,” my dear son do
you love me? If yes, then how much do you love me?
Filled
with joy Archesz said yes mommy and then at that very moment he stretch out his
hand like Jesus who died and suffered for us on the cross and said “Mommy I
love you this much.”
His
mother was amazed by his holiness and thoughtful behavior up to the point that
she sent him to the seminarian to become a priest.
A smart ass!
A
smart ass!
A
boy, who was considered by many as a smart ass, wrote a short article. The
assistants of the boarding who was in charge of correction and proof reading
found out that his handwriting, his grammar and the flow of his idea was just
horrible. So, not to offend the boy the assistants indirectly wrote a comment
at the bottom of the page, “A boy whose writing is like this cannot wear with
any shoes he wishes to!”
It's extremely necessary!
It’s extremely necessary!
One
pious brother intentionally prayed for the youth he encountered in the
apostolate. As usual the response of the community was “Lord hears our prayer.”
Immediately after his prayer of petition and without expectations another
holier brother prayed the same intention. So when he concludes with the “let us
pray to the Lord!” The assembly
responded, “It’s extremely necessary Lord that’s why he made it for the second
time!
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
God is with me.
God is with me.
My being is happy with the Lord,
My whole existence dances and
rejoices in God.
For he calls me and will later
sends me,
To work for the poor and the
needy.
I doubt, wonder, fear and
trembling,
I even don’t know what I am
doing.
My soul pulls me to love and to
praise,
And my conscience tells me that
God will show his ways.
He loves and protects me.
Free me from hardship and weary.
He leads me to milky posture,
For his love is within me
forever.
Sometimes I question hi
existence,
Like few young men.
But I came to the realization,
That he is the God of creation.
If he is the god of creation,
Then I have less option.
For, he alone has created me,
With love, and make me happy.
He is my Lord my god my master,
Him alone shall I serve forever.
No mater what or come what may
I will journey and work on this
way.
The way to religious
consecration,
Give me joy and fulfillment.
So I glorify the Lord God my
savior, forever and ever. Amen
What is the language of God?
What is
the language of God?
It is obvious that God do not
talk to us face to face in human form. However many spiritual fathers preach
out a loud to our heart and let us know that the voice of God can be heard
through the language whisper to us by our brothers.
I am not so convince with these
idea. Nevertheless I can not ignore it either. For me the language of God is
“Conscience.” I remember St. John Bosco our father and founder once asked the
question on conscience to his first benefactor Rev. Father Calosso. This pious
priest directly answered to him that conscience is the voice of God.
From that time on till now what
always remains in my mind is simply this, “the language of God or the voice of
God is conscience.
It is a big topic to discuss
upon. However at this point of time I will end over here so as to leave few
spaces for pondering and reflection
Therefore the present question is
“what is conscience according to me?
Is it really a voice of God?”
The three points of our Rector!
The three
points of our Rector
The moment I see my rector,
I remember the three points he often tells us after night
prayer.
Especially before the birthday of a confrère,
That he use to delivers.
His three points make us happy,
Even though we are dosing and feel sleepy,
In fact it is a great help for many,
Because they can use his three points in their ministry.
The latest three points are crystal clear,
It’s about the qualities of Bishop Lourdes Daniel.
The 1st one is humility,
And the 2nd and the 3rd are simplicity
and ever ready.
I wrote this, not because I am a critic,
Because I came to know that each one is special and unique.
However it is better to ponder upon,
May be his three
points or the many points of others may mould me into a better person.
I love you this much mother.
I love you this much momma!
A
six years old boy named Archesz was once asked by his mother to attend the
catechism class that was held every Sunday in their parish. When he returns
home his mother asked him whether or not he manage to grasp the teaching of the
teacher. To his joyful mood he said yes! And he told that the teacher elaborate
something on the famous topic “LOVE.” So his mother asked him,” my dear son do
you love me? If yes, then how much do you love me?
Filled
with joy Archesz said yes mommy and then at that very moment he stretch out his
hand like Jesus who died and suffered for us on the cross and said “Mommy I
love you this much.”
His
mother was amazed by his holiness and thoughtful behavior up to the point that
she sent him to the seminarian to become a priest.
Sunday, 9 August 2015
Think twice before you advice
THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU ADVICE.
Due to the slight sprain from the
left shoulder an old bra went to consult the doctor. Having reach in the
hospital the doctor asked,” what is the matter with you old man?” to his
simplicity he answered, “A pain from my left shoulder.” The doctor further
asked, “How young are you?” eighty five plus one day the old man answered.
Ah…. That pain in your shoulder,
said the doctor is because of you old age. The old man very impatiently said,
“Common doctor don’t take me for a ride, the right one too is just as old as
this left one.”
Sunday, 26 July 2015
Get started!
Let’s get started
‘You wanna be a good player
Start playing.
‘You wanna be a leader
Start leading.
‘You wanna be a joker
Start jesting or joking.
‘You wanna be a fighter
Start fighting.
‘You wanna be a bibliophile
Start to read
‘You wanna be win a race,
Start running.
‘You want to be a teacher.
Start to read.
‘’you wanna be a dancer
Start studying.
‘You wanna be a sleeper
Start sleeping.
‘You wanna be a good public speaker,
Start giving speech.
You wanna be an author
Begin to write.
You wannabe …..GET
STARTED!
“All that is glitters
is not gold.”
"All that is glitters is not Gold"
An ode of the death
of the darling cat.
Once there was a
greedy cat,
Ate a posh meal and
slept on the mat.
Adjacent to the
building there was a pond,
And there a school
of golden fish dwell from dusk to dawn.
One afternoon out of
curiosity,
A cat went to the
pond to examine and see.
She was so delighted
to discover,
A school of golden
creature.
Out of greediness a
cat made a diving,
Thought to herself
that she would grasp the fish without struggling.
But bad luck to her,
She can’t swim,
thus, she got drown and died over there.
The master of the
house was shock to find her missing,
He asked to himself
where my pet, my darling is.
From dawn to dusk he
went on searching,
At last he found her
in the pond floating.
This sympathetic cat
teaches us a big lesson,
A lesson that we
should take heed and listen.
To be brave and to
be so bold,
I warn you, “All
that is glitters is not gold.”
An elderly priest and a young Isaac
A thoughtful story.
One day an elderly priest sat
down in the canteen for a cup of fresh soup, which was all he could take, it
being a Good Friday.
To his surprise he saw a catholic
youth named Isaac enjoying a massive pile at eh next table.
Isaac: Father I trust I
haven’t shock you?
Priest: ah; I take it that
you forgot that today is a day of fast and abstinence.
Isaac: No, no. I
remembered it so distinctly.
Priest: Then you must be
sick. The doctor has forbidden you to fast.
Isaac: not at all I’m in
the pink of health strong and kicking around.
At that, the priest gazed to
heaven and said. “What an example this younger generation is to us, Almighty
Father do you see how this young lad here would rather admit his sin, than tell
a lie?”
Sunday, 19 July 2015
Is it not funny?
Two men were once walking through
a field when they saw an angry bull. Instantly they made for the nearest fence
with the bull in hot pursuit. It soon became evident to them that they were not
going to make it, so one man shouted to the other, “We've had it! Nothing can
save us. Say a prayer. Quick!”
The other shouted back, “I've
never prayed in my life and I don’t have a prayer for this occasion.”
“Never mind. The bull is catching
up with us. Any prayer will do.”
“Well, I’ll say the one I remember
my father used to say before meals:
For what we are about to receive,
Lord, make us truly grateful.”
Moral
lesson:
We are not asked if we will play the game of
life or not
That is not an option. Play we
must
The option is how.
What does it meant to become a Saint?
Want to be a Saint?
What does it meant to become a
saint?
To work, toil, pray, contemplate
till you fall and faint?
Some say yes and the other say
no!
If by chance the question pokes
me I will definitely acclaim “I don’t know!”
Understanding the concept of don
Bosco is best and useful.
For he said, “Holiness consists in being cheerful”
“Jump, play, sing and do
not sin.” He further said.
Thus we cannot become a saint by
withdrawing ourselves to the dessert.
The first saint who adapt so well
to Don Bosco’s teaching is Dominic Savio.
He did not hesitate but just
follow
Thanks be to God for this young
saint
For following his example, joy
and happiness we shall gain.
This is the response to the very
first question
And all of us are called to
achieve certain perfection
Not by remaining moody, serious
and doleful,
But with joy and enthusiasms for,
“holiness consists in being cheerful.”
God works in a miraculous way.
One Sunday morning after church
service, god and St. Peter went to play golf. God teed off, He gave a mighty
swipe and sliced the ball off into the rough beside the fairway.
Just as the ball was about to hit
the ground, a squirrel darted out of the bush. Picked it up in his mouth and
ran with it down the fair way. Suddenly a vulture swooped down pick the
squirrel up in its claws and flew it over the green. A man at that very moment
with a rifle took aim and shot the vulture in mid-flight. The vulture let go
of the squirrel. The squirrel fell onto the green and the ball rolled out of
its mouth into the hole.
St. Peter turned to god in annoyance and said,
“Come on now! Do you want to play golf our do you want to fool around?”
A modern Youth ( 2nd version)
A modern youth (2nd
version)
With descent trousers and a well- comb hair,
The modern youth does care.
They want to be in the realm of beauty,
And they are sensible to their own duty.
He loves studies and wants to achieve his goal,
But the authority fails in their service to en roll.
They rarely loose heart when they are suppressed,
Because they can work hard and be the best.
They enjoy discussing prominent matter and social issue,
And exhort the government to act only what is true.
They want humanity to love in peace,
And wish that elders should perform good practices.
They often receive criticism,
And many think that they misuse their freedom to the brim.
But they are crystal clear.
To the world they are the future.
We must be careful to judge,
They aren't dacoits.
Instead we must love and respect them
‘Coz they aren't ancient but ‘Post Modern.’
Sunday, 12 July 2015
Of prayers or of pray-errs.
Do I say
my prayer because I fear that something harm will happen to me.
When I was in the boarding a saintly assistant put forth to
me a question regarding my prayer life.
Bro: Maxz, “do you kneel down and say your prayers every
night before going to bed?”
Me: “oh, yep!” brother. But...
Bro: “and every morning?” before the announcement of the
“let us bless the Lord.”
Then I said, “Nope, I am not scared in the daytime so I just
don’t remember to pray.
Oh! the word of the Lord.
More precious to me
Than all the gold and silver
In the world is the WORD
You have spoken.
-psalm
119:2
If only I value this
Precious word
Spoken to me how
Blessed and happy would I be
‘I wish I could!’
When there is a will there is a way.
Will
it and achieve it.
Once there was a Tiger lived in a
jungle. One day the Tiger couldn't find anything to eat and was raging with
hunger. Just then he caught sight of a deer eating grass. Out of hunger the
tiger thought to himself that he should pounce the nearby deer to fill his empty
stomach for the day. So he made an
effort to pounce on the deer but he failed to accomplish his task as to deer
was swift and agile in making his move. The furious tiger kelp chasing him till
his energy got drained he felt exhausted and had no more energy to run any
further.
Therefore the deer succeeded in
escape and saving his life from the shrewd and hungry tiger.
Thus, “where there is a will
there is a way” the deer had and urge to live it is due to his strong
determination that he could free himself from the vicious anger.
So do will it and succeed it
Each one is unique.
Each
one is unique and special.
Studying philosophy is fun but it is not that easy,
Therefore it pushes and encourages me to study,
I don’t really know WHY and HOW?
But it keeps me always busy
I don’t mind doing it,
Because I firmly believe that with the prayers and support
of my staffs, friends, parents and brethren,
I will do and complete my philosophical studies joyously and
successfully
An unfavourable poem.
“A modern youth”
With hip hop pants and spiky hairs
The modern youth just don’t care
He wants to be called as the prince of beauty,
But has zero interest in his duty.
He hates studies and never wishes to be an Author,
But he likes travelling around and drink from Nebuchadnezzar.
Kicking around wearing red-dark goggles,
About his responsibility he never cares.
Talks of movie, enjoyment all day long
And like to sing and listen to metal songs.
He thinks he is a top shot hero
But his manner if measured is equal to the Grow.
He never pays attention to the teachers, nor follows the
explanation of the books,
But he boasts of himself that he will pass “by hook or by
crook.”
Thinks that life is just a burden
And he likes himself to be called ‘MODERN.’
what is life?
Is
it not foolish to state like this..?
Life is not like a Rubik’s cube
Wherein we can solve the matter only with given formula.
In fact it is like a philosophy where there is no coherent
answer and
Specific formula
-Maxshei.
“God don’t stop men from sinning and
Men don’t stop God from redeeming. “
-unknown
Monday, 6 July 2015
A goodnight message
Shut down your eyes!
log on some memories!
download some dreams!
save some joys and
delete all your sorrows....
have a beauty sleep to all and
be fresh tomorrow
log on some memories!
download some dreams!
save some joys and
delete all your sorrows....
have a beauty sleep to all and
be fresh tomorrow
Ethical quest
virtue lies in the middle
-Aristotle,
I can purely say that value too lies in the middle. But where is that "middle part" when some say, 'look at the consequences the end justifies the means!' others say , 'follow the rules and the rules will keep you' others cry, 'follow your conscience and forget about the rules' others will whisper 'the only rule is to love; after that , do as you wish. But where, what and which one to adapt and follow. It baffled me a lot but i am so grateful for it leaves me time and spaces to inquire and to search out critically and reasonably.
-Aristotle,
I can purely say that value too lies in the middle. But where is that "middle part" when some say, 'look at the consequences the end justifies the means!' others say , 'follow the rules and the rules will keep you' others cry, 'follow your conscience and forget about the rules' others will whisper 'the only rule is to love; after that , do as you wish. But where, what and which one to adapt and follow. It baffled me a lot but i am so grateful for it leaves me time and spaces to inquire and to search out critically and reasonably.
Sunday, 28 June 2015
my favorite quotation
when the majority or the community or the group agrees on an idiotic idea. it is still an idiotic idea.
I am proud to have a blog
On 24th of June the day of my 1st profession and the birth day of three great people, St John the Baptist, Cl, Jacob and miss Monica moni, I , with the help and support of Rev. fr. Maria anthuvan Sdb created a new blog.
thanks to those who influence and encourage me to become media' partners. more specially thanks to Fr. Maria who hep me to accomplish this task after several trial
thanks and may God bless all of you.
thanks to those who influence and encourage me to become media' partners. more specially thanks to Fr. Maria who hep me to accomplish this task after several trial
thanks and may God bless all of you.
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
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