Good Friday 2013

Invoking the blessings of the Almighty

Today was Good Friday. While mourning the crucifixion of Christ, let us also invoke an important lesson enshrined in The Bible (2.24): “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” No religion other than Christianity, compels us (by example) to introspect on our personal values in like manner.
Monthi Serrao, the only Christian among us, was obviously preoccupied with her church obligations to be able to visit the Garden this morning. But yesterday, she left us with a noble thought which, in all our madness, had clean escaped us.

Monthi Serrao

Why, she asked, don’t we start a collection box in the Club wherein unused medicines in our homes may be deposited and later, directed to the poor and needy? In the same vein, she suggested that we might also start collecting old but wearable clothes and once in a while, deliver them in bulk to some NGO or charitable organization engaged in such activities.
Now, this is something so basic (yet necessary) that it is only surprising why nobody had thought of it earlier. We are a 40-plus strong Club and surely, there would be enough old clothes to load a mini van every two or three months on a regular basis. The medicine distribution though, could be dicey. But with the intervention of a qualified medical practitioner, that too can be streamlined. As of now, we are handicapped by not having a doctor in our midst. We need to identify one who can spare the time and get this started as well. These small acts of generosity, which does not cost anybody anything, can go a long way in providing relief and succour to the needy.
Thank you, Monthi for planting this thought.