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And if ever it is prayed, the Our Fathers and the Hail Marys are recited just like parrots without having any meaning at all, because the Head of the family has just returned home from work and is tired. Besides, the wife has to pre- Thoughts on CHRIST’S Humility pare the dinner and the children have ‘Teacher’s Day’! And Greatness! to watch their favourite soap/serial on The Secular Citizen, Aug 24, 2015 TV. At Bandra, people go to the fair, issue No. 34 is a real ‘Family Treat’, but have no time to go to the church We celebrate ‘Teacher’s Day’ on to venerate Our Blessed Mother at Sept. 5th, which commemorates the especially for Youth; with its ‘inspiring’ Cover Photo – ‘Youth Can Change Mount Mary’s Basilica. Even at Irla in birthday of S. Radhakhrishnan our Vileparle, it is the same story. I would second president, a renowned philos- India & Make It A Better Place’. It re- minds me of Rev Bishop Percy’s, blame the parents for not teaching opher and a teacher par excellence. their children to pray the rosary. He instilled, “teachers should be the ‘Change Yourself and Change the World’; which is monthly profiled in a best minds in the country.” — Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili But today it is shameful that we Diocesan weekly magazine. are witnessing brutal attacks on the Now, Mr. Melvyn Brown your re- feminine psyche. The Times of India nowned weekly contributor has writ- Misfits in Public on Aug 18, 19 and 20, 2015, had re- ten a thought-provoking article, ‘Bring ported four shockers: 1) Crimes spi- Forward The Empowerment Of Faith’, Office ral – Rape cases up 55% in Mumbai, page 10 of your above issue. He has 87% in State in a year – Rise in rapes rightly commented: “To awaken in our hearts God’s great love and compas- The letter ‘King, farmer and the don- evidence of social malaise. 2) 40% of key’ by Dr. Leo Rebello ( Secular Citi- ‘Abductions’ are of women for mar- sion, we must move to know more about Christ’s humility and accep- zen, Aug 17), is a classic example of riage. 3) In 2014 there were over 8,000 the present day system of governance dowry deaths, but only 1,672 convic- tance to do the Father’s will.” Allow me to consummate his statement with and the number of misfits we have tions. 4) 156 women killed in 2014 for holding positions of responsibility in witchcraft. the appropriate Scriptural quote from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians: public office. This is why we have sev- We must urgently turn the tide eral cases where one can be a school of atrocities against women. They “Let the same mind be in you that was in CHRIST JESUS, Who, though drop-out and yet hold the post of edu- are our mothers, sisters, wives and cation minister, even as one does not ‘teachers’! They contribute 70% to the He was in the form of GOD, did not re- gard equality with GOD as something have to be an ex-serviceman to be a working house, but earn only 10% of defence minister or an engineer or ar- salary, and a miserable 1% of India’s to be exploited; but rather ‘emptied’ Himself and became ‘obedient’ to the chitect to head the public works dept wealth. or Town and Planning department. Teachers are foundations for cre- point of death – even death upon the ‘Cross’! Therefore, GOD has highly ating responsible citizens. They are —A. F. Nazareth, Alto Porvorim the cornerstones for our future and exalted Him, and given Him the Name role models .Teacher’s Day is cel- that is above every name, so that, ebrated to show our appreciation for at the Name of JESUS, every knee their hard work towards moulding of should bend, in heaven and on earth young minds, especially in the pri- and in the underworld, and every Home in GOA!! mary section which is largely super- tongue should confess that JESUS vised by female teachers. Christian CHRIST is LORD, to the glory of GOD 2 BHK Flat at Bainguinim teachers have the opportunity in im- The FATHER” (Phil 2:5-11). 79 sq. mtrs parting to their students the wisdom —Dr Trevor Colaso and principles enshrined in the Bible: (5 mins from Basilica of Bom Jesus) “Show yourselves in all respects to be a model of good works; and in your Teach Children to Contact: teaching exhibit integrity, dignity and Pray Meaningfully [email protected] sound speech” (Titus, 2:7). 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31 August 2015 5 Reverse Mortgage for Senior Citizens

he Senior Citizens unit of Or- lem, Malad, Mumbai (BASCA) recently organised a talk on TReverse Mortgage . At a well attended meeting, Senior officials of CitizenCredit Co-operative Bank ex- plained the scheme in detail and then fielded questions to clear doubts of the audience.

(The following narration is for repre- sentational purposes only. Names years? Mrs Lobo can continue to stay and places have been changed ) (The reverse mortgage in the flat for her entire lifetime but the loan is available with bank will not make further payments Mr & Mrs Lobo reside in Bandra, to her. Mumbai in a 1 BHK flat. They are near- Citizen Credit coop ing 70 years. They have two children. Bank which has several After the demise of both spouses the The son is married and works abroad branches in Mumbai and bank will calculate the principal along . Their only daughter is also married, with interest and offer the legal heirs lives in Chennai and is busy looking 5 in Goa. Several nation- first option to recover the mortgaged after her family. Both children send alized banks also offer flat. If they show no interest the bank them some money occasionally which reverse mortgage) will auction the flat , keep the amount is insufficient for paying their monthly due to them and hand over the bal- bills . The Lobos live a very frugal life, ance amount to the legal heirs of the blissfully unaware that they are actu- by Prof Robert Castellino Lobos. ally sitting on a cache of wealth. Senior Citizen & Citizen Journalist The reverse mortgage loan is meant Their small flat in Bandra is worth for senior citizens only and is avail- more than Rs 2 cr which will eventu- opposite way. Instead of Mr Lobo de- able for 5/10/15/ 20 years but the ally be inherited by their two children. positing money every month, the bank amount receivable decreases over Yet they eke out a measly living. Some will deposit Rs 420 every month into longer periods. Also the tenure of the good soul told them about reverse the account of Mr Lobo for 10 years loan is less for older persons. At 80 mortgage loan. They approached for a loan of Rs one lakh against his yrs a person will have to opt for a 5 a bank for a loan . Today they are mortgaged flat .( The amount is less yr mortgage. In case of medical emer- happy and living with dignity. What's because banks charge about Rs gencies or other needs a one time more, their children seem to have had 12.5% as interest). For a loan of Rs lump sum loan of up to Rs 15 lakh is a sudden change of heart. They are 10 lakh Mr Lobo will receive Rs 4200 available. The reverse mortgage loan now more caring, more loving and per month and for a maximum loan of is advanced only to the owner of the send them more money. Rs 1 cr the bank will give Mr Lobo Rs flat though all benefits are receivable 42,000 every month for 10 years.( fig- by the spouse in case of the owner's So what is reverse mortgage? To ures are approximate). demise. make it very simple let us take the ex- ample of a recurring deposit (RD). Let What if Mr Lobo wants to close the Reverse Mortgage is tailor made for us assume that Mr Lobo (depositor) loan prematurely? No problem, he will people like the Lobos . It gives them opts for a monthly RD of Rs 500 for 10 have to repay the amount received by financial independence and yet pro- years. At the end of 10 years he will him along with interest . What if Mr vides something substantial for their have deposited Rs 60,000 but will re- Lobo unfortunately passes away after children even after repossession, as ceive approximately Rs 100,000 from 6 years or so? Mrs Lobo(the spouse) value of property increases with ev- the bank @ 8.5% interest. will continue to receive the monthly ery passing year installments. What happens after 10 Reverse mortgage works in just the 6 31 August 2015 India’s Rolls Royce Administration In A Bullock Cart Economy . he monsoon session of our sion our FM, Arun Jait- global socio-political-eco- parliament ended on 13 Au- ley stated that ‘Rahul nomic order. On the con- gust after 18 days sitting but Gandhi is an expert trary we find ourselves at transacting no major busi- without knowledge’. the bottom in most of the T Unfortunately the said positive variables and in ness. It was a complete washout. Only 7.6 hours in the Lok Sabha and 0.7 statement applies to the top ten in the nega- hour in the Rajya Sabha were spent most of our MPs and tives. Experts, therefore, in legislative business. Our parliament MLAs which explains compared our administra- meets less than 80 days in a year as their non-performance tive system to the costly, against the expected 110 days. The and poor quality of their luxurious Rolls Royce car working days are much less than the services. and our poor economy to British parliament and the US con- The civil adminis- the traditional slow mov- gress. The working of our parliament tration of our country by A. D. Mascarenhas ing bullock cart. demonstrates the poor work culture, is managed by the of- Former Principal The problem in our a typical characteristic of poor coun- ficers of the Indian Ad- St Andrew’s College country is the scarcity tries. ministrative Services Bandra, Mumbai. of honest, sincere and India is the largest democracy in (IAS) who replaced the committed politicians, the world managing a poor country ICS cadre of the erst- bureaucrats and others with more than 1.25 billion people. We while British system. Over a period of involved in implementing our numer- follow the British political and admin- time, unfortunately, it became weak, ous schemes and projects. Of course istrative system with all its features, inefficient and corrupt, ridden with most of our public servants are com- specially the elaborate and expensive red-tapism and nepotism. Their ad- mitted but to their personal interest administrative set up. Under our dem- vantage is that they are not directly rather than to the national interest ocratic structure we have replaced the answerable to the people but only British Viceroy with our President, as to the political masters (Ministers). the head of the executive and legisla- Hence in most cases, their character TULIP LAWNS ture of the nation. He lives in Rashtra- and abilities are directly proportional pati Bhavan, comprising 340 rooms to the virtues and efficiency of their Elegant Occasions in 4 floor building, with floor area of masters. Memorable Events 200,000 sq ft. The building covers an Each district in India is adminis- area of 5 acres and the entire campus tered by an IAS officer called the Col- 330 acres. lector (under the British, the main job Available for Weddings, of an ICS officer was to collect the A session of parliament costs the Engagement Corporate nation more than rupees 2.5 lakh per revenue, hence the title - Collector). minute, a colossal waste when it does The impact of the administration in Events, Film Shoot not perform. Our MPs and MLAs pe- districts is clearly visible for all of us Birthday Party rennially complain about their poor to see. salary and periodically increase it At the State level we have the Gov- through unanimous decision. If we ernor as the chief executive occupy- Grounds Andheri (East) & ing the luxurious Raj Bhavan. Wheth- construct a cost index taking into ac- (West), Malad West count their salary, perks, subsidies, er we require a governor at State level cost of VVIP treatment and the incon- is a debatable issue. The number of Capacity - 200 -1500 venience to the public there of, we Chief Ministers, ministers and other Rs. 700 Package will have the costliest but poor quality administrative staff has been increas- services provided by our legislators to ing with the increase in number of (Minimum 400 Crowd) the country. It is pertinent to note that states. Many more states are waiting Mr. Karuna - 9930112795, to be born with additional tax burden the Allahabad High Court, few days 9004911115 back asked our babus and politicians on the people to meet the administra- to send their children to government tive expenditure. 8108325553 schools to make them understand If our political and administra- Email : tive system has been effective, India the pathetic conditions prevailing over [email protected] there. At the end of the monsoon ses- should have ranked at the top in the

31 August 2015 7 Abandonment to God’s Will

he Lord is my Shepherd; I Fr Rotate advises us to pray always shall not want” (Psalm 23). for this disposition of surrender and David’s song of praise is “T we will receive the patience to bear indicative of his deep faith in God’s suffering. goodness and love. There is no doubt in his mind that God will take Father de Caussade was another care of him. Catholic priest who taught that God is truly sovereign and benevolent. Jesus speaks at length to his disci- With this knowledge, we should be ples, advising them not to be preoc- at peace, knowing that all things are cupied with material things such as working for our good. We may not food and clothing (Luke 12 : 22-34). understand how our suffering can ul- He says,” Consider the ravens: they timately be for our good, but we must neither sow nor reap, they have nei- by Monica Fernandes trust our Lord. ther storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more The Protestant writer Catherine Mar- value are you than the birds! “ When shall believes that things work out fine Jesus has reassured us that he is with proving. But Marisa is so afraid of the in our lives but in His time, not ours. us through thick and thin, why do we worst, that she conveys her anxiety to All we need is faith and patience. Per- punish ourselves with needless anxi- her father who in turn imagines that he haps you did not succeed in getting ety? is going to die soon. These negative a job you wanted but if you abandon thoughts pervade his mind and act as yourself to God’s will, you will get an Don Dolindo Rotate was a holy Nea- a block to the treatment. He begins even better job. As my ageing and ail- politan priest who preached about to harass the nurses and doctors, with ing mother-in-law was living with us, complete abandonment to God’s will imagined symptoms. They are so fed we felt the need to purchase the next during difficult situations. He said that up of Marisa and her father repeatedly door apartment which was larger than Jesus does not want us to be agitated crying wolf, that when the poor man our flat. Our neighbour let us down when the going is rough. Instead we actually takes a turn for the worse, no at the last minute. We were naturally should turn to Him in prayer, close our one pays any heed to him. disappointed but I continued to pray eyes, be calm, ask Him to resolve the for a solution to our problem. A cou- situation and allow Him to take over. The Our Father is a powerful prayer. Fr ple of years later we moved into an When we put our faith in Him, He will Rotate says that when we recite “HAL- apartment which was far better than lovingly carry us to safety like a moth- LOWED BE THY NAME”, it means our neighbour’s. er carrying her precious child. We are “May your name be glorified in this blessed with grace. my need”. “THY KINGDOM COME”, Catherine Marshall writes, “When Je- means “Everything happens for your sus died, all looked black, but then What blocks our abandonment to Kingdom in us and in the world.” “THY three days later came Easter….We God’s will? Fr Rotate states that re- WILL BE DONE” means “You Resolve can allow an apparent defeat to turn grettably it is our rational thinking, our the situation.” into victory through trusting in the anxiety to have our wishes fulfilled at principle of resurrection. The time whatever cost that worsens our afflic- My friend Indu’s daughter, Rima, was may not be a literal 3 days, but the tions. We want God to take over the on an assignment to Afghanistan just principle is always the same.” steering wheel of our lives. He is the prior to the elections. Indu was under- expert captain who takes us safely standably perturbed. She was on a Our Maker says: “Can a woman forget through life’s storms but we would pilgrimage to the Holy Land and start- her nursing child…..? Even these may like Him to follow our instructions. ed praying, “Lord you take over and forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold protect Rima.” And God paid heed to I have carved you on the palm of my Let’s take a hypothetical situation. a mother’s prayer. Terrorists sprayed hand” (Isaiah 49:15-16). Marisa’s father is hospitalized with a the lobby and the coffee shop, killing severe infection. He has been admit- innocent people. But Rima was safe. God has reassured us that He is there ted to a good hospital and is in the ex- She had left five minutes earlier with for us in good times and in bad. We pert hands of a renowned doctor. He her bodyguard in order to visit a for- need to do our best and He will take is given the right treatment and is im- mer colleague during her earlier stint care of the rest. in Afghanistan. 8 31 August 2015 Anger (Wrath) The Seven Deadly Sins:- Part III by F.L. LOBO Anger is not controlled by the antidote Anger is not only natural but often of forgiveness it enters the memory desirable when you experience what and can emerge at unpredictable mo- is going on all around – garbage pil- ments. It is significant that anger can ing up, stench, toxic waste dumped also enter the Collective memory of in lakes and rivers, pot holes, traffic society and we can see nations hold- jams, corruption, exploitation, unem- ing animosity against each other cen- ployment, etc. etc. Anger further rises turies later leading to wars and geno- when those who are responsible and cide. have promised to correct the situation, do nothing or justify what is happen- Forgiveness may open our eyes to ing. Anger is a source of positive ener- see the other’s point of view of why gy and helps get things done. Anger they have behaved in a certain way. is wrong, when the cause where it is “Father forgive them for they know not employed is not right, or the action is what they do”. If there is no forgive- not in sync with what is required to be ness the sentiments of revenge can corrected. remain dormant and emerge centu- ries later. In the 1996 Oscar winning film breakdown and mania. “Shine”, the author makes the audi- The task of modern man is to reduce ence aware of the presence of these Anger can be both a sin, where the the inventory of anger building occur- sins in our lives. In this movie David perpetrator is at fault, or a vice, a habit rences by creating understanding and Hellgott’s spirit is crushed by his fa- instilled by outside influences. Wrath forgiveness and new paths to Peace ther, Peter, who himself was a victim is vicious anger. 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At this rate, resump- by Marshall Sequeira India could not have forgotten that it tion of talks seems unlikely anytime had called off the Secretary level talks soon. Perhaps, we could have, through country perhaps could accept the invi- last year due to the insistence of the political consensus, allowed the Pak tation at short notice so they zeroed in other side to meet the ‘irrelevant Hur- delegation to meet the Hurriyat leaders on a tiny Himalayan nation – Bhutan. riyat leaders’. Nothing has changed if that helped us to ‘expose’ Pakistan The Bhutanese delegation was promi- after that. It would have been prudent before the world. Did we miss the bus? nently seated in the gallery to witness for India to be more specific about The NDA’s Pak policy has failed. All how the largest democracy functions. the issue at the discussion stage in that it has achieved is pro-Pak slogan Of course, as a nascent democracy, Ufa. The other side should have been and Pak flags in Srinagar at regular they thought they would witness lively made to agree that they will not meet intervals. If that is success, Narendra debates and carry home something the Hurriyat leaders and recorded ac- Modi deserves a Noble Peace Prize. to emulate. They will carry home but cordingly. Some back door diplomacy ***** something to forget. is called for in such cases. The BJP must have planned to Even the issue of Kashmir was It’s All About Egos rush through the important bills when Our Parliamentarians [NDA includ- not very explicit. It had a mention in the visitors were in the gallery and in ed] have ensured that the entire Mon- the preamble and not in the opera- the process kill two birds with one soon session was ‘washed out’ with tive part, as the MEA put it. However, stone. But they were shell-shocked nothing left except a fat bill [cost] which the same could have been worded in when proceedings were stalled. Their all of us must foot. If they were forced such a way that the other side would well planned strategy failed miserably. to make good this amount [something have had no scope to read between While the whole nation was insulted on the lines of political parties being the lines. Of course, for an indepen- in a way, it is more so to the visiting made to make good the losses when dent observer, it was clear but know- guests and their tiny nation. The blame they call bandhs] it can be safely as- ing the history of ‘blow hot, blow cold’ must lie on the government for not sumed that all sessions would have attitude of the other side, surely the talking to the opposition in advance to been fruitful. The country is tired of wording could have been better. It tell them what exactly the government these games and it is time we evolve a could simply have said that the other wanted to discuss in the presence the system to avoid such situations. Walk- issues including Kashmir will be taken visitors. If a consensus was arrived at, outs are obsolete now. up for discussion as and when the the government would not have had The opposition parties are incensed composite dialogue or a resumed dia- to face this situation. over a series of issues like Lalitgate logue takes place. The NDA has been berating the and Vyapam etc and they have been What is the point in this ‘house ar- Congress all the way and they want demanding action by the government rest’ and ‘arrest on arrival’ in Delhi? the people to punish them by wiping for a couple of months. The House was This tamasha showed the country the party out from the political scene. not in session then and the govern- in poor light as if we panicked with Actually, the Congress must be think- ment should have sensed that it would J&K government and Centre not in ing that if BJP could win 282 seats be a wash-out. Perhaps the NDA [rath- sync. There was no need for this. after continuous disruptions during er the BJP] thought that if the strategy Let the separatists travel anyway as the UPA regime, they too have a fair of ‘open brazenness’ is adopted, as free citizens of India. Our message to chance of improving their dismal tally a State policy, the opposition will get Pakistan should have been clear – no of 44 at the time of next general elec- exhausted and the agitation inside and meeting the Hurriyat guys. That’s it. It tions in 2019. Who knows, the NDA outside the House will peter off over a should have been left to them to de- may fail to deliver what they have period. Nothing of this happened and cide on coming to India. promised and this may work to the the opposition parties saw this as a big The government cannot expect advantage of the Congress. The Par- challenge. political parties to back them on all is- liamentarians do not respect the Chair Having exhausted all avenues, the sues concerning Pakistan in the name which is sad. Some consensus must government adopted a novel idea. of patriotism. Those who question the be arrived at. The moment the Pre- They thought the best way to push the government are not unpatriotic. They siding Officer [Speaker or Chairman] important bills is to trap the opposition. have every right to give their opinion. stands up, everybody must sit and They felt that if a foreign Parliamentary The government expects every body remain silent. How about barricading delegation is ‘invited’ to watch the pro- to blindly follow the leader. This does the well of the House? That is the only ceedings of both the Houses of Parlia- not happen in India. It happened in way the members can be restrained ment; the opposition could find it hard Iraq during Saddam regime and now from rushing there. to disrupt the proceedings as a cour- in North Korea, among others. Got it? tesy to the visiting delegation. No other 31 August 2015 11 12 31 August 2015 31 August 2015 13 Before You Say

Getting married is one of the happiest times of your “I Do” life, for sure but before you decide to spend the rest of your life with someone, it's important to know that you're really really ready to commit.

f you are considering the lifetime commitment of marriage, or if you are already engaged and Ihave your special date set, you will want to know these few pieces of advice.

Live Your Life First: Get Priorities in Line: Never, Ever, Quit: Face the facts, you need to enjoy If you are accustomed to hanging Don’t go into your marriage thinking your life while you are single. This is out with the guys six nights a week ahead of time, “If he/she does this, I a time in your life when you should or hanging out with the girls in clubs am out”. You must be open to forgive- take time to travel, explore, find your on the weekend, it is time to change ness from the start. It does not mean place in the workforce, and work out your priorities. If you think you can you tolerate any type of physical, your individual kinks. Know yourself put yourself in these positions after mental, or verbal abuse, but, beyond before you try to know someone saying “I Do”, you are setting yourself these issues, learn to forgive. Show else. up for a failed relationship. You must commitment to your future spouse. respect your spouse when you take Don’t threaten to leave. Don’t men- Get Financially Sound: your vows. You should communicate tion leaving. Be committed. Never your priorities well before setting a quit. One of the worst things you could do date for the big day. to your future spouse is bringing a heavy load of debt into the marriage. Be Prepared to Give 100%: Worse than this would be bringing Communicate with Your (Fu- You have heard the cute little saying, bad financial habits into your- mar ture) Spouse: “marriage is 50/50", right? Bue it is not riage. Don’t bring unnecessary bur- This is the life blood of your rela- 50/50, in fact, it is more like, you give dens into your marriage. tionship. Be intentional and deliber- all you have and your spouse gives ate when communicating with your all he/she has, plus some. Marriage Realize People Change: spouse. This could be as simple as will chew you up and spit you out if you go into it thinking you can get by This one is tough to understand until calling your spouse to let him/her with giving half an effort. It does not you have been there and it especially know you are going to be late for work that way. applies if you are saying “I Do” at a work, always give an estimated time young age. People change because of arrival. of life’s circumstances, events, and Decide wisely: other influences. Just know, your Respect Your Spouse: Marriage is an agreement between spouse, even yourself, will change Respect in a relationship determines two people who are best friends. over time. The key to success in your how severe, and how often, conflict They have conflicts but they are fair marriage is knowing ahead of time will be in your relationship. Learn to about dealing with conflict. If you two you will need to be able to adapt to respect yourself. When you can re- aren't even friends now, may be you a changing spouse, and a changing spect yourself, you can adequately should consider your decision: mar- you, over the years. respect your future spouse. riage is a commitment for life.

14 31 August 2015 Bishop Alvaro, Second Opus Dei Leader Made Blessed t’s often the steady dedication to spiritual and pastoral works of mercy that ultimately determines By Melvyn Brown Iwhat embattles and overcomes physical or moral problems with for- interior and exterior mortification.” titude, thus helping to affirm the Vati- can’s stricture for Saints Causes. The Spanish bishop’s cause had be- gun in December 2002. In 2014 Pope Cardinal , prefect of Francis signed a decree recogniz- the Vatican’s Congregation for Saints ing his intercession in the cure of a Causes said, Blessed Alvaro del Por- Chilean newborn, Jose Ignacio Ureta tillo had, “ a notable serenity and Wilson, who had been revived after considerateness, a habit of smiling, a cardiac arrest lasting more than understanding, speaking well about 30 minutes. in a letter others and reflecting deeply before stated that Alvaro was “a faithful col- judging.” Cardinal Amato had told laborator” of Saint Josemaria Escriva, over 100,000 people gathered at the from Rome’s Pontifical University of founder of Opus Dei. The pontiff went beatification Mass that Blessed Alvaro St. Thomas Aquinas. Administratively, to mention that the bishop’s life and had radiated serenity and humility, Alvaro made a mark in Vatican circles. work were reminders that “ our pov- both praiseworthy attributes for saint- He served the Church as an expert at erty as human beings is not the result hood. the Second Vatican Council (1962). of despair, but of confident abandon- And was eventually a consultant for ment in God”. Although Blessed Alvaro has become many post-Conciliar Commissions. a front runner for sainthood his con- He was the secretary-general of Opus The Holy Father went on to elaborate viction in life had been that he himself Dei. on the thoughts and values of faith was “worth very little” – and that, has which Bishop Alvaro put in his own life incredible weight. In choosing to in- In 1982 he was appointed as first prel- and mission. “He is telling us to trust troduce a whole new calculus to the ate of the movement and nine years in the Lord – that he is our brother, our essence of true faith and belief, Alvaro later was consecrated a bishop (1991) friend, who never lets us down and is simply “did what he had to’, in order by Saint John Paul II. The Spanish always at our side.” to propagate the Christian vision of bishop was beatified in his home- city God’s divinity. Madrid. Blessed Alvaro died in 1994. Finally, Pope Francis said, “He is He had succeeded St. Jose-maria Es- encouraging us not to be afraid to Alvaro del Portillo was born on March criva de Balaguer as head of the per- go against the current and suffer for 11, 1914. He studied engineering at sonal prelature of Opus Dei. announcing the Gospel. He is also Madrid University, and was later em- teaching us that in simplicity and ordi- ployed for a short time in the Spanish Cardinal Amato spoke about the bish- nariness of our daily lives we can find Government’s Bureau of Highways op at the outdoor beatification Mass a sure path to holiness.” and Bridges. At this period of time to a gathering of over 130,000 peo- Alvaro kept a low profile but was es- ple. He said, “Alvaro was not a talk- PAMELA WADIA pecially magnetic in his connections ative person- his engineer’s training Meet Pamela Wadia for designs fitted with youth and society. He was known gave him habits of intellectual rigour, to perfection from simple A- line styles in higher circles as a reliable man for conciseness and precision, enabling to fabulous Ball Gowns Excellent bead efficiency who could get things done. him to go straight to the essence of a work & Embroidery -- Any Size or Shape, as per your budget. The most crucial factor arose when he problem and solve them”. enrolled in Opus Dei in 1935. Alvaro BRIDAL GOWN BRIDES MAIDS DRESSES Bishop Alvaro was a person of rare was one of the movements first three FLOWER GIRLS DRESSES priests by June 1944. “prudence and rectitude in evaluating COMMUNION DRESSES events and people, his justice in re- WESTERN FORMAL WEAR Blessed Alvaro earned his doctorate specting the good name and freedom READY WEDDING GOWNS ALSO in engineering and a second doc- of others, his fortitude in facing up to AVAILABLE torate in history and philosophy. His physical or moral difficulties, and the Mob: 9322277790, 66959482 third doctorate was in Canon Law temperance shown in his sobriety and www.ready2wed.in

31 August 2015 15 Money Sickness Syndrome

an a person become sick due to money? You an- swered correctly if you said C“yes.” A person who con- stantly worries about money may be afflicted with “Money Sickness Syn- drome” (MSS).

MSS is triggered by financial stress and consequently sufferers experi- ence physical and psychological problems such as depression, weight gain and sleeplessness. Financial stress may stem from worrying about making enough money, the lack of fi- nancial control, the high cost of living, how to maintain a certain standard of lifestyle, etc. at the limit and getting a new loan in order to pay off the old one. • Avoiding: According to Dr. Hender- Those with debt problems are also at son, a person should avoid unsafe in- risk. These people do not know how There is a misconception that only vestments or job situations. The per- to spend their money wisely and con- low net worth people are affected by son should live within his means and trol their overspending. Hence, they MSS. The real situation is even high save for the future. accumulate debts which cause them net worth people are also affected. to worry excessively. Nobody can actually escape from fi- • Altering: The person either scales nancial worries and all of us have it to back his lifestyle or increases his in- Warning signs some degree. come by finding a better or higher There are signs to look out for that paid job. signal a person is heading towards In a study done in the UK in 2009, 87 trouble and getting MSS. For exam- percent of people (British) have finan- • Acceptance: A person has to accept ple, the person has trouble paying his cial stress. It was reported that un- the fact that experiencing some finan- bills (i.e. late payments), doing over- skilled workers, high level managers cial stress is a normal part of life which time work to earn more; his credit is and professionals suffer from financial affects everybody. stress. The women had higher levels of stress compared to the men and There are people who are not aware the most obvious symptom was anxi- of their real financial situation and ety. remain ignorant similar to an ostrich that buries its head in the sand. The Stress reality is some people can actually In a separate study in the US, 35 improve their money situation just by percent of middle-class Americans altering their attitudes or their percep- were afflicted with physical stress or tions about money. A simple yet a sig- a member of their household had it, nificant step such as living within their due to the recession that started in means can make a huge improvement late 2007. to their financial situation.

Taking control The main symptoms of Money Sick- ness Syndrome again are weight Dr. Roger Henderson’s own advice gain, depression, sleeplessness or is to take control of the situation. He insomnia, loss of concentration and recommended three ways to deal low sex drive. In order to avoid these with money-related stress called “The health problems, a person is advice 3 A’s.” It stands for “avoiding, altering to take some control over his money or accepting.” situation. 16 31 August 2015 their magnificent manes (grandiose “cultural” ideas). They won’t use the MAD DOGS & LIONS real word – religion. So how do we counter the attacks of mad dog is far more this heritage, and safeguard the mad dogs or the ploys of the lions? dangerous than an it. Just as a leopard doesn’t change its enemy. Why? Be- What of the lions? They spots, so too there is no cure for these cause one is able are not naked aggressors. species. Earlier criminologists would A They have a well thought try and crack a crime by entering into to identify the so-called “ene- my”. One can also anticipate out strategy for hunting their the mind of the criminal, to determine his actions and plan counter prey. St Peter gives us this his motive. They also worked on the moves, just like in a game of warning, “Your enemy, the premise that a criminal would seek to by chhotebhai * chess. Even military strate- devil, roams around like destroy evidence, cover his tracks, and gists play “war games” in the a roaring lion, looking for make good his escape. Such principles War Room. someone to devour” (1 Pet 5:8). He of criminology don’t work on mad dogs, The same cannot be said for a mad must surely have known what he was whose acts of destruction are illogical dog menace. Because there is no way saying when he gave the analogy of and unpredictable, besides being sui- of anticipating, and therefore counter- a lion. Interestingly, lions never hunt! cidal. vailing, its actions. Where, When and They are too proud to do so. They just I now revert to what I had said ear- Who will it bite next? There is no answer, roar. Their prey are then stampeded in lier. What cannot be cured can be pre- because there is no “Why” in the ques- the opposite direction, straight into the vented. The success of an army is not tion! Its rabid acts are illogical and sans trap set by the pride of lionesses, lying gauged by how many wars it fought and rationale. Is there any cure for rabies? in wait for them. Brilliant planning, ex- won; but by how many it prevented from No, but there are anti-rabies vaccines, ecuted to perfection. happening. The same goes for fire fight- that go by the principle “Prevention is The lion is therefore rightly called an ers or doctors. So we need to identify better than cure”. “enemy”. It knows what it is doing, and root causes and prevent or circumvent Who are the mad dogs today? Those traps its unsuspecting prey by stamped- them. who indulge in wanton acts of destruc- ing them in the wrong direction. In India Earlier wars were fought for territo- tion, without any pattern or logic. They this is a favourite tactic employed by rial gains, plunder, or even an ideology just kill. These thoughts came to me right wing Hindutvawadis. They create (revolutions). Today almost all collective while addressing a seminar on “Find- a fear psychosis (an imaginary threat) violence or intolerance is religion based. ing Solutions to Terrorism”. The U.S. like the Muslims having 5 wives and 25 It is not just a “clash of civilizations’, as considered Al Qaida and the Taliban as children, or Christian conversions. They Huntington would have us believe. It is its “enemies”, and waged war against thereby bring simple, unsuspecting fol- an all out battle for religious hegemony them. They eliminated Osama bin Lad- lowers into their fold. A clever and ef- or supremacy. So how do we face up to en and Saddam Hussein in the mistaken fective ploy! The Lion, the enemy, never this? If the disease is religion (or rather a notion that it was the solution. It wasn’t. shows its true colours until it is too late. distortion of it), then the panacea is also It only spawned even more lethal orga- They also use another tactic called through controlled does of religion, the nizations like the IS and Boko Haram. infiltration, or the slow boil. They put you principle on which vaccination works. They attack anybody, anywhere at any in a tub of water and turn the flame on In recent times we have seen how re- time. They have no rulebook. They just low. You fell relaxed and comfortable, ligious leaders have brought about rap- kill and ruthlessly torture. They are rabid lulled into complacency. By the time prochement and reconciliation. It was mad dogs. they turn on the heat it is too late for the Strangely, or significantly, such rabid hapless victims to jump out of the “hot (Contd.. on p. 18) organizations have recruits from all over water”. the Islamic world, but negligible support We find that the mad dogs and li- in India. This, despite the fact that after ons have contrasting styles, but both Indonesia, India has the largest Muslim are dangerous. The mad dog has bla- population. There has to be a reason for tant naked aggression, conflagration or this. Is it because Indian Muslims have confrontation. In contrast the lion uses been inoculated before they could get the process of infiltration, once so effec- Weddings, Parties, Communion indoctrinated? I am inclined to believe tively used by the Marxists, to engineer and Corporate Events so. Despite some hiccups or aberrations their revolutions. Infiltration will go on Packages provided with like the demolition of the Babri Masjid, unobtrusively in carefully selected tar- Decorator, M.C, Sound, Photographer, Muslims are by and large safe in India, get groups – institutions that influence Invitation Cards, Catering and their interests protected. There are the minds of others; be they historical, Range of Packages to fit your budget. educational or scientific. The lions will umpteen Govt schemes for the welfare Ryan Rodrigues 9820153268 of the Minorities. We should be proud of assume key positions, and attract with Email : [email protected](Contd.. on p. 23) 31 August 2015 17 (Contd.. from p. 17) immediately stopped the use of such offensive language. Our very presence Once again Onion Abp Desmond Tutu who played a lead had spoken, louder than words. role in bringing Nelson Mandela back becomes Luxury! Recently, for the International Yoga into the mainstream in South Africa, Onion has become a measure of Day, my friends from the Vishwa Gayatri and ending apartheid, without a bloody inflation in the country. The price is Parivar (a reformist Hindu organization) “partition” of minds. More recently, Pope as high as Rs 60 per kilo in Mumbai insisted that I come on stage with them Francis invited both the Israelis and Pal- and other parts of Maharashtra. As al- and clearly stated that those who did not estinians to the Vatican; and negotiated ways, the poor people are the worst wish to do the Surya Namaskar were at the end of the decades old standoff be- hit who cannot afford to purchase it at complete liberty not to do so. In the past tween Cuba and the USA. Earlier Pope this price. I was even asked to preside over a reli- John Paul II had organized a meeting of I know onion is a taste maker for gious convention of over 5000 persons all religious leaders in Assisi, most ap- food and possess some medicinal by this same organization. I believe that propriate, as during the crusades it was values. But what are the other food it is critical to promote communal har- Francis of Assisi who had reached out items without values. Drunkards eat mony and universal brotherhood at all to the Saracens (Muslims). onion profusely under the presump- levels. That is the best way to isolate We know that St Francis of Assisi in- tion that it would save them from all (quarantine) the mad dogs or lions. spires Pope Francis. He must take the drug hazards. If drunkards along with Another suggestion. Sometime in initiative to bring religious rapproche- the ordinary citizens decide to aban- the 1970’s, when I was living in Jyotini- ment, reconciliation and respect. He don or reduce the use of onion in their ketan Ashram, Bareilly, we had orga- has the goodwill of the world. Such an daily consumption, then the price of nized an ecumenical meet.. One of the opportunity should not be lost. If reli- this commodity would soon come speakers was Rev Kenneth Sharp of the gious fanaticism is the greatest threat down soon. Anglican Communion. An observation to world peace today, then it becomes — Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili of his has since remained etched in my imperative for world religious leaders to memory. He said that we may argue on set all else aside, to come together on theology till the cows come home, and one platform and tell the world that vio- we will not be able to agree. But there Friendship lence only begets more violence, and is one area of unity that is indisputable true religion does not justify killings. "Become friends with people who – service. Let us serve people in need, This initiative must be taken at all aren't your age. Hang out with peo- that is the best antidote to disunity and levels, down to the remotest village or ple whose first language isn't the social disharmony. slum. In India I would expect Gandhians, same as yours. Get to know some- Sociologists offer us an insight into Leftists and rationalists to take the lead. one who doesn't come from your the third solution. They say, “Violence is Let me give some small examples of social class. This is how you see the option of those who have nothing to how our very presence can make a dif- the world. This is how you grow" lose”. The obverse is equally true, that ference. those who have something don’t want At the meeting that I was attending, to lose it to violence. So the solution Read the Mayor, a hardcore BJP man who also lies in poverty alleviation, to reduce was earlier in the army, was the chief criminalisation of the mind; from the al- Online at: guest. Since I was sitting in the front leys of Harlem to the shanties of Rio and www.issuu.com/secularcitizen row, he kept taking my name, and re- or ghettos across the world. They could be called an incident when he was posted http://www.sezariworld.com/ breeding grounds for terror. Education in Mizoram. He said that it was to the the-secular-citizen-and-divo- must also go hand in hand with poverty credit of the Baptist missionaries that issues.html alleviation. Mizoram had overtaken even Kerala as Though one must admit that even the most literate State. I believe that if I well off and educated people are often had not been sitting there he would not today the leaders of the pack of mad have made that admission, or projected dogs or lions. The only difference is that it differently. they use the poor as cannon fodder for Some years ago I was attending a their nefarious designs. Tackling terror huge gathering in a Muslim area. My and disharmony, whether by confronta- Gandhian mentor, a Hindu, and myself tion or infiltration, is a long haul. That a Christian, were the only non-Muslims should not stop us from moving in the in that mammoth concourse. A young right direction, or taking the first step. man, owing allegiance to the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI had not * The writer is a Gandhian activist. This yet been banned) began ranting against is based on his recent presentation at the kafirs (infidels). In deference to our the Kanpur Press Club. presence on the stage the organizers 18 31 August 2015 • Because all things have contrib- uted to your advancement, you must include all things in your gratitude. This is especially true Inspiration! of your relationships. We meet no ordinary people in our lives; if you The Little Known Laws of Gratitude give them a chance, everyone has something important to teach Gratitude leads to greatness. It you. can literally turn what you have into more than enough, jobs into joy, Be grateful for in the present chang- chaos into order, uncertainty into es: clarity, and bring peace to an other- • Be grateful for all you have now, wise chaotic day. because you honestly never know what will happen next. What you The easiest way to make your bless- have will eventually be what you ings count is to count your blessings. had. Acknowledging the good things you • Life changes every single day, already have in your life is of the es- and your blessings will gradually sence, because whatever you ap- change along with it. preciate and give thanks for will grow stronger in your life. A grateful mind never takes things for granted: In the haste of our busy lives we ne- • What separates privilege from en- glect many of the basic laws of grati- titlement is gratitude. tude, and thus miss out entirely on • The circumstance (or person) you their positive effects. So here’s a take for granted today may turn good refresher, for all of us: and you’ll never have enough. out to be the only one you need tomorrow. Gratitude includes giving back: Being happy won’t always make • In the hustle of everyday life we you grateful, but being grateful will Gratitude is the highest tribute: hardly realize how much more we always make you happy. • Just because something didn’t receive than give, and life cannot • It’s nearly impossible to sincerely last forever, doesn’t mean it wasn’t be rich without such gratitude. appreciate a moment and frown the greatest gift imaginable. • It is so easy to overestimate the about it at the same time. • Be thankful that your paths importance of our own achieve- • To be happy right now doesn’t crossed and that you got the ments compared with what we mean you don’t desire more, it chance to experience something owe to the aid of others. means you’re grateful for what wonderful. you have and patient for what’s To be truly grateful, you must be yet to come. Letting go of control multiplies the truly present: potential for gratitude. • Count the blessings in your life, You never need more than you have • Sometimes we put too much and start with the breath you’re at any given moment. weight into trying to control every taking right now. • It has been said that the highest tiny aspect of our lives that we • We often forget that the greatest form of prayer is giving thanks. completely miss the forest for the miracle is not to walk on water; Instead of praying ‘for’ things, trees. the greatest miracle is to walk on give thanks for what you already • Learn to let go, relax a bit and ride this green earth, dwelling deeply have. the path that life takes you some- in the present moment, appre- • When life gives you every reason times. Try something new, be fear- ciating it and feeling completely to be negative, think of one good less, but above all else, do your alive. reason to be positive. There’s best and be OK with it. Clearing always something to be grateful yourself of needless expectations The more you are in a state of grati- for. lets you truly experience the un- tude, the more you will attract things expected. And the greatest joys to be grateful for: Gratitude is all-inclusive. in life are often the unexpected • Be grateful for what you have, and • Good days give you happiness surprises and opportunities you you’ll end up having more. and bad days give you wisdom. never anticipated. • Focus on what you don’t have, Both are essential.

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