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This year in Umelle, Vasai, Abhang Bhavan celebratedChristmas in an Indian style. On 27th at 5pm therewas a procession in the village with Child Jesus

installed in a Palkhi (A cradle) lent by the village temple. Fr.Michael G. explained its significance saying, the crib toowas borrowed for the birth of Jesus! The Hindus welcomedthe devotees with Arati and accompanied the processionwith their Bhajan singing and playing Tal and mrudunga.On the way Paramanand Ashraam Svamis welcomedBaby Jesus and joined the celebration. When the Bhakatastogether with Archbishop Felix Machado reached AbhangBhavan, the place of the differently abled, Ad. Khalil ShekhSpoke on the story of Jesus and Mary from the Holy Kuran.Then the diffesrently abled people and the special childrenoffered their gifts to Child Jesus laying in the Palkhi.

Casmir Anthony D’Silva (88), husband of JessieD’Silva, father of Lydia and Alwyn Tauro, Clifford andGrace D’Silva (Toronto), Veena and Robert D’Melloand Meena and Nelson Passanha, grandfather ofAlisha, Kristina, Clinton, Divya, Aisha and Tanya,brother of Lucy Mathias, Benjamin D'Silva, MarkD’Silva, John D’Silva and Satu D’Silva, passed awayon December 27, 2014.

Laid to rest on 27 December 2014 in Holy FamilyChurch Cemetery, Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai.

Christmas in Indian style

Archbishop Machado in his message appreciated thenovel way of Christmas celebration, saying, “Here is anatural place for Jesus’ birth to be celebrated; place wherespecial children are taken care of and where people of allreligions are gathered in a natural setting -on the roadside!’’ He congratulated Ms. Cynthia Baptista, the directorand her collaborators for their innovative ideas and forbringing people of all religions so intimately together.

The function got over with yet another Indian item, a talk onAyurved by Mr. Rakesh Sarougi. A good crowd of friendsand well-wishers of Apang Seva, and the villagers ofUmelle with their Redemptorists Fathers and Mary Im-maculate Sisters had gathered.

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Casmir Anthony D’Silva(88), Andheri East /Karkala-Mangalore

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Cyril Aranha (55), Proprietor, Clive Travel Service,Fort, Mumbai / Shankarpura, husband of Rita JacinthaAranha, father of Clive Aranha, Junita Aranha, father-in-law of Lanie Aranha, passed away on December 31,2014.

Laid to rest on 1st January 2015 in Mulund Cemetery,Mulund (East), Mumbai.

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World must act against Hindu plan forIndia without Christians, Muslims

On December 18, India’s National Minorities Day, RajeshwarSingh, the head of the Dharm Jagran Manch [Faith awak-ening forum] declared on national television news chan-nels that his organization had set a 2021 deadline tocleanse India of “alien Islam and Christianity”.

Another group said Christians would not be allowedin Himalayan regions that are sacred to Hindus. The hatespeeches went viral on social media, and then in majornewspapers across the country.

The Indian government has not indicated whether Singh is being pros-ecuted under India’s strict laws against religious discord.

So far the laws have been largely used to target Christian pastors, and inrecent months, Muslim youths venting their anger against the government onFacebook.

Meanwhile, members of the Council of Ministers and spokesmen for theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which controls many Indian state governments,have been vocal in support of the Sangh Parivar.

The Parivar is a large and almost omni-present family of Hindu militantorganizations created by the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) in the pasttwo decades. The Dharma Jagran Manch, the Bajrang Dal and the powerfulVishwa Hindu Parishad are among the more prominent of its groups withaggressive cadres.

Political analysts say it would be erroneous to assume that under theNarendra Modi government, the RSS has reoriented its goals. Each time theBJP assumes power, its ideologues get emboldened.

Atal Behari Vajpayee, the first BJP premier, was in power when majorattacks took place on Christians. Over 30 village churches were destroyed inDangs in Gujarat on Christmas Eve in 1998.

Australian leprosy worker Graham Staines and his sons were burnt alivein January 1999 and Catholic priest Fr George Kuzhikandam was murdered inMathura, not too far from New Delhi, in his church in June 2000.

Christmas Eve violence in 2007 in Kandhamal, Orissa, was a precursor ofthe 2008 pogrom that occurred while the BJP was part of a coalition govern-ment.

Modi has made no bones of the fact that he was a leader of the RSS, and

BY JOHN DAYAL

Contentspg. 3 - World must act against

Hindu plan for India withoutChristians, Muslims

pg. 5 - My 80th New Year's Daypg. 7 - Choosing Career Opportu-

nitypg 9 - Naked @ New Yearpg 11 - Not Just 'M.O.M', The Best

Indian Innovations That Madea Difference In 2014

pg 14 - JB Moraes Funeral Servicepg 15 - Being a Busybody: The

Devil's Trappg 17 - Prove Your Worth In The

Workplacepg 19 - Inspiration!pg 20 - Matrimonials

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continues to profess its ideology.RSS affiliated groups have

launched a campaign to convert poorChristians and Muslims to Hinduism, aprocess they call Ghar Wapsi, or home-coming. They argue that every Indianis actually a Hindu, and Christians andMuslims are those who strayed, or werebought by missionaries.

In turn, the Sangh groups havecalled for a war chest for the GharWapsi, earmarking 500,000 rupees(US$7,875) for every Muslim they con-vert, and 200,000 rupees for everyChristian.

The different rates are presum-ably because Muslims are thought tobe more difficult to convert.

In the central Indian State ofChhattisgarh, where several monthsago radical groups incited villages toban Christian pastors and religiousservices other than those by Hindus,the focus is now on Catholic schools.

In the state’s Bastar tribal region,Christian schools are required to erectstatues of the Hindu goddess of learn-ing, Saraswati.

Priests running these institutionscan no longer be called “Father’, butneed to be called “Pracharya” (teacher)by non-Christian students.

Protestant pastors are beingbeaten up, home churches raided al-most as a matter of routine, with thepolice looking on, or actively partici-pating. Santa Claus, of course, hasbeen proscribed. Needless to say, thisstate has been governed by the BJP forthe past 12 years.

The fact that the Sangh Parivarruns over 57,000 ideology-basedschools for children in villages acrossseveral states, especially in areas popu-lated by tribal and Dalit groups, makesavailable a cadre of youth and theirparents ready to do their bidding.

The BJP’s response has been tosuggest that the 2021 religious cleans-ing deadline needs to be seen in thecontext of fiery speeches by Muslim TVevangelists and Western campaigns tospread Christianity.

Venkiah Naidu, a former presi-dent of the BJP and a governmentminister, has called for a national lawagainst religious conversions. Theselaws exist in six states, and have been

passed by two more but are yet to beendorsed by the first ministers.

It is only a matter of a few monthsbefore they too are enacted. Theselaws have also led to violence againstreligious groups.

United Nations SpecialRapporteurs for religious freedom haveslammed these laws as infringing thebasic rights of freedom of faith andbelief, enunciated in the UN Bill ofRights, and which in fact, are an impor-tant part of the Indian constitution.

The federal minister for educa-tion, former TV actress Smriti BomanIrani, has ordered a revision of textbooks, particularly of history, to incor-porate more ancient Indian traditionsincluding references to Hindu sacredtexts.

Various important councils in theministry are now chaired by luminarieswedded to the thesis that India is thefountainhead of all knowledge in theworld. The BJP and the minister holdthat Hindu sacred texts are a 5,000-year-old source of knowledge on suchdiverse subjects as plastic surgery,aviation, nuclear weaponry and ge-netic engineering.

Her officials issued orders earlierthis month that Christmas Day will nowbe called “Good Governance Day” tomark the birthday of — not Jesus — butformer BJP prime minister Vajpayeewho is now critically ill and has notbeen seen in public for several years.

Academic institutions from juniorschools to universities were to keeptheir doors open and organize social

programs for students. Christmas wasnot to be a holiday any more.

An outcry by Church and civilsociety, an acrimonious clash in parlia-ment where Modi still does not have amajority in the Upper House, forced thegovernment to dilute the order.

Christmas remains a holiday, butthe “educational” programs and activi-ties will also be held, with principalsand officials told to report to the gov-ernment that they did indeed complywith the order.

Muslims and Christians feel theyare being strangled by a tighteningnoose, in the villages and small townsby Sangh cadres who have the policeon their side, and nationally by thefederal and state governments whoseem to endorse the hate campaignsand the violence.

But for civil society, the threat is toIndia’s constitution, which has evolvedas a great international democraticdocument that protects the country’shundreds of cultures, languages, racesand many faiths. All too many people inoffice and heading Sangh groups havesaid that the constitution is an inherit-ance from Britain that has no place inHindu Rashtra, the Land of the Hindus.

This is something that must worrynot just Indian religious minorities, butthe world.

John Dayal is the general secretary ofthe All India Christian Council and amember of the Indian government'sNational Integration Council.

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512 January 2015

Before mid-night on NewYear’s Eve I was awakenedby the bursting of crackers

and the noise of revelers. Humanbeings are driven by irrationalemotions. Even the replacement ofa calendar can throw them out ofgear. They live on HOPE. Theyexpect 2015 to be better than 2014.

In 2014 they were expectingRs. 15 L to be put into their bankaccount within 100 days of Modicoming to power. This was tocome from the lakhs of crores ofblackmoney transferred to foreignsecret accounts which would bebrought home. Many 100 dayshave passed and we are now toldthat the available money to bringhome is only Rs. 3 K crores. Indiawas burning in 2014 with the landordinance bill being torched inKolkata and posters of the Film“PK” being burnt in many citiesacross the country. Politicians haveresponded to famers suicides bysaying that they deserved to die ifthey did not know how to run theirbusinesses and repay their loans.We were shown on TV school girlsunable to go to school as they hadto be lowered into wells to drawwater for the family to survive.

The number of rapes andmurders seems to have increasedby many orders of magnitude. Weare being educated that these werealways there only now they arefinding place in the media in theabsence of anything else, the ColdWar and the Iraq War havingended. When I told a friend how allthis was very depressing, hereplied, “All this will pass away andso shall we”. A very consoling

thought indeed!!

Today the news wasexcitingwith the governmentannouncing a new right “The Rightto Health” As a senior, I salutedModi when he announced onIndependence Day that moretoilets need to be constructed. Onthis New Year’s Day I congratulatehim on this new initiative.

For a senior the Right toHealth is like a Vision of Heaven.Life is no longer simple and I haveto relearn how to do basic thingslike climbing up and down stairs,sleeping at night and cope withmy deteriorating abilities. I havebeen advised to use a walkingstick, not to help me walk but towarn others that my unsteadymovements are not because ofintoxication but old age. Your shortterm memory is not what it shouldbe. For example, to know whether Ihave brushed my teeth I check ifthe tooth-brush is still wet. Whenmy vision started to get blurred Itold my daughterthat I was afraidthat cataract was setting in. She

said, “Give me your glasses”.Shecleaned them and my fear ofcataract vanished. When basicchores are not attended to mydaughter admonishes, “What doyou do all day?”. With my list ofailments, I have visited a number ofspecialists. Each prescribes a setof exercises which I must do dailyfor the next 30 years which I expectto live. So my whole day goes indoing what the doctors prescribe.

I have received a number ofnewsletters from seniors aboutwhat happened in the year goneby, news about their children,grandchildren and great grandchil-dren. So by writing this newsletter Ifeel I am upholding a very honor-able tradition even though I knowthat most will delete it seeing It isfrom me. On New Year’s Day 2015I look forward to another excitingyear. I have already received anumber of calls from family andfriends wishing me a healthy,peaceful, prosperous and produc-tive New Year. I feel I can’t let themdown and got to live up to theirexpectations.

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Amritsar: Churches in Punjab havethreatened to take to the streets if thefederal government doesn’t impose aban on ‘ghar wapsi’ (recoversion) pro-gram of radical Hindu groups.

Church of North India, CatholicChurch and the Salvation Army Churchhave also warned of legal action againstcommunal forces trying to convertpeople forcibly, reportedtimesofindia.indiatimes.com. The threeChurches Sunday convened a jointpress conference to announce theirplan. They accused Prime MinisterNarendra Modi of extending “tacit sup-port” to the “ghar vapsi” programs.

Church of North India Bishop P KSamantaroy of Amritsar and modera-tor Church of North India said Modishould explain to the nation why thegovernment has not been able to stop“forcible” conversions.

“Keeping silent on such a sensi-tive issue construes his silent approval,”he said. Bishop Samantaroy addedthat all the heads of churches would

soon hold a meeting and take up theissue of conversions at the nationallevel. “We will also write to chief minis-ters and governors of all the statesregarding truth of reconversionprogrammes,” he said.

He alleged that Hindu organiza-tions were carrying out forcible conver-sions through coercion in the name of‘ghar wapsi’ to meet their political ends,which may benefit some vested inter-ests, especially in the ruling party.

Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakalof Jalandhar alleged that conversionswere merely a tool in the hands of

in case of Balmikis.Father John, a Catholic priest, said

religion was adopted by following theinner voice and not under any externalpressure or monetary allurements.

Director of Socio Economy De-velopment Programme, Diocese ofAmritsar, Daniel B Das said, “We all areIndians and we never left home. So,there is no question of ghar wapsi.”

Bishop Samantaroy demandedthat ghar wapsi programs be banned,failing which the Christian communitywould be forced to take to the streets.

Churches Join To Demand Ban On Reconversioncommunal and fundamentalistforces to divide the dalit commu-nities to indulge in communal vio-lence for their political gains.

Divisional Commander ofSalvation Army Church MajorManuel Masih said there weremany dalit families in which half ofthe family members were MazhbiSikhs and the other half wereChristians and the same was true

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The biggest career mistake ischoosing a career opportunityfor the wrong reasons. Many

youth chase the wrong dream. Theytake the recruiter's bait at the begin-ning, buying into the pitch of a "rocketship company" that was on fire forsuccess. "On fire" was right. Ultimately,that rocket ship’s "potential" wasn'tgoing to carry them through the night-mare days when the other criteriaweren't there. This is an amateur ca-reer mistake, but a common one thatseduces many of us.

The key lesson is to always alignyour decision-making with your val-ues and priorities. Don't compromiseon what matters most. It's rarely worthit -- especially when it comes to people.Sail steady despite the sirens that willtry to steer you on the wrong path.

You will have to sail though thefour thunderstorms – disappointment,frustration, unfairness and isolation.You cannot avoid them, as like themonsoon they will come into your lifeat regular intervals. You just need tokeep the raincoat handy to not let thespark die.

Quoting Historian DavidMcCullough on hard work: “When thefounders wrote about life, liberty, andthe pursuit of happiness, they didn’tmean longer vacations and more com-fortable hammocks. They meant thepursuit of learning. The love of learn-ing. The pursuit of improvement andexcellence. I keep telling students,‘Find work you love and . that areauthentically aligned with your valuesDon’t concern yourself overly abouthow much money is involved orwhether you’re ever going to be fa-mous.’ …In hard work is happiness.”

The shoes that we wear are nor-mally sold in Air Conditioned show-rooms. The vegetables we eat are mostoften sold on the footpath and yet theseller of shoes and vegetables mayearn the same profit, but many a timesthe vegetables seller grossing moreprofit than the shoe seller.

While your criteria for making de-

cisions won't necessarily be the sameas the others, you need to have aframework. Don't lose sight of yourcriteria, and understand what truly isgoing to matter to you. But if youchoose career opportunities that areauthentically aligned with your values,you'll have the rewards and incentiveto carry you to the next brighter day.

Everyone wants their money togrow; even people who have very lim-ited income and do not have money toinvest, they want their salary to go up,but unfortunately there is no consis-tency in it, there are ups and downs.How can you avoid the ups and downs?

None can destroy iron but its ownrust can. Likewise, none can destroy aperson, but his own mindset can. Sobe careful about your thoughts. Upsand downs in life are very important tokeep us going, because a straight lineeven in an ECG means we are notalive. The same boiling water that hard-ens the egg will soften the potato. Itdepends upon individual’s reaction tostressful circumstances.

In the fast paced world we pres-ently live in, many of our youth areunder stress leading them to not makea proper career choice and maychoose the easiest choice that comestheir way and may become radicalized

due to the lucrative incentives offeredand the ease in getting such offersresulting in some becoming prey toextremist beliefs and go on to do hor-rible things.

If courageous community mem-bers do not take the required steps, ifchurches do not open their doors tothe young, if the minds of the young donot receive proper career guidanceand are not enlightened by this knowl-edge and wisdom, then the future ofthe young is increasingly uncertain.Unless a concerted effort in careerguidance of our youth is made by ourcommunity, the clergy and religioustoo, the young may choose careeropportunities for the wrong reason.

Christians are known for their edu-cational institutions in India, but howmany end up ‘really’ educated? Howmany think of educating someone?Sponsoring a child or acts of charity isgood but incomplete if the Christ in uscannot physically reach out and touch.With all the educational institutionsChristians end up as ‘employmentseekers’ and not ‘employment cre-ators’.

The Secular Citizen and DIVO areconcerned about the problems thatthe youth have in choosing a careeropportunity to suit their growth, sothey came up with a solution. Everyyear they organize a youth seminarentitled – Leaders in the making andreaching to the top - which give theyouth an insight to adopt the rightmindset by acquiring a wealth of knowl-edge and lead them to become ‘em-ployment creators’ and ‘employersrequirement’ .

Since it is not possible for allyouth to attend this seminar nor willthe youth want to miss such a seminarthat would give them an insight tocareer opportunities resulting in theirfuture prospects and progress, theSecular Citizen decided to put it ontheir website for all to access at anominal annual fee. For further detailscontact the Secular Citizen officeMumbai.

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The serene Sunday evening of7th Dec., 2014 in the groundsof Don't Bosco, Matunga,will

remain in the consciousness of thethousands who gathered to celebratethe golden jubilee of the 38th inter-national Eucharistic Congress heldin Mumbai during November - De-cember 1964. The question that themany will carry with them would be" Am I Alive ?".

The celebration 50 years agohad also troubled some as Indiagrappled with mass poverty and itsresultant ills of slums, etc. Some ofthese minds came together to forma trust to rehabilitate the slum dwell-ers on Church lands.

Dec 7, 2014 would however bedifferent. This time it will trouble theindividual catholic on how he or sheis living. The examples of individualslike Gerson da Cunha, Julio Riberioand others making a difference inthe metropolis of Mumbai, will troublethose who choose to be mere spec-tators.

"Yes, I am Catholic, I am Alive "cannot be said by those who usereligion as an excuse to avoid theirresponse to the pain and sufferingsaround them. The Golden Jubileecelebration did not end with the eventof Dec 7, 2014 but gave to those withopen minds a flicker of life as a gift tonourish into a flame to light the wayfor each mind to make a difference.

—Austin Nazareth

With a view to bring togethermembers of different religions to obtain communal

harmony and peace, for the first timeNavjeet Community Centre, an out-reach of the Holy Family Hospital,organized an inter-religious get-to-gether on 27th December 2014, wherevarious speakers from across the re-ligious spectrum were invited to speakon the topic of family life and what itmeant to them.

Dignitaries like Imam Abrar HussainRazvi from Raza Jama Masjid, BandraEast, Ms Shyama Kulkarni, SocialActivist from Bandra, Gyankirti SureshDhotre, a Buddist from Khar, Mr SahaniSingh from Khar Gurudwara, FrCeasar D’mello, Parish Priest from StAndrew’s Church, Bandra and MsVeena Gidwani were present for theevent.

The programme began with each dig-nitary being felicitated with a rose,

followed by prayer dance by the nursesof Holy Family Hospital, welcomingthe birth of Jesus.

In these turbulent times when familiesare going through difficulties, ImamAbrar Hussain’s advice on what familylife should be as written in the Koranwas both informative and inspiring.He emphasized that there is only oneGod and there should be no distinc-tion in caste, creed or religion. For MsShyama Kulkarni, there is no otherreligion other than human religion.

Gyankirti Suresh Dhotre shared whatfamily life should be as per the preach-ing of Gautam Buddha and that manysocieties are experiencing profoundpoverty of relationships as a result oflack of solid family and communityrelationships. He admired the workthat Navjeet is doing and appreciatedthe same. Mr Sahani emphasized thatall men and women irrespective ofcaste, creed and religion should en-joy an equal and inviolable dignity. MsVeena also shared what family lifemeant to her. Fr Ceasar’s advice wasto pay special attention and respect tothe needs of the old and sick.

In keeping with the spirit of Christmas,carols were sung by all and a smallreplica of Baby Jesus was distributed.

The programme ended with a Vote ofThanks by Sr Bindhu, Director of theCentre, and a small fellowship.

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Naked I came from my mother’swomb, and naked I shall return” (Job 1:21). This was the

experience of the Prophet Job, knownto Muslims as Ayub. These words areapt for Aamir Khan’s latest blockbuster– “PK”. My wife and I watched themovie on New Year’s Day, the first daythat it had been declared tax-free inU.P.; because Chief Minister AkhileshYadav believed that it contained a strongsocial message, and hence needed awider audience.

Having just seen the movie I couldn’tagree more. The theatre was houseful.More than the movie’s message wasthe audience’s response, which wasthe real proof of the pudding. Therewere moments of comparative quiet inthe fire-bucket seats below, where the“lumpen elements” usually sit. Other-wise they were with PK all the way,whistling and thundering their approval.Such an audience connect was thebest retort to those right wing Hindutvaelements that were crying foul andopposing the movie. If vox populi isindeed vox dei, then the people haveexpressed their collective social con-science.

For those lesser mortals that have notyet seen PK, it is about Aamir Khan, analien from another planet, who gets arude awakening when he lands nudeon planet Earth. Apparently, on hisnative planet there was no need ofapparel, social mores or putting onpretence. You were what you were,hence did not need to wear anything,let alone a plastic smile! Period.

Not so on Planet Earth. Clothing is itsfirst cover up operation (pun intended).Then comes language; words andcolours that mean different things todiverse peoples, religions and cultures.So we have Hindu widows and Chris-tian brides wearing white, while Chris-tian widows and Muslim women woreblack. We may take such things forgranted, but for an alien like PK it is aneye-opener. And Aamir does manageto keep his eyes wide open, his big

ears flapping, his Charlie Chaplain gaitamusing, and his abundant flow ofseemingly innocuous questions quiteflabbergasting.

It is his constant questioning of humanbehaviour, that we “normal” humanstake for granted, that he finds so abnor-mal; earning him the sobriquet “PK”,Hindi for somebody who is inebriated.He is indeed inebriated, with anotherspirit – that of seeking rational or plau-sible answers.

PK’s search is most exasperating whenhe is confronted with organized reli-gion, which seems replete with doublestandards and intolerance of the“other”. This is especially marked in

the Hindu-Muslim divide. There aresome minor takes on a terriblyBambaiya style of Christianity, andSikhs (minus stupid sardarji jokes). Butthe undercurrent is on the Hindu-Mus-lim divide and the sheer hypocrisy ofsham babas. With the likes of AsaramBapu in the clink, for alleged rape andmurder, this is not surreal.

There is a hilarious take on an actorbedecked as Lord Shiva coming onstage for a drama; which some couldfind offensive. But I recall several suchgags in a French-Canadian comedyshow called “Just for Laughs – Gags”.

They have several spoofs on priests,nuns and even the Lord Jesus. I havealso seen some shows on ComedyCentral where they go to town with theirlight-hearted banter about various eth-nic groups, and definitely not politicallycorrect. Has anybody seen “CitizenKhan” a British spoof on a PakistaniMuslim family? No offence meant any-where. We Indians have lost our senseof humour (if indeed we had one) andare more prone to rumour. We lack theability and humility to laugh at our-selves.

But PK is no laughing matter. In a light-hearted manner it addresses some re-ally heavy stuff. Devoid of the Bollywoodhype, PK is definitely paisa vasool. BothAamir and co-star Anoushka Sharmaacquit themselves well, while holdingthe rest of us guilty! I would agree withAkhilesh Yadav that PK has a strongsocial message. To find out more, gosee the movie. It is better to bare one’ssoul than to walk around naked like theEmperor who had no clothes; but no-body had the guts to say so. PK does.It should make the new year happier foryou and yours.

* The writer is a Kanpur based social activist

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Over 200 visually challengedpersons had a special Newyear experience today in Ban-

galore. They sang, danced, playedgames and enjoyed a sumptuous mealto celebrate Vision 15, a special newyear program oragnised by The ProjectVision, an initiative of the Claretians inBangalore. They walked back homewith a gift hamper worth Rs. 1000.

There were no chief guest for theprogram. 200 visually challenged whowere invited to the party were the guests.An equal number of persons whowanted to provide them with a gift alsowere part of the party. The gift wasmeant to make life easier for the visu-ally challenged in 2015 – a white caneto get them to move easier, a talkingwatch to ensure they know that time, abackpack to make them easily mobileand a shawl to take care of this coldseason.

Music from Divine Melodies wasthe main entertainment for the pro-gram. Shoonya group of perfering art-ists kept them happy throughoutthrough games and traditional art formslike dollu. Several visually challengedpersons exhibited their talents duringthe program. A new year cake was cutby the visually challenged to mark thecelebration conducted at the StJoseph's College.

The day was selected for the pro-gram since the day was also LouisBraille day. His life story was presentedto thank him for making life easy for the

visually challenged through the Braille.

Project Vision has been working for thevisually challenged since last year witha focus on promoting eye donationsand mainstreaming them under theleadership of Fr GeorgeKannanthanam. Vision 15 is one of theactivities to create further understand-ing in the public about the life of thevisually challenged. It will help the visu-ally challenged to feel part of the largersociety.

India has one third of the worlds’visually challenged persons. 15 millionout of the 39 million blind persons arein India.

Project Vision believes that ifpeople come to know the challenges ofthe persons with disabilities, therewould be better responses to initiativeslike eye donation. With this purposeProject Vision had organized three blindwalks in the city in 2014.

More than 15,000 persons havealready pledged their eyes with theProject Vision. About 1000 personshave volunteered as Vision Ambassa-dors to promote the cause of eye dona-tion.

Project Vision has set the goal ofmaking Bangalore the eye donationcapital of the world.

Fr George KannanthanamFounder /DirectorThe Project Vision

VISION ‘15 Celebrated HumourThree doctors of a certain city

were attending a medical confer-ence. While they were walking to-wards the conference hall, they werechatting with one another. One ofthem said, “All the patients who cometo us share their problems with us.But with whom shall we share ourproblems?”

Finally, they decided to sharetheir problems with the three of them. The first doctor said, “I am a spend-thrift. Whenever I go shopping, I buya lot of things. Hence, I collect heavyfee from my patients and they suf-fer.”

The second doctor said, “I amaddicted to drugs. Hence, I compelmy patients to get illegal drugs forme. This way, I torture them.”

The third doctor said, “How-ever much I try, I am unable to keepany secret in my heart.”

When the other two doctorsheard this, they were shocked be-cause they knew that this third doc-tor will reveal all their secrets to theworld.

—Jubel D'Cruz, Dombivili

ThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgiving

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus beadored, loved, glorified & praisedthroughout the world now and for-ever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, havemercy on us. Sacred Heart of Jesus,Thy kingdom come. St. Jude workerof miracles pray for us. St. Judehelper of the hopeless pray for us.Amen, Say this prayer nine times a dayfor nine days.

— Ms Flavia Rego, Dubai

Thanks to Sacred Heart of Jesus& St. Jude for the favours granted

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As the calendar stands ready tobid goodbye to yet anotheryear, one cannot help but look

back at the year gone by in all shadesand hues. From things that made onehappy, to those that made us sad, toachievements we felt proud of and todisappointments we promised neverto repeat – it was a significant year.And as I sat one day, hearing our PMwax eloquent about our ancientachievements in science and tech-nology, the keypad in front of me hadme itching to see how did 2014 look interms of our achievements in this field.

But as I began to Google about‘top achievements of India in scienceand technology in 2014’, the searchresults annoyed me a bit as almost allthe results directed me to the MarsOrbital Mission i.e. M.O.M and therecently launched GSLV Mk-III relatedarticles. Strangely enough, some ofthe search results forwarded me tothe sports achievements of 2014,inspite of my query specifically quot-ing ‘science and technology’!

What joy or confidence can weexpect from this? Is this what ourcountry really is? Don’t we have anyachievements to mention apart fromour ambitious space program? Arewe just happy to play catch-up withthe rest of the world, when it comes toscience and technology? For a coun-try positioning itself as a global leader,where is the innovation and the path-breaking creation that we might boastoff?

Just as I began to get disheart-ened is when I landed on the rightkind of links. I found some of the mostinteresting and useful innovations byour fellow Indians who carried theirwork without any grand hype andmedia gloss. These champions aredeserved to be remembered by all ofus.And so here they are, the top 5‘Unsung Heroes’ of 2014 and theirremarkable innovations:

LanStove:Invented byDr. Rajvanshi,this lamp cumstove appara-tus will notonly cookfood, but alsoproduces a high quality light withoutpolluting the environment. It also cooksfood faster than the traditional stove.

TALK:Invented byArsh ShahDilbagi, as t u d e n tfrom Delhi,TALK is anAAC (Aug-mentative and Alternative Communi-cation) device that helps people withdevelopmental disabilities and speechimpairments to communicate in a nor-mal form of speech. TALK was se-lected as one of the Top 15 Projects ofGoogle Science Fair 2014.

Smart Cane:Invented byAssistech (a labof IIT-Delhi thatfocuses on de-veloping afford-able technologyfor the visuallyimpaired). Smart Cane is an aid for thevisually impaired that provides safeand independent mobility which easestheir integration into the society. It helpsits user diagnose any above-the-kneeobstruction from a distance of 3 meters.

Le Chal:I nven tedby AnirudhS h a r m a ,this ‘LeChal’ (‘takeme withyou’) shoe can assist the visually im-

paired in navigating easily from oneplace to another. The shoe can beconnected to the user’s smartphonethrough Bluetooth and vibrates ac-cording to the directions to the desti-nation.

Detecting HIV with a FingerPrick of Blood:

Not Just ‘M.O.M’, The Best Indian InnovationsThat Made A Difference In 2014

by Gayaz Ahmed:

Invented by Sultan Khetani, this uniquetechnology will enable users to doviral load testing on their own withouthaving to spend a huge amount inhospitals. Using a finger prick of bloodplaced on a disposable paper withflexible electrodes, one can find outthe viral load, i.e. amount of HIVpresent in blood.

Looking back at our achievements ina year should bring us joy and confi-dence. But sometimes, these achieve-ments come from the unacknowl-edged heroes, who are doing theirbest to address the very real prob-lems of the society and make ourcountry better.

Each day is a little bit ofhistory.

Let’s get inspired from theseand many other unacknowl-edged, unrecognised andunrewarded scientists, who aresetting up a better today – for abrighter tomorrow.

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2nd Jan 2015Died on 30thDec 2014

How does one encapsulate in afew words a life lived passionately with dedication, single

minded commitment and concern forthe family, the community and moreimportantly, the vast multitudes ofpeople who have been touched andinfluenced by the profound and poeticexpressions of a prolific author whosewritings spanned over 5 decades.

In the words of the great human-ist, Petrarch, A good death does honourto a whole life……and we are gatheredthis morning to pay tribute and honourto one who dedicated his entire life tohis chosen vocation of journalism.

Great men never die but continueto live in the hearts and legacy theyleave behind and the legacy of his lifeand the monumental work that JBMoraes has left behind will remain asan everlasting memorial to his zeal andcommitment to the cause of promotionof the Konkani Bhasha.

A long life, it is said, may not begood enough but a good life is longenough. MORAES was blessed withboth, a good life and a long life,

It has been a honour and privilegefor me to have known him for the past34 years. To most of you he was knownas a passionate advocate of Konkaniliterature but during my associationwith him at Parke Davis where he servedfor 41 years, he demonstrated uncannyleadership in spearheading and guid-ing the activities of the Parke Davis

Social and Sports Club as its Generalsecretary for many years.

Warm, genial, kind hearted arewords that cannot adequately describethe sterling qualities of heart and mindthat MORAES possessed. Not one to

munity and Konkanilanguage……and it was indeed dueto his tireless effort and many othersbefore him that Konkani was in-cluded in the 8th Schedule of theConstitution of India, as per the Sev-enty-First Amendment on 20 August1992, adding it to the list of nationallanguages.

A light has gone from our midst.A ray, nay, more a beacon – guidingus, inspiring us. The best tribute, thatwe can pay him is to carry the torchforward……ensuring that the lan-guage he loved so much is spoken byour young generation and continuesto enjoy the status and importancebefitting a national language.

I would like to end with theseevocative words of Sydney Carton inCharles Dickens’ Tale of two cities:

It is a far, far better thing that I amdoing today,

than I’ve ever done before;it is a far, far, better rest that I am

going to,than I have ever known before.

Rest in peace, dear Friend, and mayyou enjoy the joy of everlasting blisswith our Father in heaven.

Founder Editor of DIVO Konkani Weekly

JB Moraes Funeral Service

by Thomas Lobo

rest on his laurels, norprone to be carried away,MORAES remainedgrounded as a persondespite the many acco-lades that came his way.

A life is not mea-sured by the number ofyears you live but the lifeyou put in your years andthroughout his life, JBMoraes continued towork selflessly for thedevelopment of the com-

Late J. B. Moraes was the editor ofDIVO Konkani Weekly from 1995to 1998. DIVO is a sister publica-tion of The Secular Citizen.

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“Faults in others I can see, but praisethe Lord there’re none in me!”

The term “busybody” usually refers to one who is intent on thematters of others but looks little

to his own issues. Busybodies alsotend to focus especially on the faults,foibles, and troubles of other folks.Seldom are they chattering away aboutgood news related to other people;more often it is the scurrilous and scan-dalous that occupy their minds.

Merriam-Webster online definesa busybody as “a person who is toointerested in the private lives of otherpeople.” It is a form of sinful curiosity.

But more seriously, this is a hu-man problem. Many of us are far toointerested in things that are really noneof our business. That alone is problemenough. But the problem is com-pounded in that the busybody is al-most always too little concerned abouthis own ”issues” (we used to call themsins). When our attention to, fascina-tion with, or scorn about sin is directedoutward, we lose the proper introspec-tion that properly examines our ownneed for repentance. The pointed in-dex finger too easily ignores the threefolded fingers pointing back at oneself,and those three fingers symbolize theFather, Son, and Holy Spirit urging usto look to our own vineyard.

Indeed, Scripture says, Theymade me keeper of the vineyards; but,my own vineyard I have not kept! (Song1:6) For we who would be prophets too

Being a Busybody: The Devil’s Trap

easily ignore the word of God as di-rected to our own souls.

Further, it is a common trap of thedevil that he keeps us focused on whatwe cannot change so that we do notfocus on what we can change. In otherwords, it is more difficult to changeothers and less difficult to change our-selves. Thus the devil would have usfocus on others, who are hard tochange, so that we will not focus on ourvery self, whom we can more easilychange.

Thus, being a busybody is notonly obnoxious, it is a trap the devilenjoys lying for us.

Pope St. Gregory the Great has ameditation near the end of his PastoralRule wherein he ponders the problemof the busybody. He uses the story ofDinah from the Bible. He does not usethe term “busybody,” but the relatedconcept of “self-flattery.” Some of hisobservations:

Frequently the crafty enemy …seduces [the mind] by flattery in a falsesecurity that leads to destruction. Andthis is expressed figuratively in the per-son of Dinah. For it is written,

Now Dinah the daughter of Leah,whom she had borne to Jacob, wentout to see the women of the land; 2 andwhen Shechem the son of Hamor theHivite, the prince of the land, saw her,he seized her and lay with her andhumbled her. 3 And his soul was drawnto Dinah the daughter of Jacob; heloved the maiden and spoke tenderlyto her (Gen 34:1-3).

For [pertaining to us] Dinah “goesdown to see the women of that region”whenever a soul neglects to consideritself and concerns itself with the ac-tions of others and wonders beyond itsown proper condition and order. AndShechem “takes the soul by force”inasmuch as the Devil corrupts themind that is occupied by external mat-ters. “And [Shechem’s] soul was con-joined to her” because the devil con-

siders us conjoined to him throughiniquity. And … the devil calls beforeour minds a false sense of hope andsecurity … Thus it is written thatShechem “spoke tenderly to her” whenshe was sad [humbled]. For to us thedevil speaks to us of the greater of-fenses committed by others … [Pasto-ral Rule III.29].

In effect, Gregory uses the storyof Dinah as an allegory of the troublewe get into when we focus too much onthe lives of others and look not enoughto our own souls. For Dinah gets intotrouble when she tours the land to seethe pagan women (the Hivites) andinquires, with a sort of fascination, intowhat they do. And one of the men ofthat land seduces her, taking advan-tage of the vulnerability caused by hersinful curiosity. But even after beinghumbled and sinned against, she stilllets him speak tenderly to her. She isfar too fascinated with the Hivites. Andthus her rapist, Shechem, was able tospeak tenderly to her and win her heart,a thing no rapist should be able to do.

But so it is with us. We are far toofascinated with the sins and strugglesof others. Like busybodies we go out toconsort with the people of the sinfulworld. And being focused on and fasci-nated by them, rather than looking toour own selves, we open ourselves upto being taken advantage of by boththe devil and a sinful world. We are aneasy target when we do not look to ourown soul but rather are preoccupiedwith the scurrilous details of the lives ofothers.

And then the devil seizes us andhas consort with our soul. He speaks“tenderly” to us telling us how, com-pared to others, we are not really sobad. Here is a false security indeed.We have been sinfully curious as to thesins and struggles of others, and nowwe are in the devil’s clutches beingreassured by him.

We should be angry with him forraping our vulnerable soul in the firstplace! But instead, we let him sweet-

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talk and reassure us.And thus we are prey two times

over. First, we indulged our sinfulcuriosity into the struggles of others,and then having done so, allowedourselves to be falsely reassured bythe devil of our relative innocence.

The bottom line is that busybod-ies are easy prey for the devil. Bylooking not to their own lives, butinstead prying with sinful fascinationinto the lives of others, they wanderinto sin easily. And all the while, sincethey look not to themselves, they areeasily deluded by the thought that atleast they are not as bad as so-andso.

Then only problem is, “beingbetter than so-and-so” is not the stan-dard for eternal life. Jesus is the stan-dard. Only grace and mercy can helpus meet that standard.

The busybody is busy about allthings except the one thing neces-sary. As St. Paul says, If we wouldjudge ourselves truly, we would notbe judged (1 Cor 11:31).

Vice-Chancellor-turned-Journalist Receives

‘Honesty Award’by Dr. Jacob Kani

Sri Sunny Sebastian, who is currently the Vice-Chancellor ofHaridev Joshi University of Jour-

nalism and Mass Communication,Jaipur has been conferred with the‘Honesty Award’ for his life time achieve-ment in journalism on 30 December,2014 at Indore.

The award, instituted by the Hon-esty Foundation, Goa was conferredon Sri Sunny Sebastian by Sri S.C.Behar, IAS (Rtd.), the former Chief Sec-retary of Madhya Pradesh, during the47th KNIT INDIA 2014 national conven-tion, organized by the Universal Soli-darity Movement of Value Educationfor Peace (USM) at St. Arnold’s School,Indore.

Sri Sunny Sebastian (Left) andthe students who received the HonestyAwards with Sri. P.V. Rajagopal, Dr.

Virmani, IPS (Rtd.), Sri S.C. Behar, IAS(Rtd.), Fr. Varghese Alengaden, SriBernardo D’Souza and Sri K.J.Alphonse, IAS (Rtd.)

Sri Sunny Sebastian has a distin-guished career in journalism. After tak-ing his post graduate diplomas in Jour-nalism from Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan,Delhi, and International Institute of Jour-nalism, Berlin-Brandenburg (Ger-many), he started his career in journal-ism with Delhi Press in 1981. Later heworked with news magazines, SuryaIndia and Delhi Recorder in Delhi andFree Press Journal Indore as Sub-edi-tor cum reporter. From 1984 to 1986 he

worked with Rajasthan Patrika group.In 1986 he joined The Hindu and con-tinued with it for 26 years until he wasappointed as the first Vice-Chancellorof the Rajasthan’s first university forjournalism and mass media in October2012. At the time of this appointment,Sunny was the Deputy Editor of TheHindu in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

While deciding upon the awardfor Sunny Sebastian, the HonestyFoundation’s select committee notedthat at a time when there was a surge inprivate media organizations, SunnySebastian’s decision to stick with avalue-centric organization was an indi-cation of his own sense of values, com-mitment to truth and justice. He alwaysused his skills in journalism to advancethe agenda of justice for marginalizedcommunities by analyzing social andpolitical developments from the lens oftheir impact on marginalized commu-nities.

The award consists of a citationand cash prize of Rs. 30,001/-Besides Sunny Sebastian, seven stu-dents from various schools across thecountry received ‘Honesty Award forHonest Students’. They are R.S.Boomika and Jaya Sudha (SacredHeart Convent Higher SecondarySchool, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu),Manurati Naik (St. Andrew’s HigherSecondary School, Goa-Velha, Goa),Vaishnavi Pal (Sophia SecondarySchool, Kota, Rajasthan), Lizia Da Silva(Immaculate Heart of Mary High School,

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It’s the “little things” you doand don’t do that have adirect impact on your

raises, promotions, and influ-ence within an organization.The way you are viewed willnot only impact your successat your current place of em-ployment, but it will also affectthe recommendations and ref-erences that follow you if youleave.

Do you like your job? Do you want apromotion? Regardless of your answerhere, excelling at work is important. Wewant to be the best employees we canbe, so what does it take to impress ourmanagers at work?

The following may seem obvious, but

understanding these ideas can takeyou far. Once you put them into action,your attitude and performance will shineabove everything and everyone else.

Have a vision and goals.First and foremost, remind yourself ofwhere you want to be and what you’redoing to get there. Having milestonesalong the way is a good reminder of oursuccess and why we are striving toperform.

Both long-term and short-term in-centives help us stay disciplined in ourendeavors. Sometimes I get called intowork when I don’t want to, but I remindmyself that it’s more money, and moremoney leads to more luxuries.

I also constantly remind myself ofwhere I expect to be in five years, andhow this is just one of many steps in theright direction.

Work for the career you want, notthe job you have.

Careers and jobs are two differentthings. Maybe you’re not in the positionyou want yet. That doesn’t mean youshould perform at anything less than110 percent.

Going above and beyond at alltimes can do a lot for you. Not only willit build a better reference from yourpeers and superiors, it will also condi-tion you for a higher level of perfor-mance.

Empower your peers.As a leader, it’s always important totrust your peers, or those under you.Sometimes it may take time to buildthat trust, but it is just as important foryou to give the opportunity to build thattrust as it is for them to earn it.

AccountabilitySomething I learned in molding myselfas a leader was that I had to set theexample before I could pave the way.In other words, if I am going to hold my

Prove Your Worth In The WorkplaceBecome anEmployee ofInfluence

Arrive Early and Stay Late.Skip occasional breaks.Take pride in how you dress and

groom yourself.Leave your personal life at home.Be upbeat and friendly.Cut the constant chit chat and do

your work.Avoid speaking poorly of your co-

workers.Strive for excellence in your work.Keep your workplace clean.Stay collected when the pressure

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peers to certain expectations, then Ihave to exceed those expectations onmy own accord.

Learn how to delegate.It ties back to empowering your peers.Sometimes your boss will overloadyour plate with more than you canrealistically handle.

Typically, this is a test on twodifferent accounts: 1) How much canyou handle on your own? 2) Once yourealize how much you can or can’thandle, what will you do to ensure thetask gets done?The best idea is to partner with thepeople who can help you and givethem the credit they deserve when thetime comes.

Offer HelpIt’s important to know where thosearound you want to go with their jobsor careers so you have a better under-standing of how you can help themsucceed.

This, in turn, will get the bestperformance out of your coworkers ifthey know you’re looking out for them.

Body languageBody language is something that iseasy to read and understand. Once

you understand it, it’s also the one ofthe easiest languages to use to youradvantage.

Pay attention to how peoplemove. Their arms display passion; theireyes display how they feel; their stancedisplays attitude. You can mirror thisbody language to your own advan-tage, as well.

Seek improvement, not approval.Always take pride in a job well-done,but never boast while expecting some-one to give you a pat on the back. Lookfor opportunities to do better if youwant to continue to grow.

On that same token, when some-one comes to you with a success story,it doesn’t hurt to give him or her a paton the back. Words of encouragementare powerful when it comes to earningrespect as a leader.

Validate the stories of others.If someone approaches you with asuccess story, rather than tell one ofyours, immerse yourself in his or hers.Ask this person details about the suc-cess story, and offer congratulationswhile still encouraging him or her to beconsistent with that success.

“One-upping” your peers oftenbelittles them; whereas, validating theirstories continues to support theirprogress.

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Goa-Velha, Goa), Pooja Tariyal (OurLady of Rosary High School, Goa) andKrati Jain (St. Angela Sophia Sr. Sec.School, Jaipur). They were awardedfor their acts of honesty.

This award consists of a citationand cash prize of Rs. 10,001/-.Among others those attended the func-tion are Dr. Narendra Virmani, IPS (Rtd.),Sri Bernardo D’Souza (Founder, Hon-esty Foundation), Sri P.V. Rajagopal(Founder, Ekta Parishad), Fr. VargeseAlengaden (Founder, USM), Sri K.J.Alphonse, IAS (Rtd.), and many Princi-pals, teachers, parents and students.

‘Honesty Foundation’ waslaunched by Sri Bernardo D’Souza in

Goa on 30 December 2012 during the45th KNIT INDIA annual meet. Helaunched the ‘Honesty Foundation’ to“light a candle instead of cursing thedarkness”, as a response to the issueof wide spread corruption in the coun-try, with the objective of rewarding ev-ery act of honesty. Funds for HonestyFoundation are raised from the familybusiness of Sri Bernardo who set apartone third of his income for the purposeof serving the society, by giving back toit a part of which he earned, by support-ing activities which promotes honesty.

The first activity of the Foundationwas the institution of ‘Honesty Award’in 2012 to honour school students fortheir acts of honesty. After a year, ‘Hon-esty Award for Honest Journalism’ wasadded to it to honour journalists, ornewspapers/periodicals, who promote,

write and work fearlessly to promotetruth, justice, human rights and har-mony in the society.

Dr. Jacob Kani OFM Cap, theformer editor of Indian Currents weekly(Delhi), had received the first ‘HonestyAward for Honest Journalism’ in 2013.

This year yet another HonestyAward is announced for a school orinstitution that practices honesty as acore value in its campus.

Honesty Awards are given on De-cember 30 every year during the KNITINDIA annual meet in collaboration withthe Indore based Universal SolidarityMovement of Value Education for Peace(USM), founded by Fr. VargheseAlengaden. USM is engaged in pro-moting value education and leader-ship training for students across thecountry since 1993.

The KNIT INDIA national conven-tion is annually organized by the USMfrom 28 to 31 December every year toreview the personal commitment to thevision and spirituality to build a civiliza-tion of love; to renew the commitmentand focus to sustain the vision andspirituality; to inspire and educatethrough mutual sharing of personaltransformation and innovative activi-ties in the schools and families; to nur-ture fellowship and friendship with per-sons from diverse religious and cul-tural background; and to make plansto strengthen and spread the USM wayof life based on self transformation andpluralistic spirituality.

About 300 students, teachers andparents participated in the 4-day an-nual meet of KNIT INDIA 2014 with thetheme, “Youth Taking Charge NOW toTransform the Nation”. While severalstudents narrated their stories of trans-formation after attending the USM train-ing programmes, many principals andteachers shared how USM helped themto alter the mind sets, values, and bringabout qualitative and transformationalchanges in their students and institu-tions. It had various educational andmotivational input sessions by expertsand speakers besides culturalprogrammes. An inter-religious prayersession at midnight marked the depar-ture of the year 2014 and the entry of apromising year 2015.

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Prove Your Worth In The Workplace

‘Honesty Award’

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InspirInspirInspirInspirInspiration!ation!ation!ation!ation!

As a perfectionist, discoveringthere are legitimate reasons youneed to make mistakes was

mind blowing. After all, how could Ipossibly benefit by doing somethingwrong? Strangely enough, mistakesare actually essential to learning andgrowing as an individual. When youembrace a mistake, it's much easier tosee the reasons you need to makemistakes. I know it's hard, but it's wellworth it.

Mistakes teach to be bumbleI would love if I never had to face theembarrassment of making a mistake.However, it would be far too easy to letperfection go to my head. Making mis-takes teaches the valuable lesson ofhumility. While you can be confident,being arrogant will drive #people away.One of my favorite reasons you need tomake mistakes is to simply become amore realistic, humble person.

Heightens CreativityIf everything always worked out rightthe first time, you would have no rea-son to try it a different way. Some of thebest innovations come from someonemaking a mistake and finding a betterway to perform a task. I might like rockmusic, but it didn't take me long torealize I just don't have a rock voice. Iwas embarrassed when someonepointed it out, but I got creative andstarted creating my unique version ofrock that fit my voice perfectly. Whenyou make a mistake, take the opportu-nity to find a new creative approachinstead of giving up.

Discover New SkillsBy definition, making a mistake meansdoing something wrong. I've discov-ered several new hobbies simply bymaking mistakes. For instance, I tried anew dance exercise and was horribleat it. After watching me make the same

mistakes over and over, the class leadersuggested I try her hula hoop classinstead. As it turns out, I was excellentat it. Pay close attention to your mis-takes. If you're like me, you'll probablynotice a hidden talent you never knewyou had.

Learn to LaughIt's not so bad when I make a mistake inprivate, but when others are around I'mhorrified. Over time, I've learned to laughat my mistakes. If I laugh, so will others.Everyone makes mistakes from time totime. When you learn to laugh aboutthem, they don't seem nearly as em-barrassing, and it actually becomes abonding experience for you and thosearound you. Being able to laugh helpsimprove your confidence and self-es-teem, and mistakes are a great reasonto laugh.

Mistakes encourage the space ofGrowthWhile I could simply accept where I'mat in life and never try to #grow, I'velearned through experience and manymistakes that growth is an essentialpart of life. My mistakes have helpedencouraged me to try new things, stopdoing things that simply don't work inmy life and become an overall betterperson. While I may not have enjoyedmaking the mistakes, I truly enjoy the

results. Basically, mistakes help youdiscover who you are and who youwant to be. Every mistake is a chancefor growth.

Teaches Patience and Persis-tenceI'm still not a very patient person some-times, but at least I've learned how tobe persistent. When you make a mis-take, you have to wait even longer forthe intended result. Plus, you have tobe willing to keep trying. Mistakes arethe single best way to teach both ofthose valuable skills. Granted, I'm muchmore patient than I used to be, but atthe very least, I'm willing to keep tryinguntil I succeed. Don't get impatient andthrow your hands up. Be patient and tryagain and you might be amazed as theresults.

Learn ForgivenessI'm not talking so much about forgivingothers, but forgiving yourself. If you'relike me, you are your own worst critic.A single mistake may have you berat-ing yourself for days. Mistakes are nota reason to feel bad about yourself.They are an opportunity to learn andcreate a better you. But first, you haveto forgive the mistake before you canmove on. With each mistake, it gets alittle easier to forgive yourself and en-joy the benefits.

From improving relationships tobecoming better at my career, mis-takes have helped me become who Iam today. I'm not perfect and yet, I'mperfectly happy with my life. While somemistakes can be bad, the daily mis-takes are your best friend and youshould embrace them. What have youlearned from making mistakes lately?

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