Bhorvonxeachi Divtti Mars 2000 DEATH IN THE FAMILY The grief on death is accentuated, specially when it is most unexpected and the person is loved and helpful to everyone.One wonders the truth of wisdom"that person whom God loves dies young and that the good one does is not interned with the bones" Very often we wait till death to shower our praises and appreciations.Had these exercise been done when the person was alive , it would have stirred the soul to achieve greater heights of personal and social good..Hence do not wait till death to inscribe on the tombstone for he will not read it then..Conversely the worst is also played down and only the best aspects are brought into focus..Let us not be enamoured with the lost, future contributions , as time waits for none. The barometer of publicity, sympathy on death is wrongly attributed to social standing and financial status..But none is ever immortalised on this account only.The funeral crowds are also indicators of true feelings and impact of life and activities of the person.The attempt as beeing seen as hypocritic mourners needs no elaboration. The recent death in our Parish of Mrs Felicia Pereira evoked sincere feelings amongst us.In her simplicity and humility, she inspired her colleagues to work for St Vincent de Paul Society, silently andmaginificently as never seen before. In my own life ,I have not witnessed a family , who has shown so much of concern and commitment to Church affairs and social welfare 22 pews ,the painting of the Church ,gold painting of the main altar, provision of fund for the maintenance of the priest,donations to the school building, Church repairs ,renovations, institution of scholarships,,offering of hearse carriage twice ,intitative to mobilise funds for joint sports functions of schools,footpath in the cemetry,total in lakhs of rupees to be ignored as a trifle and not to ignore as the highest form of generosity and sacrifice
As a Parishioner, I genuinely feel proud and uninhibited about enormous contributions without much ado..The least we can do is to refrain from uncharitable remarks that are painful and hurting.It might not be construed as an insult , that those that are filthy rich have their selfish motives That she encouraged and inspired her family is never in doubt..Let us appreciate their sacrifices without any reservations..What therefore follows naturally is gratitude and indebtedness without asking . May her soul rest in peace and may their tribe increase.Everlasting monuments to their glory are always built in the hearts and minds of people for generations to come Nelson Lopes Nelson Lopes Chinchinim Nelson Lopes Chinchinim https://lopesnelsonnat.wordpress.com
