BELIEF AND RELIEF
>> 21 January 2008
Kunjunni was a great poet of Kerala. One of his short poems is:
"Yesuvil aanente viswasam; Keesayil aanente aswasam."
This may be translated as:
"In Jesus is my BELIEF; In my purse is my RELIEF."
A wealthy old man was on his deathbed. His personal doctor had earned much money by providing him expensive but unnecessary treatment. His lawyer also used to rob him by dragging him into unnecessary issues and providing expensive legal advice. The old man was aware of their actions. He summoned both the doctor and the lawyer to his deathbed and asked them to stand on either side of the bed. "I wish to die like Jesus", he said, reminded of the death of Jesus on the cross in between two thieves. The two persons in the story may be exceptions to their professions, as we find several doctors and lawyers who provide dedicated service, in tune with the whisper of their conscience.
"Many people have been ruined because of money, brought face to face with disaster. Money is a trap for those who are fascinated by it, a trap that every fool falls into"{Sirach 31:6,7}.
"Yesuvil aanente viswasam; Keesayil aanente aswasam."
This may be translated as:
"In Jesus is my BELIEF; In my purse is my RELIEF."
A wealthy old man was on his deathbed. His personal doctor had earned much money by providing him expensive but unnecessary treatment. His lawyer also used to rob him by dragging him into unnecessary issues and providing expensive legal advice. The old man was aware of their actions. He summoned both the doctor and the lawyer to his deathbed and asked them to stand on either side of the bed. "I wish to die like Jesus", he said, reminded of the death of Jesus on the cross in between two thieves. The two persons in the story may be exceptions to their professions, as we find several doctors and lawyers who provide dedicated service, in tune with the whisper of their conscience.
"Many people have been ruined because of money, brought face to face with disaster. Money is a trap for those who are fascinated by it, a trap that every fool falls into"{Sirach 31:6,7}.
By: Dr. Babu Philip, Professor, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi-682016, Kerala, India. For more moral stories, parables and anecdotes for students, catechists, teachers and preachers, kindly visit the web-site: http://www.moralstorieschristian.blogspot.com
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