PRESERVING THE ANCIENT

TAKING GOOD CARE OF THE INTERIOR OF AN ANCIENT CHURCH SHORT OF THIRTY TWO YEARS FOR BICENTENARY

                                                   BEFORE RESTORATION

  

                                                           AFTER RESTORATION

COMMENTS BY THE FAITHFUL

All these years we had taken so much care to preserve the legacy inherited.

The present color scheme may be modified to rosewood please. 

If there had been a special collection drive among the congregation, the Church could have raised enough resources to procure  rosewood for the restoration. Instead a montrosity is the fait accompli.

I just cannot understand how something like this has happened!!

No one has any right to tamper/alter with any architectural detail in a heritage building!!

How can architectural details be altered ??!!

Never in my dreams even,I can conceive that such atrocious acts are allowed in a sanctuary we have inherited and tried to preserve all these years

A strong message needs to be sent  to the person who had authorised such a work ...

When I saw this  I was so disappointed ... to say the least

Who allowed  such atrocious modifications.

Very Sad.

Good example of destruction or defacement of archetectural marvels  in a heritage building - nation's treasure.

Does the work have  approval from State's Archeology Dept?

Have these been added or was it there before and we didn't notice because it was all of the same colour? 

Looking at the pictures, a very senior Pastor who had conducted Worships in the Church many times revealed he was shocked  beyond words.

The picutres and the comments speak. The message is clear. 

Restoration is not alteration

PERFECTION

 

Perfection doesnot truly exist. 

No one can be perfect. 

Strive for excellence all the time in your journey.  

Wherever you are, give off your best. 

You are closest to perfection

COLD HUMOUR IN REPORTING

 When I searched for the schedule of World Cup matches today, I came across this paragraph in the report.

The humour speaks volumes on the exhilaration of the winners and the frustration of the losers.

"With the FIFA World Cup now in the knockout stage, every match is a do-or-die battle. The winners move one step closer to lifting the trophy, while the losers head home."

"A ruthless finish crushes one team and convinces the other, it is chosen."

"For the loser it is devastating. For the winner it is restoration."

TEAM SPIRIT

 

For a vibrant team spirit 

and eventual elevation, 

the team needs to be teeming with people  

who love to get on with their 

work or assignments or responsibilities.

Nothing  stops them 

when they  combine well together.

THE TEACHER WHO MOULDS

 

 The teacher who  moulds  his wards to perfection,   

 feels more than fulfilled

 when his students attempt to show

 that they have learned from the best.

The teacher is never obsessed with flawless performance

He gets the students to put in their best even as

they view stark failure looming ahead.

The message is, grit and resilience alone matter.

He encourages the pupils to be defiant when the odds are heavily stacked against them

He knows there are flaws in them.

But he ensures they carry something more than perfection.

It is the certainty the story is never over. 

It makes them survive situations 

that appear terminal through an inherent refusal to accept the obvious conclusion

The teacher instills in them the competitive nerve to transcend barriers. It helps them discover clarity in chaos. 

Nothing holds them back. 

CHALLENGES UPON YOU

 

As challenges are upon you,

what matters is not how you begin, 

but how you finish

BEST OF BEST

 The best of best always find a way to improve,

 no matter how gruelling 

 the challenges are