ELSY

 Elsy was our sister too.

She was brilliant. Though the Church had discarded her unceremoniously and gave out the message she was  no good for its institution she gave her everything for the Church.

It's a real pain when merit is ignored to satisfy influence. Yes, history has evidence Elsy was denied a posting at the Bishop Moore College despite her merit to satisfy the whim, fancy and unjust  demand of a retired Bishop who was not even a serving authority. Pity is,  the person who bagged the appointment riding over  merit had  left the job within a year. It meant Elsy lost her chance for ever. 

The ugly episode she faced from her own Church did not deter her from loving her Church. She was unfazed.

The real loss was to the students of  Bishop Moore College over the years and the society as a whole.  They missed the brilliance, capability and dexterity of Elsy who could have been the best teacher of Chemistry ever.

It is highly regrettable, we are satisfied with mediocrity. 

 Elsy might have survived if the Hospital had not been negligent.  

Again, fortunately, in Kerala, we survive not because the system is 100% efficient - efficiency is not even 50%  - but by the will of God alone.