DEMOLITION, MODERNISATION OR A HUGE STRUCTURE

 The Church has a Parish Hall known as Centenary Hall. It had been built soon after the visit of the Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia who had donated Rs.25000.00 for its construction. The Church raised an equivalent amount and the Centenary Hall came up in the compound to mark the Centenary of the Church's establishment. 

The Centenary Hall stood there serving the  community of worshippers and non-worshippers alike. It was a landmark.  

As time wore on improper maintenance brought it into disrepair. It could have been modernized. But it did not happen. The Centenary Hall became a relic. 

There were two views. Some wanted it demolished and build a huge structure in its place. Some wanted to retain it, and modernize it. Nothing happened as the debate went on. The favourite pastime of Malayalees.

Recently there was the periodic elections to the positions in the Church. A day prior to the election, one of the contestants had circulated a pamphlet stating that those who were above 75 in age had torpedoed the proposed reconstruction of the Centenary Hall into a magnificent monument.

Demolition, modernisation or a huge structure were all okay, but throwing mud at those of 75 in age and beyond, I felt, was a blow under the belt.

It transponded me to a creative mode

The ceaseless drive to demolish the Centenary Hall and the building of a 12cr edifice in its place, unfortunately stalled by arch regressive visionaries over 75.

To begin with, those above 75 should stay at home. As the call to eternity is closer, they must spend their time in prayer and immerse themselves in the scriptures hoping they'd be well received on the other shore. If not, it serves you right for antagonizing those below 75 and know well,  fire and  sulphur await you.

Now for the Centenary  Hall. 

Those who are below 75 want a structure that outshines Girideepam at the Mar Ivanios campus. That it has ample parking space whereas our project will have limited parking space is the fillip to their dream. 

What are we going to do with the huge structure that comes up?

We may have around 10 marraiages that would be solemnized in our Church  for which the families if they choose would have the reception in this Hall. 

 Of course, the return on income is not at all a factor to be factored in, in an investment of 12cr and that is the most important fact the detractors of the ambitious project should keep embedded in their psyche.  It makes it more  than evident they must realise that their evil motives are the most ungodly acts they could ever perceive. Nobody is going to forgive them either.

Now it is for all to see that the CSI Cathedral at Broadway, Ernakulam has not yet thought of building a project of the stature of the 12cr project conceived by the active young of  less than 75 in age here though they have space enough for such a  project. It could be surmised that the entire membership of the Cathedral is above 75 for not initiating such a regressive act.

Well, what has now happened here?

The protagonists of the 12cr project have been thrown out lock stock and barrel by the most insensible members of the church.

At least they knew what was good and what was bad.

Long live people like them for the good of mankind