INCARNATION

 Dr. Susan Thomas on 

RevDrKCAbraham

On one Christmas occasion 

Achen explained incarnation from his life's experience.

He said Divine becoming human is a very difficult and painful process.

For me to play with Lizza is the most challenging and painful act. 

I can preach and teach an intellectual group without much effort. 

But to be with Lizza and to be on her level, I need to give up and be like her in thought and action.

It is the most profound way of explaining Theology.

Lizza was his daughter. 

She was a normal child till meningitis disabled her.

WE NEVER ARE THE WINNERS OR THE LOSERS

 Quoting from a novel in Malayalam

It's a civil suit listed for trial.

The complainant says she is afraid and that she shivers when she thinks of the court.

Her aunt soothes her. She tells her there's no need to be afraid. Nobody is going to hang her. She has to treat it as a different experience. She must  understand that life itself is a school.

The complainant asks again why should she proceed with a case where she's going to be the loser.

The aunt reveals her view of life.

"We are never going to be the winners or the losers. It is the contentions that are the winners or the losers. We will cross that whenever it occurs and we will go ahead unmindful of the outcome."

SCRAP SHEET ON EVANA'S TABLE ON THE MORNING 25TH OCTOBER 2025

 

LIZA'S HOME

 In Bangalore there is a LIZA'S HOME.

Liza was a healthy child. Meningitis disabled her.

Her mother is a doctor. Father was the late Rev.Dr. KCAbraham.

I have a copy of a book, Snehathinte Bhasha,  by her mother Dr Molly Abraham.

Posting:

1. Something I found there

2. Front and back cover pages.

The Pastor had been well known globally. Their son Ajith is in the USA.

Think, if googled more data would be there on LIZA'S HOME. 

Dr Molly Abraham

Snehathinte Bhasha

Excerpts 

"This reinforces the whole process where we do our part, and God will open the ways as He sees fit, through people we cannot imagine nor plan for."

"While it would have looked an obvious choice that we stayed back in the US, which would have worked well for Liza, Achen and I recognized that our calling was to come back to India, and not just be limited to taking care of Liza but to open up a new world for all girls and women like Liza, young and old."

"Stories are plenty of God's faithfulness, and our answered prayers. Whenever there is a need, a cry would go up to God, and God will answer the cry. We saw God and God saw us."

It feels more than appropriate to say, "I see the One who sees me.'"

                                              

      

   

                                    

                                            

                                              

SPARTAN MENTALITY// LEADERS// LEADERSHIP

 

A 'Spartan Mentality' refers to intense self discipline,  simplicity, austerity and resilience on the face of adversity. It mirrors the ancient Greek City State of Sparta's highly militarized and self denying life style. The mindset emphasizes avoiding luxury, enduring hardship, focussing on  duty and collective success and maintaining a resolute, uncompromising approach to achieving goals.

The true leader succeeds when he brings the spartan mentallity to his team.  It leaves no room for failure or mediocrity in the bid to accomplish the task on hand. There is no option to lose out either. The leader assigns varying roles to the members of the team. He ensures each one fulfils the roles assigned. You just have to give off your best and everything in the struggle to attain the goal.

When the leader exhibis tremendous faith in the members of the team, they respond.

The resultant resurgence is unsurpassable . 

James Augustus Hickey, Publisher and Chief Editor, The Bengal Gazette

 "Shall I gamely submit to the yoke of slavery and wanton aggression?"

James Augustus Hickey, Publisher and Chief Editor, The Bengal Gazette,

 loudly asked this question and proclaimed 

he'd stand for truth, self respect and independence.

Of course, the british dealt with him harshly

GREGORY ALOSIUS OF LANDSDOWN

 

Gregory Alosius was an immensely rich farmer in Landsdown. His landholdings had been bequeathed to him by his ancestors. Agriculture had kept the family affluent. When Gregory had children of his own he did not bind them to agriculture. Knowing fully well the setbacks he faced in  life because of the marginal education he had had,  he educated  his children to the utmost.

The children, six sons and four daughters,  are now grown ups. They have done well in life. They are in many countries across the world except for two sons who chose to stay back and manage the huge assets and the extensive business empire Gregory had assiduously built up and nurtured.

Since Gregory held properties in prime locations and because he knew diversification was the key, he had constructed six multi storeyed buildings in those properties. They had been promptly leased as there were many takers.

When Gregory passed away in ripe old age, all his holdings were passed on to his successors. 

Look how they had maintained one of the  buildings  for almost 15 years. It was sheer callousness and mule headedness. They detested those who reminded them the building should not be left to crumble. The stock reply over those years of belligerence had been, they won't spend even a penny for its renovation. They reiterated their view time and again that they wouldn't mind if the building imploded or collapsed by itself. It was as if their illustrious ancestor had hoisted upon them an unwanted element much to their dislike or discomfiture. To be fair, they had no animosity towards the  five buildings that had been maintained very well. However, it had been a mystery to all and sundry why one building alone was left to rot.

Fortunately, better senses prevailed after a long time and the dilapidation had passed off into history. Yet what had once been an eyesore could never be erased from the chequered life of the building that at present sports a glamorous look.

Here are the devastating pictures of the dark era.