St. Francis Xavier-an acrostic

I read in facebook that there is to be a reunion of students and teachers of SFX on the 7th of this month at school.

I would like to share [with all the reunion -attending and non-attending , past ,present and future students, teachers and nuns] some of the things I learnt and gained from my eleven years of boarding life at SFX.

Sharing-from tuck and pickle to secrets

Tolerance [remember the castor oil which followed eating the forbidden raw

mangoes?]

Friends , coupled with fun and faith

Respect –respect for all the elders

Anger Management[ didn’t talk back after an admonishment for undone

homework or failed test]

Nostalgia for our Alma Mater, friends and the years gone by

Character development and courage[our motto-Faith and Courage]

Independence[no mum or dad nearby to run to]

Sense of sensibility

Xenophobic be not [we were an exciting mix of boarders from all over the

world]

Adjusting- to rules and food to hemlines
Values of ethics [ right from fairy tales and Aesop’s fables to our Moral Science

classes]

Integrity [we may have fibbed as kids but now none can doubt our integrity]

Education and enjoyment [Enlightenment also, I hope]

R-the three Rs-reading, ’riting and ‘rithmetic ,and plenty more

Acrostic -Boomi Pooja

Writing an acrostic for someone in the family is fun.Last year on this date my bro  had a ceremony[called Boomi Pooja in Tamil] for laying the foundation stone for his new house.This is the prayer I wrote to wish him and his family ,in an acrostic form.

Blessings we seek

Oh, dear Lord.

Obeisance we offer.

Meekly we ask for an

Ideal and cosy home.

Prayers we murmur aplenty-

Obstacles all may be removed,

Opulence may blend with modesty.

Jubilantly may he soon nestle in

A haven called HOME SWEET HOME!!!