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Mother Teresa :Sipra Roy.
When my daughter got chance in Columbia Executive Business school, my joy and enthusiasm knows no bound .From the day of orientation I was eager to hear from her the stories in details :about the class ,about professors , about students .My daughter was too much interested to talk about the food served to the students. Food was really awesome But interrupting her food enthusiasm ,I squeezed from her stories and class performances. I will mention some stories learnt from her. As a student of Columbia Business school she had the opportunity to get classes from enlightened professors like Stigliz , and successful entrepreneurs . I had the opportunity to listen from her some unheard stories of great personality. I wish to share those unique stories .
Film director Jennet came to take class in the university ;she told her own experience about Mother Teresa . She went to Calcutta as she got a contact to make a documentary on mother. Richard Attenborough was with her .Attenborough achieved 'Oscar by making Gandhi. He was also very enthusiastic about this new endeavor .
Jennet narrated the story of mother as. follows: she had no plan to highlight religion in this documentary. Jennet:
"But I realized that the bond of faith is so strongly rooted in mother that it is unimaginable to either break or to omit it from mother's life. I stayed five years to finish the documentary; but after coming back, I missed mother so much that I went to India again and stayed 10 years with mother in Calcutta. In her influence my perception and vision of life changed miraculously. In course of time I became her unwritten personal assistant cum secretary and virtually everything .Mother became obsessively dependent on me .
In the beginning, mother was often asked by people,"who that lady always hangs with you? Mother laughed amusedly towards me: " O, she is my run-after"!
Really I was her cook, her driver, photographer, assistant cum secretary, everything !All total
I spent fifteen years all total with her. Even after coming back from Calcutta, we continued the connection by phone ;we had such an unflinching bond ! When she was admitted in the nursing home in her last phase of life, she asked me to come to meet her.
I travelled many places with her ,which enriched my experiences. She led a very simple and benign life for herself. In everyday life, she used to do her own washing ,cleaning her bed and room by herself without taking service from others. She advised Jennet to practice regularly the "mantra" she had given to her . she said ,"Mantra" generates great mental as well as environmental power. I followed her every word dedicatedly. Mother had great sense of humor also. I shall mentioned it later on."
Once mother asked Jennet to buy a statue of Mother Mary and meet her directly in the Vatican City of Rome where she was invited by the Pope .She needed the statue as special gift for some one. Mother wanted Jennet also to accompany her . Jennet was in London at that time.Anyway Jennet's friend dropped her in the Hithro Airport .It was a windy, rainy day .
After reaching the Airport she came to know that she missed the intended flight just for few minutes. Jennet became anxious for mother who would reach to Rome from India on the very same day, and alone.No flight was available in London before next morning. How to hand over the statue to mother, in time? Mother gave her that responsibility and her failure would cause discomfort to mother! Jennet began to meditate on the "mantras",quite helplessly. Jennet's friend asked her to go back, sadly.
Some astounding announcement was heard. : the 'missed flight' had come back to the airport either for stormy weather or mechanical failure ! Captivated with the news, Jennet stood up with the statue ! When She was proceeding towards with the boarding pass and the "Statue "cautiously', she heard her friend screamed in shrilling voice,'O,please tell me what is that 'mantra'?.........
....Mother was happy to see Jennet in the airport who was waiting to accompany her. She reached the Vatican Palace escorted by her .While passing through the enormously gorgeous passage and corridor of the palace , mother commented out of simplicity (or humor,)"wow , who keep this gigantic palace such neat and clean! It is too hard to maintain cleanliness.
Jennet:(Perhaps mother was thinking her own everyday life of 'self-help'!)Mother used to perform by herself in her everyday life :cleaning, washing, etc .
Another incident was mentioned by jennet. She was invited to get award in Leningrad Film Festival for "Mother Teressa".She accompanied with mother. But Russian government refused mother to enter on religious basis.But Film Society gave permission. Mother carried that statue of Mother Mary with her.
Jennet :please don't take it with you ;they may refuse to give you permission"
But mother didn't listen to her." don't worry, nothing will happen to me"....she proved to be true. Jennet was ready to go for the festival and ask her blessing.
Mother: Go and put on your fancy dress, jewelry and little make up also.("So motherly, amazing!")
Jennet: yea, I am ready, am I not looking good?" Mother observed her scrutinizingly and remarked :this dress ?that too black coloured? Some one among them applauded:yes, black is the latest fashion, Mother.' Mother murmured "o, latest fashion ;then fine ;let it be!' she blessed her.
"Mother was an efficient negotiator", Jennet narrated a touching story related to this.
Jennet took a city tour with mother. Mother became upset to witness the penury and destitution of women in one of the 'orphanage' Basically it was a brothel .After talking with those prostitutes , mother appealed to transform that brothel to real orphanage home .In the background i.e. behind the stage, tide of conflict was rising on, for giving entry to a veteran religious personality in the non religious red land of communist country .Government issued null and void to the application of mother . Finally military general came with his crew to hand over 'NO Permission". Mother argued that she was not asking for pitching any of religious institution but for a social institution, for the welfare of humanity which has no conflict with communism. Anyway, Jennet was invited in some other big event with mother . It was attended by some prestigious honorable guests as audience. All were impressed by the simple talk of mother . Some dignified officer pampered mother in indulging voice , "You know, You remind me very much of my own grand--ma! "
Mother: Really? mother smiled affectionately ; so if it is true ,will you listen and obey what this new grand-ma will ask to you ?
"Sure , sure ,why not !"
Mother :"O.K. " I wish here to establish a house with three rooms , one kitchen, two bathrooms, and a balcony ! There was something in her voice that was unavoidable! was it mysticism !
The man agreed ; he was a Real Estate owner.
Thus in no time a "center' ( Probably , this center for the orphan women)was established in Russia.
"Did you feel any vibration of spirituality in mother?" somebody asked Jennet.
Jennet paused and replied thoughtfully: yes, it seems to me she had some spiritual power. Otherwise, how inspite of military objection to leave the country immediately, she managed to sanction an. orphanage home in the country?
Mother Teressa was very simple in appearance and also in talk; no big talk; her only message:
was : love and serve the destitute, sick ,needy. She took help neither from government nor from Church. She worked hard ; With the capital of her own will force coupled with people's good will , she led the institution. At the base of making the Organization Global lies her mystifying and extra-ordinary negotiating power in both political and financial sphere .Sometimes she used her own image of nun for achieving benefits for the orphanage.
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