"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out. Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the tradeunionists, and I did not speak out. Because I was not a tradeunionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out. Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me."

Pastor Martin Niemöller

(In the beginning Niemöller was a Nazi sumpathizer. Therefore he remained silent at the face of injustice and oppression. Whoever remains silent at the face of injustice, is liable to be devoured by it.)

'There was a man with several needles.

A woman approached him and asked:

"My son's cloth is torn. I want to stitch it before he goes to the church. Will you please give me a needle?"

He did not give a needle.

Instead, he gave a long sermon on giving and receiving.

Then he sent her away, saying: "tell him this before he goes to church."

- Khalil Gibran

We are against such sermons that don't give needles.

"Slash, divide and share

All village, household and people,

Live Killing and devouring

Like leopards and lions

Can't just become humans

Animosity wins."

- O.N.V. Kurup

We think, animosity shouldn't endure.

These were quotes and responses that we had printed several times in the back cover of the Assisi magazine during 1993-94. Perhaps it was the first publication to repeat these words in Kerala!

Three decades have passed since.

Sorry.

I have to repeat the same thing again!