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His Presence was felt even
before Meeting Him

I was hardly 4 years old when I started talking
about snakes and how they came and danced with me
and played with me almost every night. I remember the
first time I told my mother; that I see snakes with small
bells tied to their tails; and that they come and dance
with me, she laughed it off and put it down to the crazy
imagination of a four year old. The second time was
different though; I got a tight slap across my face! I was
lectured on how it is a 'bad' thing to lie and make
things up, and the importance of speaking the truth. I
thought grownups were a rather strange lot and even
though I kept seeing the snakes for a long time after
that, I never said a word.

It was my 10 th class farewell, and having studied in
a convent, the sisters held a prayer meeting before the
party. We were all given a rose bud each, around which
was wrapped a piece of paper. We were told that Jesus
Christ himself had sent us all a message regarding our
future. I believed the convent sisters were a strange lot
too! I tried to look pleased when I went up to the
principal to collect my 'message'. All my friends seemed
happy on reading theirs, some were told they would
reach great heights, some were predicted to find money;
some were told they would find true love. I was very
disappointed on reading mine; it said “Blessed are the

pure at heart for they shall see GOD!” I told Christ I
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