THE LITTLE GOD
Jolly! Yes! What? They had called, Who? (People) for the marble
And what did they say about the costs?
Oh, they are quoting the same price as before
Jolly, there are other people here who will give the marble for much less
tell them we will only buy if they reduce the price… go speak to them right now
Yes, yes!
Praise the Lord!
Did you not say, Father, that you would give me a present if I went to the church everyday for 50 days?
Hmm, so did you go to the church everyday for 50 days?
Yes, I did!
But I did not see you for a couple of days…?
I had gone to my mother’s native place and I went to the church there
Oh ok then, You wait here; I will give you the present
My dear Jobycha, do you know how many days it’s been since I went to my home?
Ey boy! Don’t fall down, go slow!
It’s your father on the phone, come and talk to him
Pass on my regards to him!
He’s asked after you…
He’s always going to the church these days… but that’s good isn’t it?
I am not going to ask you about the holidays anymore, Jobycha,
I am tired of talking to you about it!
This rosary has been brought from Rome! If I pray using this, God will fulfil all my wishes!
What do you have to pray for so much, Ousepachcha?!
Me?! You think I have nothing to pray for? There’s so much I have to pray for!
I need to pray for increasing my height, pray for winning the criminal case,
pray for my maths teacher to fall off his bike and so much more!
So you won’t pray for your grandfather to become well again?
Yes, that too!
Look here, grandpa!
We saw! It's definitely out!
Not out! I promise it’s not out! By God, it did not touch the bat, I promise!
I lied that I was not out while playing cricket, stole some money out of mom’s purse – have put that in the piggy bank
and I prayed that my maths teacher should fall off his bike…
Is that all?
Yes,,,
Flower… Snake… you know what’s a snake, right?
It crawls across like so…! Yes, we know,,,
Ah Ousepachcha, what’s up dear?
I came to pluck some flowers
to pluck flowers?
Did you not say, Sister, that if we offer flowers and pray, God will listen to all our prayers?
What do you desire so much that you need to offer flowers and pray?!
My height! To increase my height!
You only care about your height, even when you see these kids with so many problems?
Your height will increase gradually,
You first pray for others; then, God will listen to all your prayers,
I will pluck some flowers and give them to you but you shouldn’t pray to God to increase your height, ok?
Dear God, please increase my height somehow,
I am sick and tired of standing in front of the line at the school assembly,
Also, please give your special blessings to the mentally challenged children whom Sister looks after,
Saint? You are not obedient, you don’t do your homework and you want to become a Saint?! Sit down!
Oh yea,,, as if Saints are going around doing homework…!
Hey! Stop!
Where are you coming from? Where are you rushing off to?
Give me 50 Rupees,
I don’t have any money,
You are the man of the family, aren’t you?
Hey, don’t take that, don’t take it!
See? Just tell your dad, Jobychan, that Shibu has borrowed 50 Rupees, ok? Go on,
My dear Holy Mother! There’s this man named Shibu who took money out of my pocket,
He just loafs around without doing any job,
Please give him some punishment, dear Mother!
My dear Lord, I did not do my homework,
Somehow or the other, please make sure my teacher does not catch me, my dear Lord!
Else, please make sure he falls off his bike on the way atleast!
What??
I didn't bring it
Why didn't you bring it?
Only come to class with your father tomorrow, And your fair book, understand? Sit down!
I don't know,,,
No one knows? You have to write down an imposition of 100 times and bring it tomorrow… 100 times… 4*L
Where’s yours? Sir…
But that was on the Principal’s table…
The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man, And he was in the house of his master - Genesis 39:2
Grandpa, I’m off, bye!
Dear boy, please ride your bicycle carefully
Yes, grandpa!
Oh mum! Please bring it fast; the mass would have begun by now!
Don’t yell! I’m coming! Why are you leaving so early in the morning?
Isn’t it enough to go to church on Sundays, Ousepachcha?
My height will increase if I attend mass for a hundred consecutive days, that’s why!
Oh! Tall guy!
Give it here, mum!
My Lord, please bless him
Go… go and stand right in front of the line in the assembly
Dear Anas, just you wait and watch, it’s a matter of 3 months at the most;
by then I, Joseph,J,Eraali, will have increased my height,
After that, I’ll never have to stand in front of this assembly line!
Yea yea,, let's go
Today, we are going to learn a new lesson,
We are going to learn about the poem “Ente Bhaasha” (My Language), written by the great poet Vallathol,
What is our mother tongue?
Malayalam!
Ah yes, Malayalam is our mother tongue,
Our Malayalam language received an award recently; do you know what that was?
Did you read about it in the newspapers?
It was in the papers that “Malayalam” has received a certain status; have none of you heard about this?
Our “Malayalam” has been conferred with the status of a 'Classical Language' in India!
Ancy! There’s no hot water,
Ancy!
You’ve built a house as big as a church; am the only one here to clean up the whole place
Whom else can I ask for some hot water?
You have so many other children and their spouses, why don’t you ask them?
Did you flush after using the bathroom? Did you?
How may ever times I say…
I am going to fall down dead cleaning up this place… who will I speak to about this?
Grandpa,,, grandpa,,, grandpa?
what happened?
nothing
Did mom say something?
No,,,
Then?
Nothing
Why aren’t you smiling, grandpa?
Shall I make you laugh?
Laugh grandpa, laugh grandpa, laugh grandpa… grandpa…,
You won’t laugh?
Laugh grandpa, laugh grandpa, laugh grandpa… grandpa…
Hmmm… I am going to make you laugh, I know how to make people laugh… challenging me?
I’ll give this to you if you tell me the story of how you brought the lorry down from Vagamon,
I’ll tell you later, give it to me now!
No, tell me the story first,
The brakes failed as I was driving the lorry from Vagamon and I just about managed to bring it to a stop up against the fence, Now give it to me!
No, not like that! Tell me the full story of how you put it in the first gear, turned the corner and brought it to a stop…
Oh my dear Ousepachcha! When I was driving the lorry down from Vagamon, the brakes failed,
I then put the lorry in the first gear and managed to bring it to a stop up against a fence, Now give it to me!
There was more to this story…
Didn’t you get the yellow one?
No, that was out of stock…
Oh,,, the yellow one was better
How many times do I have to tell you? You’ll never understand!
Your children and their spouses will berate me if your sugar and cholesterol levels go up!
You just wait! Oh Holy Mother, these two…!
Let her go, grandpa; let’s share mine
My Jobycha, I’m tired of this hellhole, Let’s sell this god-forsaken land and settle down in a town somewhere,
Else, you come down here and make things alright!
Land disputes, pathway problems… I’m sick of all this!
Sell your possessions and give to the poor,
Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out,
a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys,
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also,
Ah Jobycha, what’s up? We were praying, No no, it’s done,
How can I talk about this?
These are things that you men need to discuss, You talk to father yourself,
I can’t talk to him about all this, You come here first!
My dear Jobycha, father will not agree to that! Fine, listen,
Father,,, Jobychan had asked me to talk to you once again about selling off this house and our land…
My father gave this to me, Sell or buy or do whatever you want, but only after I die!
You heard what he said right? Now, you come here yourself and do the needful,
Why are we living in a place that does not even have a pathway?!
They have acres of land… what would they lose if they gave us a small piece for a pathway?
I can’t beg in front of Jose (brother) anymore,
Oh alright… here, it’s your father,
Hi, dad… yea, everything's great here,
Please get me an iPhone and a medicine to increase my height the next time you come home, ok?
Don’t come home without that, ok dad?
Ahh,,, school is going well dad…
Dear Ancy, let’s set aside the fact that we are family,
Whatever court cases there maybe, you know very well that this land is our father’s don’t you?
Brother, Jobychan is planning on buying a car when he comes home next time…
How can you be stubborn about wanting to bring in a car through this path only?!
We discussed with father about clearing this path just a few days ago,
We've decided not to give up this land, whatever the offer price may be,
Speak to Jobychan about finding some new pathway,
I think you should leave, Ancy; let me cut down a jackfruit,
Dear child, your path, the path to your family, the path used by every member of your family, the Lord has shown me that this pathway will soon be yours,
Dear Lord, please bless this child for her peace of mind, for her family’s peace of mind,
Please instil a sense of contentment, dear Lord!
Path, truth, life – all of this is you dear Lord
Her path, path to her family, path to her peace of mind, please make it happen dear Lord,
Lord, my God………, Hallelujah!!
The Lord has shown me that once you throw this dirt three times onto his land in Jesus’ name, within three months, he will be destroyed and will come begging to you,
O lord, salutations to you, Lord bless us… O Lord… hallelujah!
Ousepachcha, pray well, ok?
Why, mum?
Didn’t your father say that we would buy a car when he comes home next time?
We’ll need a pathway then, right? This is for that,
Please don’t tell anyone, ok?
Grandpa? Yes? Are there prayers that can be used to destroy people?
Why do you ask?
Mum and I went to a prayer session to ensure that Uncle Jose would be destroyed within 3 months…
Dear Ousepachcha, all this land once belonged to my grandfather,
He gave it to my father who partitioned it and gave it to all of us resulting in court cases and family feuds…
Ousepachcha, go and change your clothes
Ancy, give me some rice porridge to eat
Did I not give you breakfast before I left? It’s not time for your lunch yet
He can’t stand it if I go out for just a while…
The only time I get out of this house is on Sundays and that too to go to the church…
May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! -
Ah give give give give… here, play
You’re out… give it back,, give…
Hey give it to me
It’s Annakutty’s turn now; give me the money
Didn’t I buy you a munch (chocolate bar) just yesterday? Give it here!
Once this gets filled up, I’ll be able to go to Velankanni to see the Holy Mother
Ousepachcha, stop loafing around and go buy groceries from the shop, quick!
Dear children, idol-worship is a sin, We should never worship idols, We should only worship the Lord in his true form,
Then what about the idols we take in procession during the festivals?
How can we celebrate festivals without idols, right Sister?
Ah yes, that’s true, But we are worshipping the true God through the idols, aren’t we?
Then why should we even bring out the idols?!
Don’t talk like that, Jesus will not forgive us, isn't that so, Sister?
Yes, Ousepachchan is right about this,
We feel a sense of bliss when we worship the true Lord with all our hearts
I’ve given up on this irresponsible fellow, Father, Father…
I’ll only be relieved if we can somehow get him married off!
He has absolutely no sense at all; I’ve prayed for him so much
Why don’t you get married?
I can’t get married without a source of income, Father
Why can’t you get a job then?!
It just won't work out,,,
Then why don’t you start something on your own?
I’ll only laze around if I started my own business
Why?
Ah, I don’t know…
Such silly reasons to be jobless!
He’ll be set right only if a girl comes into his life, Father, Please try and get him married,
Hmm, I know what to do with him
Sister, there’s a 10 day meditation camp for youngsters in Assisi; let’s send him there
Make sure you attend the meditation camp and sort out your life, Don’t make your mother’s life difficult,
He needs to be set right!
So, all of you know that the maths exam will be held tomorrow, right?
If you don’t score above 70%, you must bring in your parents to meet me, no excuses,
Specially you, Joseph and Mithun, you heard me?
Ok, take your books
Mithun, if we fail the exam tomorrow…
A former President is on his deathbed; we’ll get a holiday if he passes away…
But he needs to die for that to happen right?
He’ll die for sure, We just need to pray, Anything can happen if we pray hard,
Please make sure that the President (former) who's on his deathbed dies somehow so that I'll get a holdiay tomorrow
Please listen to my prayers, O holy Mother!
Mom, please switch on the news channel
Since when did you start listening to the news?
Come on mom, change the channel!
Ancy, give me some porridge
Oh God, he won’t give me a second’s peace… this is the only series I watch,,,
Former President is recovering his health to normal
It looks like he's getting better,,,
That's alright, Let's pray, he'll die tomorrow, for sure
Ok, bye
Keep that plate this side
Don’t ask me for more beef, I won't give it to you!
You’ll starve me to death if you continue this way
Your cholesterol level is 260… 260!
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you - Mathew 5:44
Former president is getting better now He had his breakfast today
What's the matter, dear?
I would have a day off today if the President died, Will he die, grandpa?
Let him die; once you become old, you should die rather than become a burden on others
Alright, I’m off,
I’m worried because he had his breakfast,
We just need to pray, it will happen
O Lord, we know there is nothing that’s impossible for you, Please make sure that the President dies today,
You know there will be a problem if I have to bring in my parents to school,
O God, please make sure that the President dies somehow!
O Jesus!
We’ve convened this special assembly to announce the death of our former President, Shri, Rishikesh Chatterjee,
As a token of our respect, our school will remain closed today,
Grandpa, the President passed away, school’s off, here take this!
Uh oh, here she comes
Give it to me, give it here! How many ever times I say…
Here,,, Oh, Ousepachcha!
Oh yes, the President is dead! The exam has been postponed, yay!
Stop staring and catch the ball!
Hey one more run, one more!
Give me the money, Here, play,
Hey Joseph, that exam will take place today, what do we do?
What else? Let’s pray that somebody dies!
Mom told me that Allah will not forgive me if I prayed in a Church, I won't come,
I am a Hindu, my family will scold me too,
You both need not come, I’ll go by myself,
If we pray with full faith, God will answer all our prayers for sure, I’m off!
Dear Lord, I’ve not studied at all,
Please make sure that somebody dies somehow and I get this day off!
Please answer my prayer, O Lord! Please save me, Jesus!
Good morning, children! Today is a very happy day for our school,
Kadha Jeevan, our 9th grade student, has been awarded the first prize in the inter-school quiz and debate competitions!
I invite Kadha Jeevan onto the dais to receive a small token of our appreciation,
Don’t look into other’s papers, write the exam silently,
Did you hear me, Joseph,J,Eerali? Ok, you can start,
One minute, let me see… stop fidgeting, Joseph, Sir will come now!
Joseph, take your bag, Go home now
Ok, go on
They will give the money, the cemetery is with us, isn't it Jolly?
Yes yes, they only need the Church when someone dies!
Hello, no nothing yet, Praise the Lord,, No no, I was talking here
No, a lot more people are yet to come
Give that chair, here
Have you both come alone? Did you not bring your mother?
He’d asked me for some hot water… (sweep the verandah, people are on the way)
I told him I’ll boil some water and bring it to him, but the time I brought him the hot water…
Place some chairs inside as well
Oh, Ousepachcha!
Hope the people from Pulickal don't take issue with us cooking lunch there?
Oh, no problem at all,,,
I was the one who looked after him…
Tie it under his chin… Have they bought the Cross yet?
We need some more shamiana(tent) fabric and a kettle, two kettles and some black cloth, ok
Hey, Jobychan will arrive at the airport at 7 am tomorrow, go and pick him up,
And, you also need to drop him back in the evening, don’t take up any other jobs till then,
Of course it will light up…
Pappan is a lucky man, He passed on without being a burden on anybody or going to the hospital,
Out of all the grandfathers and uncles in our family, Pappan was the only one with any consideration for us,
That’s why I am a bit upset,
All said and done, Pappan was a good man,
Yes! He was absolutely fine when I spoke to him last week
Lower it down here,, slowly,, slowly,, ok I’ve got it,, careful now
Oh that’s all right, it’s just two frames
Benny! What are you doing there? Serve everyone some tea
We’ll take it up through this path Yes, let’s do that
Hello? Yes, this is Vncent, It’s at 2 pm tomorrow, No, the people from Kattapana are on their way
Do you know, once, Pappan was driving down a lorry from Vagamon when the brakes failed,
He somehow managed to stop it all by himself
He was a great driver!
Hey Thoma, how could he have stopped the vehicle when the brakes did not work?!
I didn’t say anything to you, Why don’t you just continue to sleep?
Simply fooling people…!
Ey Ousepachcha! You prayed and got me killed, didn’t you?
Please call Simon, Thomas sir,
I’ll bring it
I've arranged everything with Simon
I've just reached home,,,
Hope your journey was fine
Yes, it was the right time; please call Simon
Ok
Come,,,
Ah yes, call Simon,,, I've given it to him
This is our priest… Father…
Hope your journey was fine
Lucy, keep Jobychan’s bag inside
Hello, yes am at a funeral; I’ll call you back
Everyone has come, right? Yes, they’ve all come
Will your court cases ever get done?
Everyone needs to work for that, not just us!
Such nonsense!
Yes, I'll probably reach around 4/4,30 AM,,,
Jobycha,,,
The flight's at 1,30 AM
What's this, Jobycha?
Simon, I'll call you back, The pastor is here
Do you really need to leave so soon? Could you not stay till the end of the 7th day rituals?
It was difficult to come in even today; you have no idea about the problems there
You think only you have problems?!
Don't you want to know about the issues here?
My dear Ancy, you don't give me a moment's peace while am there, atleast let me be, here! Ancy: I dont want to listen anymore
Please don't talk this way while the guests are here
My son and I are alone now, do you know that Jobycha?
Oh my dear! Calm down, Won't give a moment's peace!
Oh Jesus, why me?!
Ousepachcha, I could not bring all that you asked for,,,
This was an unexpected visit, right?
I'll also need to leave today itself
I'll buy you everything you wanted when I come home next
Please study well and always obey your mother
Your grandfather is also not around anymore,,,
Sigh,, just call Simon,,!
Where are the aunt and uncle from Kattapana?
Come out fast, we need to finish taking the photos
You prayed and got me killed, didn’t you? Just you wait, I’ll punish you!
Grandpa… I never prayed to get you killed grandpa…
I only prayed that somebody else should die, grandpa
Please do not ask Jesus to punish me
I loved you more than anybody else in the world, grandpa
Grandpa, please forgive me!
Ousepachcha, what’s this?
My grandpa died because of me, Sister!
Who told you that?!
It’s true, it’s only because I prayed!
The Lord has given a certain amount of time for every person in this world,
When that time runs out, the Lord will call them back to Him,
Your grandfather’s time had finished and so God called him back
No, I killed my grandpa by praying that someone die, to get a day off from school
If you killed your grandfather by praying, just think how many can be brought back to life by prayers alone?
People who are sick, those who have met with accidents, those who are struggling with problems
So many other people could be brought back through prayers
Listen, Ousepachcha, pray with your heart for other people and the Lord will forgive all your sins
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Ousepachcha! You prayed to get me killed, didn’t you?
Joseph! What’s your problem?
You can leave today only after writing the formula down 250 times, understood? Sit down!
Please accept this family’s prayers and bless them, dear Lord!
Father, he has not been himself ever since his grandpa died, something must be done
Those who have placed your offerings kindly make way for the others
Somebody could sit in this empty chair here
Bring the kettle here,,, bring the tea
Keep this in the car
Father, he has not been himself ever since his grandpa died, please do something
Is that so, Ousepachcha?
Come here, let me ask you
What happened? Don’t you pray at night?
It’s alright, I’ll pray for you
Everything will be fine, ok?
Could you keep a plate here?
Everyone has left, The function went off smoothly
Jobycha, please get Ousepachchan’ s and my visas ready as soon as possible
Else, you come here
I’m sick and tired of living all by myself!
First, you take a strong decision about this,
I have nothing more to say, bye
Ousepachcha, God will not forgive you even if the Pope prayed for you!
Kindly contribute to the medical fund for the treatment of Kadha Jeevan, who is suffering from acute kidney failure
If we go to Pulickal, we’ll get atleast Rs,5000,
Of course, that’s true
This is for the treatment of a poor, innocent girl from our village, please contribute what you can
Nothing good will come out of collecting this money,
Every person with this disease has died, so no point in giving or receiving the kidney
This is just another way to make some money, that’s all
Brother Jose, put in some money only if you wish to, There’s no need for such talk
I’ve said what I wanted to say,
Yes, you have, We are all trying to help this poor child and all you’re doing is talk nonsense
That's quite a lot!
Jolly, is that a threat? No, just talking sense, that’s all
No dear, I’ll pick it up
What happened?
Nothing son, the bag tore
You can keep it in my bag, here
Oh that’s ok
Sister, you study in my school, don’t you?
Here, keep it in this bag; it’s not a problem
Here, I’ll do it, I’ll help you
Dear I’ll carry it No problem, I’ll do it
It’s difficult isn’t it? This is quite a climb
What’s sister suffering from?
Just an illness
She will be fine soon, I’ll pray for her
Your name is Kadha(story), right? Why such an unusual name?
Sister, won’t you talk to me?
You shouldn’t be so quiet and reserved just because you are ill, it will only increase that way!
You need to talk and laugh!
Sister! Smile,,, won't you?
Ok, I’ll make you smile
Smile sister smile sister… why wont you smile?
Most people laugh when I do this
Hmm ok, I’m off!
O Lord! Mom!
Hey you laughed! I told you, I will make you laugh!
What’s your name?
My name is Joseph,J,Eraali and my dear ones call me Ousepachchan
You can call me Ousepachchan too
Do you like to play games?
Which games do you have?
Criminal case, punchboxing, wrestling… which one do you want?
Criminal case
Hmm should I play for you or do you want to play by yourself?
You play
I’m definitely going to win
Yes, mum, I’m on my way, Yes, I’ll come now
I’m off! Stay for a bit more
No sister, I won’t be able to come here again if I don’t go home now
I’ll come tomorrow, You should!
Yes, I’ll come, bye
Do come tomorrow morning…
Dear Lord, I don’t know what her illness is but please make sure she recovers
If somebody can die due to my prayers, You can also give life when I pray!
Please listen to my prayers, O Lord!
This isn’t such a big sin!
Our ministers loot entire coffers!
We worked hard to collect the money; God will definitely forgive us for buying liquor with some of it
Stop talking and give me the glass
I wish there was one more glass
This is true socialism, all of us sitting here together
I’m done, no more!
You were done yesterday weren’t you?
I’ll stop today for sure, If not, there’s always tomorrow!
Dear Holy Mother, I will not attend the mass today as I am going to that sister’s home,
Please don’t punish me for this
Some are saying that she has an incurable disease,
Whatever be the case, please make sure You save her life
I want some more water
It’s only because you aren’t well, my daughter
What sort of a horrible disease is this?
I can’t even get some water to quench my thirst!
Please don't be upset, dear
If I ever get hold of God, I’ll kill Him!
My dear, don't speak that way
I will!
Ok, I’ll give you some water, wait
I don’t want it anymore
Dear child, please stop… daughter
Aunty, what illness is sister suffering from?
She has a big disease dear, Both her kidneys are not working properly,
The only hope is to transplant them
Where is she now?
She's in a bad mood as we had a small tiff,,,
I told her she must never be upset, Her illness will only increase that way
Let me call her… sister,,, please come out
I came here for you without even attending the morning mass
She's coming out
Didn’t I tell you just yesterday that you need to smile and be happy always?
I can’t come here everyday to make you laugh
Ok, repeat after me,,, (tongue twister)
Dead? Who died?
Wait I'll say it,,,
You have to say it fast! I said it didn’t I? That’s it, No no, you have to say it fast!
Now you repeat after me, I can say anything!
Ok then, say this,,, (tongue twister)
Urine? Who’s urine?
See? I could say what you said but you aren’t able to repeat mine!
I know this! See, I said it
Say it fast! But you never said it fast!
Now, say this,, (tongue twister)
My dear Lord, please make sure nothing happens to her (Kadha),
May her disease disappear, There is nothing impossible for you, O Jesus,
Please heed my prayers dear Lord!
Brother Suresh, please wait up
What's it? Would you please pay this electricity bill for me?
I'll pay it; keep your money with you for now
No brother, I already owe you so much
That’s alright, Let it be for now
Why are you so worried, little girl?
Your problems are quite small when compared to mine,,,
I came to know that I was going to be a father at the same time that I was diagnosed with this disease
I was totally alone, Everybody left me when they came to know of my disease
You have your mother, don’t you? I have no one
I became a father yesterday, But they’ve said that they will not let me see my own child,
Even then, I’m trying to be happy, see?
We should always be positive and full of energy, only then will we recover
I’m sure my baby is quite fair,, like you… will be beautiful,
Even though I’m dark-skinned, my wife is very fair!
We should always strive to be happy and full of energy, we must fight, only then will we get better, ok?
I’ll come back in a couple of days, ok?
We need to find a donor as soon as possible
It would be best to find someone willing to donate within your own family
Doctor, is age an issue here?
Age is not a problem at all, Even someone as old as 70 or 80 can donate
Even drunkards and smokers can donate
All that matters is the fitness levels during the tests
This is my father, He was the one who named me ‘Kadha’(story)
Why such an unusual name, sister?
My parents do not have any caste, that’s why
If my father were here, he would have definitely given his kidney to me
How did your father die?
It was an accident,,,
How do we bear the pain of losing our loved ones, sister?
Sister, what's your biggest wish?
I have a lot of desires, I want to read a lot of books, want to travel far and wide like my father did,
Much more than that… I do not want to die
Don’t be scared, sister, Nothing will happen to you,
I am praying very hard for you, Just wait and watch, you’ll get an O–ve kidney very soon
Keep me safe,,, till I melt away like the candle wick,,,
Mom, what’s my blood group?
Why do you want to know?
Just tell me
O-ve
Really?!
Yes,,,
I’ll be right back
Hey… O God, what do I do with him…?!
What’s the matter, Ousepachcha?
Aunty, don’t worry, I am O-ve, I’ll donate my kidney!
My dear boy, kids cannot donate their organs
You need to be atleast 18 years old
Still, you thought to ask!
It’s ok aunty, we’ll definitely get a suitable kidney
Where’s sister now?
She’s sleeping, dear,
That’s fine, Let her sleep, I’ll come back later
Did our spring fade away With the gentle whirl of the feathers?
Only small dreams remain Within the gaping wound in my heart,,,
Small prayers abound within an aching heart And my teardrops are strung as offerings
Will you stay with me every day Like a shadow, as a shade, through to the very end?
Will you be like the firefly That twinkles like the stars in the night sky?
Did our spring fade away With the gentle whirl of the feathers?
Only small dreams remain Within the gaping wound in my heart,,,
Will you smile with the goodness of the heaven within us?
Will you wait with compassion when we travel with our dreams?
Will you open out the umbrella of the sky when the rains fall?
It's time for your tears to turn into smiles,,, To light up the darkness with a rainbow of colours…
When Heaven comes down to earth We will see a brand new day
The horizon is within our reach
All the fences are fading away And love is all around!
Did our spring fade away With the gentle whirl of the feathers?
Gently,,,
Please do not stop listening just because a kid is saying this…
Kadha Jeevan, a girl studying in my Moonilavu Navjyothi School, has a serious problem in both her kidneys
She needs an O-ve kidney to survive
She also needs a lot of money for the treatment
I saw on Facebook that you do a lot of charitable work,
Please do help us
Hello Sinu, I have forwarded a message to you
Check if it’s a genuine case
What kind of junk food are we eating everyday?
Parotta, chilly chicken, fried chicken, chicken 65, burger, cola
This is why we are in the hospital!
There are dialysis units all over the state now
There’s one in my hometown as well
I’ll be there from today, so,,, all the best! See you!
Hello Achu,, hello brother Suresh
Has little Kadha slept?
She just went to bed
Have you found a donor yet?
No, not yet
I’m also trying to find someone willing
You’ll receive the party funds only at the time of the surgery
That’s good, that’s when they’re needed
Yes
I’m thinking of how to move things along now…
I am unable to go to work; I do not know what to do
Everything will be alright; God is there
I lost my family when I set out to live beyond caste and creed, with Jeevan…
Then I lost Jeevan and now… my daughter…
Which God do I pray to, dear brother? Who will I request?
I do not know,,,
All he thinks about is ‘kidney’!
Instead of praying that our math teacher should fall down from his bike!
He has gone mad! His ‘kidney’… let’s go!
As you know, we solicit suggestions from our students for extra-curricular activities in our school, every week,
This week, Joseph,J,Eraali our 6th grade student, has come up with the best suggestion
Our 9th grade student, Kadha Jeevan, has serious problems in both her kidneys,
Joseph’s suggestion is to donate whatever we can to help with her treatment and keep her in our prayers,
Now, even if we get a donor, the first few months after the surgery will be very tough,
Nobody can enter her room, we have to ensure that she does not catch any infections… everything will be fine after that
You must pray for her, Sister!
I am praying, dear,
But, you are spending far too much time with her these days, without even going home on time – that’s not right,
I know, Sister,
Would you have given her your kidney if you were O-ve, Sister?
Hello, is this the doctor?
Yes, tell me
I’m calling on behalf of your patient, Kadha Jeevan
It’s incredibly hard to get a kidney; would you give her yours, doctor?
If you aren’t O-ve, you could get it from some other doctor who is, right?
As doctors you know of course that there is no harm in donating a kidney
In our home, I am only allowed to watch cartoon TV on Saturdays
Annakutty! Are you going back from Bible studies?
Yes, how come Joseph does not come to the Church these days?
Is that so?!
He did not come for Bible studies either, aunty
Oh no, where did he go then?!
No idea, Aunty, we’re off
Oh Jesus!
Hey, come here!
Why aren’t you coming to the Church these days?
I’ve been a bit busy, Father,
I was actually coming over to see you,
One of my schoolmates needs an O-ve kidney
Oh, so you’re dealing with kidneys now?
I was thinking that if you were to speak about this during the Mass, somebody might donate a kidney…
Hmm… I’ll think about it, Go on, now
Thank you, Father!
He is mad, Father, We’ve already collected nearly 15 lakh rupees for her treatment,
Also, let them understand the difficulties of living in a society without following caste or creed!
So please don’t get into all this, Father
Where were you loafing about? Where?
Did you go for Bible studies today? Did you?
No
Why not?
My schoolmate, Kadha, has severe health issues,
She always laughs when I am around so I went to make her happy
Make her happy?!
Do you have any idea that I am all alone here? Can’t you come and sit here?
You better listen to me and be obedient, Get in!
Make her happy,,!
All those who haven’t donated to the renovation of the Church yet, kindly do so immediately
We can only move forward with all your support
All the families who still haven’t donated, think of this as God’s requirement and do so as soon as possible
Praise the Lord, Father!
Praise the Lord, what's the matter?
Why didn’t you announce the need for a kidney during the Mass, Father?
Hmm,,, come here
Ousepachcha, is this something that can be spoken about during Mass?
Didn’t God give everyone these organs?
How can I ask people to donate their organs? Even if I asked, do you think they’ll donate?
There are so many issues here – legal, health; do you have any idea about all this?
The only things you need to do at this age are study well, pray hard and obey your parents and elders,
Only then will you become a smart boy!
So, forget about everything else and concentrate on your studies and prayers and be obedient,
Ok? Don’t worry, I’ll pray, go on
We became Hindu, Muslim, and Christian
We could not recognize ourselves
This world became a mental institution!
Thousands of human hearts became arsenals
God died on the streets…
Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none _ Luke 3:11
Father, you need not announce in the Church,
Isn’t it true that those who have two must give to those who have none?
You can give her your kidney!
Now even if you aren’t O-ve, you could ask some other priest to donate!
As priests you know it all, isn’t that so?
Dear Ousepachcha, what have I told you about kids of your age? What should you do?
Study well, pray hard and live obediently, That’s all you need to do now
Don’t come back here talking of things you don’t understand! Get out of here, go!
Wants me to donate,,,!
Start the car…
You can't beat my score,,,
Let me try
Kadha, where’s your mother?
Mom, brother Suresh is here
Achu, keep this for now
How much, brother?
There’s still some time, we’ll get the rest of the money somehow
I’ll give you the money
No, Ousepachcha
No, I have it; I’ll give the money
“Where there is justice, there shall be victory”
What is this?
Aunty, here take the money
Where’s this from?
I’ll tell you, just take it now
Does you mother know?
Yes she does, take it, I’m off now, will come tomorrow
Stay a while
No I have to leave
My dear Jesus, I stole some money using Mom’s ATM card to give her (Kadha)
I only did it because it was an emergency, dear Lord,
Please don’t punish me,
Please forgive me; I’ll never repeat this, dear Lord,
Oh Father, I’m very worried about my son,
He’s always going to that girl’s house,
Please do something and set him right, Father
Yes, that is a problem, It’s because of his age and since his father is abroad…
Don’t worry Ancy, we’ll figure something out
There he is,,,
Ousepachcha, where were you all this while?
Do you know what time it is? Your mother is all alone here
It’s ok, I’ll pray for you
Hey, what did you just do?!
Did you see what he did, Father?
Hmm,,, it's not an issue
Let’s send him to the meditation camp for kids at Bharanagyanam
He'll be fine
Hello,,, yes
What happened to your hand?
It was an accident
Where's your house?
Just a little farther from here
You’re a smart kid
Thank you!
Hello?
I am Sinu Joe Saajan, from Team Ocean,
I came to know of your problems through Joseph,
We’d like to support you as this is a genuine cause,
You are Kadha Jeevan, right dear?
Dear, this is a cheque for Rs 5 lakhs, This is a gift for you from Team Ocean,
Hey Ousepachcha!
Please come in, Sir!
Ok, sure
This is a beautiful house
Facilities aren't much,,,
Please have a seat, sir
Ousepachcha, you sit down too
I’ll get down at the junction after showing you the way
Thank you so very much for the money,
The tough part is getting a kidney; nobody is willing to donate,
Please see if we could get an O-ve kidney as well, sir,
Ok, we’ll see; get in the car first
Why the hell did you have to go so fast? Get up, come on
Let go of me!
Let me give you a shake-up!
Let me go!
I’ve got to shake you up!
No!
You'll feel better; let me give you a shake-up
Are you ok?
I am fine!
Why were you going so fast?!
I'll do whatever I want!
Go ahead but why do you have to fall down in the middle of the road?
Why are you crying? What happened?
I am perfectly alright
Then why are you crying? What’s your problem?
My problem? I need an O-ve kidney, Do you have one to spare?
What for? To boil and eat,,?
No, it’s for my schoolmate, She will die unless she gets a kidney as soon as possible
I’m unable to donate even though I am O-ve since I am a child
Are you serious?
Yes I am!
She is an innocent girl; she really wants to live,
She is a school topper too but there’s no one to help her,
Hey Ousepachcha, wait
Don’t cry, I’ll donate,
Really?!
Truly?
You aren’t fooling me, are you?
I’ll give it; I have two, you take one,
One is enough; you can definitely live with one
Don’t worry, tell her I’ll give her my kidney
You’ll give it for sure, right?
Come come… you really are quite a man!
Who told you about kidneys and all?
I learnt about it by myself, You’re O-ve right?
Yes, yes
Hello, what’s up?
I have a surprise for you
What surprise?
If I tell you now, how will it be a surprise?
Come on, tell me!
No, I’ll tell you tomorrow
Tell me, please!
No, you sleep well, good night sweet dreams, see you tomorrow
Ok,,, good night, sweet dreams
Is this true?
Yes, yes it is
It's true!
Let me get you some tea
No no,,,
Just one cup,,,
No it's ok,,,
Why are you crying, sister?
I don’t have much use for two of these (kidneys),
It will be very useful for the child, that’s why, It’s not a problem, right?
Yes, don't cry please
We can trust you, right?
Yes, you can
Yes, for sure!
There will be a couple of tests
Sure, let’s do it today
Yes, today
No, not today, It’s her birthday tomorrow so you both should come home for a small celebration
We can go to the hospital after that if that’s fine?
Sure, we'll come
Oh Ousepachcha! My darling!
O dear Lord, this boy will be the death of me!
Did you hear, Father? He says he’s going to donate his kidney!
What should I do now, Father?
I am donating my kidney, not yours!
Do you know what your future will be like if you don’t listen to your elders?
Listen Shibu, there are several issues here,
Will you get a good marriage proposal if you donate your kidney?
I’ll get married to someone who’ll be happy with one kidney, I don’t care
It’s not that simple,
There are several tests, problems that may crop up in future, it needs to match her body…
I don’t care, I’ve decided to donate my kidney, that’s all!
Oh Jesus!
Stop right there, Where were you?
I was at Kadha sister’s house,
Haven’t I told you not to go there again? Haven’t I? Then why did you go?
Did you take money from the ATM?
No
No? You didn’t? You didn’t?
You have started stealing as well? Just how old are you?
It was an emergency, mom!
Do you have any idea about money?
Look at him, going around stealing to help people… some losers who aren’t even part of our caste or creed
You better get up early tomorrow to go to the Church; I am also going to come with you,
Let me see if I can set you right, Won't even listen to his parents…!
Jobycha, do you have any idea about what your son is upto here?
How will you know? How long has it been since you spoke to him?
You just don’t want to know anything,
Come here if you want to know what’s going on
There’s so much you have to know about our son’s antics!
He’ll be lost to us if you don’t come soon and set him right,
Either you come here or take us there with you soon, Jobycha, Please,
I have no idea what to do,
Please take a decision soon, I’m hanging up now
Ousepachcha!
I did not die because you prayed to get someone killed,
Then?!
I prayed that I should die soon, my dear
Why, grandpa?!
That house was a living hell for me once you left for school each day,
You know the problems I had with your mother, right?
Then why did you scare me in my dreams, grandpa?
Look at how many wonderful things you did because of that?
You are the reason that poor girl has a kidney donor, aren’t you?
You know all this, grandpa?
Your grandpa knows everything, dear
Not just the kidney, there are several other things that need to be worked out for her to live a normal life, grandpa
Everything will be alright, dear,
Even if there’s a problem, you are not alone!
You have Shibu with you, You transformed a good-for-nothing fellow into a hero!
Even after all this, my mother thrashed me badly, grandpa
People who do good deeds always suffer, my dear
Wasn’t our Lord Jesus Christ crucified for all the good He did?
Wasn’t Mahatma Gandhi shot to death?
So many examples,,, this is the way of the world… but you should always do whatever you can to help
Please tell God to bless that poor girl (Kadha), I’m praying hard for her
Why do you need to pray?
Look at all the great things you did for her,
One who prays is Man, one who acts is God! Aren’t you “The Little God”, my dear?!
Grandpa… me,,?
Go, and do whatever you can to help
Shall I go, grandpa?
Go on dear, without a shred of doubt!
My dreams are blossoming Words brought them to life
Every face lights up with the brightness of the full moon
Time will give your figure the halo of adoration you deserve!
Are you up?
Come soon… I’ll eat only after you come
I’ll call you,,,
Come soon, you heard me?
Ousepachcha? Look at him sitting there! Take your shower and go to Church
Hello, brother?
Ousepachcha, I am at the junction
You’re coming right? They’ll start crying if they see me by myself,
Come soon, you’re coming right?
I'll call you, brother
I’ll wait for you here, Come soon
Oh Sky!
This poor soul is in pain,, on earth,,,
Come close,,, as a companion,,,beside me,,,
For god's temple is holy, And you are that temple - 1 corinthians 3:17
Hey! Oh Jesus!