In India there is bribery everywhere, officials and clerks every one beg the money for the work they have to do. Government is paying their salaries, but they think it is paying to them freely, now that they must get money for the work they do separately from persons. Though they get 50 thousand salary, they are much more happy with the money they have taken from the people under the table, even though it is only 10000 or 20000/-
Taking bribe and giving bribe is the common process in the offices. Any work yes any work, to be done one should give some money under the table. To get electric connection or water connection to the house the owner should pay to the officials , some money, to get transfer one should pay to the officers.
some shameless ask the other person or some shamelessly tell others that apart from the salary they would get some "other"money in that "seat" of the office work. Even the parents check with the bridegroom how much 'other' money he gets, and on basing on the other money they bargain the Dowry .. and buy the groom for their daughters.
All this is so hateful to think even but in our country as they do not feel any shame for any thing, like even worshiping the male and female sex organs by pouring milk and flowers on it in the temples. They do things which are so utterly shameful and never think that they are doing a shameful thing.
so even Christians also do not think that giving bribe or taking bribe is sin and shameless thing.
Dowry taking and giving is not a shameful thing even for Christians in India. There is a money god in our country, so they worship that idol too and they worship those paper money too or some coins. If they slipped the paper money or a coin on the floor , they feel so remorse and take it and put those to their both eyes asking that idol to forgive them.
So taking or giving bribe is not a shameful thing in India, even Christians think its the rule of the day. They cannot trust in God who can do everything possible. They do not want to take risk or wait upon the Lord.
Yes its really a difficult think, we will be looked down by every one, our work will not be done, we will never get things done the way we want them to get done, or in the time we need to get those, but still its worth waiting upon the Lord.
We tried many times and applied for a transfer to Eluru to my husband, but we knew those applications were thrown into the dustbin is we did not even think of giving bribe. His boss is briber, he is known for his bribing talent. He never look at any personal file if the money is not given before the file go to his table and in front of him.
But that summer, 1991 when I was accused by my staff that I am not keeping the timings of the college to the seconds , I promised the principal I will not be so, thereafter, and gave a paper signed by me that for the next academic year I will keep the punctuality at any cost. So I prostrated in front of my saviour and prayed and got the promise from Him that 'my husband would be my 'help' in going to college in time. and when I asked Him, how could it be, His answer was straight and simple, ' he will get transfer'--- That settled my mind and heart, no more tears, no more fears,and I was enjoying the verse alive in my life,i.e., Ephesians 5:19 'singing and making music in my heart for the Lord.
As usual he was going early in the morning at 6 am and coming in the evening only after 10pm. sometimes he runs for the passenger train to catch , because he would not misuse his set of Railway Passes by travelling in the super fast trains, or avoiding theT C to sign on the pass.
In case the passenger train is late to go , and if he is late to sign in the register one 5 minutes, they put red x mark in his place of signature, and there were days he could not come back to Eluru that time, and so he used to work that morning in the office even though there is leave granted forcefully to him. He is not a person who lingers hither and thither and waste time in office hours, or not a person to go out and spend time with friends etc, so those forceful leaves were nightmare for him.
One day , after I got an assurance from my Lord, that he would get transfer and he would be a help for me to take care of household affairs, and children care along with me so that I can go to college in time, it so happened that the passenger train was stopped at Singhnagar halt just before the Vijaywada railway station some 15 kilometers away. he waited and waited for the train to move to railway station where his office DEN office is nearby.
As the train is not going further, and the time for sign was short, he got down and begged some sccoter wallah to give him lift to Ramavarappadu where he was going, there he was dropped and got another scooter fellow to drop him at Benz company circle, ( ring road circle) from there he got a Lorry which was going to wards the railway station, there he got down and with lunch carriage basket he started to run in the DEN office compound to go and climb the steps to reach his office. At last he reached and signed.
That afternoon one lady who is known to him asked him that she saw him running in the compound furiously and asked him what was the matter. Then my husband answere her' What to tell you mam, my life is so miserable....' and he started to tell her all that happened that day . to reach the office.
After hearing him she sympathetically said, " Ayyo sir, so sorry to hear this , why don't you try for a transfer to Eluru?"
Even for that my husband told her that he tried so many times for transfer and applied but it could not be done.
Understanding the plight of my husband she said,' sir, again you try , your supervisor is my husband, i too will tell him about your problem."
This time its the turn of my husband to be shocked. because he never thought or knew that she was the wife of his supervisor, because this lady is Scheduled caste person, and the supervisor was a Brahman man by caste.
Without another word , he thanked her and went and met the supervisor and when he was told to submit an application for transfer he did it and he came and told me about all this episode. In heart of hearts I knew that God, my Father started to move the pawns to do what He promised me to do about the transfer of my husband. I knew that God in His great mercy arranged all these steps to happen in a beautiful way.
But if you think that we got transfer, in this short way, it means you are ignorant of His ways. There were hurdles,obstacles to overcome.... Which I will give an account into the next episode.
Taking bribe and giving bribe is the common process in the offices. Any work yes any work, to be done one should give some money under the table. To get electric connection or water connection to the house the owner should pay to the officials , some money, to get transfer one should pay to the officers.
some shameless ask the other person or some shamelessly tell others that apart from the salary they would get some "other"money in that "seat" of the office work. Even the parents check with the bridegroom how much 'other' money he gets, and on basing on the other money they bargain the Dowry .. and buy the groom for their daughters.
All this is so hateful to think even but in our country as they do not feel any shame for any thing, like even worshiping the male and female sex organs by pouring milk and flowers on it in the temples. They do things which are so utterly shameful and never think that they are doing a shameful thing.
so even Christians also do not think that giving bribe or taking bribe is sin and shameless thing.
Dowry taking and giving is not a shameful thing even for Christians in India. There is a money god in our country, so they worship that idol too and they worship those paper money too or some coins. If they slipped the paper money or a coin on the floor , they feel so remorse and take it and put those to their both eyes asking that idol to forgive them.
So taking or giving bribe is not a shameful thing in India, even Christians think its the rule of the day. They cannot trust in God who can do everything possible. They do not want to take risk or wait upon the Lord.
Yes its really a difficult think, we will be looked down by every one, our work will not be done, we will never get things done the way we want them to get done, or in the time we need to get those, but still its worth waiting upon the Lord.
We tried many times and applied for a transfer to Eluru to my husband, but we knew those applications were thrown into the dustbin is we did not even think of giving bribe. His boss is briber, he is known for his bribing talent. He never look at any personal file if the money is not given before the file go to his table and in front of him.
But that summer, 1991 when I was accused by my staff that I am not keeping the timings of the college to the seconds , I promised the principal I will not be so, thereafter, and gave a paper signed by me that for the next academic year I will keep the punctuality at any cost. So I prostrated in front of my saviour and prayed and got the promise from Him that 'my husband would be my 'help' in going to college in time. and when I asked Him, how could it be, His answer was straight and simple, ' he will get transfer'--- That settled my mind and heart, no more tears, no more fears,and I was enjoying the verse alive in my life,i.e., Ephesians 5:19 'singing and making music in my heart for the Lord.
As usual he was going early in the morning at 6 am and coming in the evening only after 10pm. sometimes he runs for the passenger train to catch , because he would not misuse his set of Railway Passes by travelling in the super fast trains, or avoiding theT C to sign on the pass.
In case the passenger train is late to go , and if he is late to sign in the register one 5 minutes, they put red x mark in his place of signature, and there were days he could not come back to Eluru that time, and so he used to work that morning in the office even though there is leave granted forcefully to him. He is not a person who lingers hither and thither and waste time in office hours, or not a person to go out and spend time with friends etc, so those forceful leaves were nightmare for him.
One day , after I got an assurance from my Lord, that he would get transfer and he would be a help for me to take care of household affairs, and children care along with me so that I can go to college in time, it so happened that the passenger train was stopped at Singhnagar halt just before the Vijaywada railway station some 15 kilometers away. he waited and waited for the train to move to railway station where his office DEN office is nearby.
As the train is not going further, and the time for sign was short, he got down and begged some sccoter wallah to give him lift to Ramavarappadu where he was going, there he was dropped and got another scooter fellow to drop him at Benz company circle, ( ring road circle) from there he got a Lorry which was going to wards the railway station, there he got down and with lunch carriage basket he started to run in the DEN office compound to go and climb the steps to reach his office. At last he reached and signed.
That afternoon one lady who is known to him asked him that she saw him running in the compound furiously and asked him what was the matter. Then my husband answere her' What to tell you mam, my life is so miserable....' and he started to tell her all that happened that day . to reach the office.
After hearing him she sympathetically said, " Ayyo sir, so sorry to hear this , why don't you try for a transfer to Eluru?"
Even for that my husband told her that he tried so many times for transfer and applied but it could not be done.
Understanding the plight of my husband she said,' sir, again you try , your supervisor is my husband, i too will tell him about your problem."
This time its the turn of my husband to be shocked. because he never thought or knew that she was the wife of his supervisor, because this lady is Scheduled caste person, and the supervisor was a Brahman man by caste.
Without another word , he thanked her and went and met the supervisor and when he was told to submit an application for transfer he did it and he came and told me about all this episode. In heart of hearts I knew that God, my Father started to move the pawns to do what He promised me to do about the transfer of my husband. I knew that God in His great mercy arranged all these steps to happen in a beautiful way.
But if you think that we got transfer, in this short way, it means you are ignorant of His ways. There were hurdles,obstacles to overcome.... Which I will give an account into the next episode.
