The relic of Don Bosco

 In my office I have two first degree relics of Don Bosco.  A biretta worn by Don Bosco. And half a brick from the bedroom of Don Bosco's room, at Becchi I guess. 

The biretta is worn and torn - hence needs no other verification to state that it was used by Don Bosco!!  Both these relics have been encased in a glass box.  

Usually we build a wall or room around a glass case. But in this case we have a glass case around a brick!  

Jokes apart, this particular encased set has been in my office since the time I took charge three years ago.  In fact, when I took charge, there were several religious articles in the office, which I reverently handed over to my predecessor or found a new devotee to take them in.  The only thing that 'somehow' stayed back in the office is this particular set of relics.  

When some people visit my office and they ask what it is, and hear me say what it is, they are quite taken up.  It is only at these moments that I realise the worth of these relics.  For the rest of the time, they sit in the corner of room and I carry on my work, totally oblivious of their existence in the same room. 

Nonetheless, I am beginning to realise and appreciate their presence and come to believe that Don Bosco himself is present, in a way, with me, assisting me to carry on my weird task and responsibility.  Or else, how does one explain a lecturer of philosophy handling finance and administration at this wide and large scale!  Although relegated to a corner and barely noticed or even consciously revered, I suppose these relics - and through them, Don Bosco himself - is in a way guiding and leading me. That's quite a morale booster and immense source of strength.