Empty Hands
I had a dream. A man approached before the judgment seat of God and said, “You see, Lord, I have kept your law: I have done nothing unjust, evil or criminal in my life. Lord my hands are clean.”
The Lord answered, “They surely are; but they are empty.”
– Raul Follerau
People who would not take any initiative, the good-for-nothing, who would do anything, can never commit a mistake. The servant who received one talent in the “parable of the talents” is punished not for loosing the talent, but for not putting into use the one talent he had received; thus too the man with the empty hands.
“A person who never made a mistake, never tried any thing.” Albert Einstein
About the author: Fr. Jose Kaimlett
Rev. Dr. Jose Kaimlett has been a Catholic Priest from April 1966. He has a doctorate in Canon Law. He is a great visionary who has been contributing enormously to the Catholic Church and to the society at large both as a missionary and philanthropist. He is the founder of Heralds of Good News (HGN), Sisters of Good News (SGN) and Missionaries of Compassion (MoC). These three communities (together) have inspired hundreds of young men and women to dedicate their lives for serving the society at various levels.
He has established numerous educational, health and charitable institutions in India and abroad. He is currently engaged in developing a full-fledged Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, and a Centre for Higher Education in Tanzania.
