I now realize that my inborn urge and taste for the pastoral care ministry is being fulfilled today. As a youngster I grew up seeing the sufferings of my mother and of one of my aunts, a religious sister, who was bed-ridden for 28 years due to meningitis. They both were wonderful inspirations for patience, compassion, understanding and accepting suffering in true Christian spirit. More over I myself suffered a lot in my younger days. I had a long lasting eye problem caused by a damage on the cornea. I have traveled with my father many places and hospitals for the treatment. I also had the Rheumatic Fever that affected my active life for a long time. Besides these I had also SMR surgery and another one for tonsils. These sicknesses were responsible for my meetings with many patients, doctors, hospitals, etc. This helped me to enter into a world of sufferings. I began to understand what it is meant by sufferings and pains. I became more and more conscious about how much people look for healing and relieve just as I myself looked for, many times. I wished if I could be a healer and comforter for the sick and the suffering. Since the circumstances didn’t let me I couldn’t materialize my wish. But in the course of time I realized that I could be a spiritual healer to them. That helped me to turn to the life of priesthood. Today I can see that all my experiences were directed to what I am today.