Abou Ben Adhem

By Vijay Kumar

Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)

Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,

And saw, within the moonlight in his room,

Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,

An angel writing in a book of gold:-

Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,

And to the presence in the room he said,

"What writest thou?" - The vision raised its head,

And with a look made of all sweet accord,

Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord."

"And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,"

Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,

But cheerly still; and said, "I pray thee, then,

Write me as one that loves his fellow men."

The angel wrote, and vanished. The next night

It came again with a great wakening light,

And showed the names whom love of God had blest,

And lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.

This would apply to Mr Sumit Dutt Majumder mutatis mutandis. (incidentally, mutatis mutandis does not mean identical application; it actually means with necessary changes. It means "The necessary changes having been made; having substituted new terms; with respective differences taken into consideration"; “With the necessary changes in points of detail; With such change as may be necessary" )

TIOL wishes the outgoing Chairman all the very best. Sir, your best years are ahead!

CBEC is to get a new Chairman today. WE wish Mr. Goel all success as the new Chief. This is the ideal time for an officer to become the Chairman, as he would be able to push his ideas through the budget in February.