Sensible people do not keep large amounts of money in
their homes. The present day politicians may be an exception to the general
rule. I have been told that my ancestors used to bury gold in temple premises;
nobody dared even to touch it. My great-grandfather, who was the Dezavazhi, ruler of a minor principality
of Kumbalam Islands, erected a private chapel in place of a former sacred
serpent grove in one corner of his compound. There he installed a deity, an
attractive photo of St. Antony. There is an adage that my great-grandfather too
buried gold coins in a copper pot with a stigma attached to it, “Those who
excavate, treasure-hunt and / or share it will be cursed; they and their
children would become crazy and / or crippled.” My grandfather erected a pukka
chapel with stones joined together with lime and mortar and installed a statue
of St. Antony.
Excerpts from
MEMOIRS
An autobiography
by
Joseph J. Thayamkeril
Lawyer, Kochi, Kerala, India.
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