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One of the most fascinating experiences
one can imagine of the gradients that
nature offers is the breaking of the dawn
at sunrise and fading of the day at sunset
with an originality of each shade. It is
like someone who has held all the shades
of colours possible in one hand, opens it
slowly to a multidimensional display of
colours and captures them back, in the
other hand. A recurrent and rhythmic
act that produces a dance of innumerable
hues that evoke the feeling of breathless
adoration as Wordsworth puts it:

“When thou dost pour upon the world
A flood of harmony, with instinct more divine
Type of the wise who soar, but never roam;
True to the kindred points of Heaven and Home!”

St. Teresa’s College, an iconic woman who would gracefully stride into
her centenary year very soon, stands erect with much gusto at the heart
of the city of Ernakulam being a quintessential source of the gradients
of life that draws the attention of thousands of women across the globe.
And the hues that colour their dreams into possibilities, display her
characteristic configuration. It is with much delight that I convey my
appreciation to the Teresians in their noble and adventurous effort
to recapture their diverse experiences from the pandemic era with
a beautiful theme Gradients of Life: Hues in Between, a promising
approach firstly to integrate past into present and impart a change
while walking towards the future; and secondly to uncover the effects of
iterative phases of growth as a matter of pride to take the further steps
with confidence. Gradient is a concept that evokes the transition between
colours. Therefore, the key is to make this transition memorable. This
can be made possible by recollecting with gratitude the lessons learnt
from the pandemic. As the Teresian family tries to piece together their
Covid-19 experiences as Gradients of Life, may you construct a worldview
that would bring hope to our world.

God bless you.
Sr. Chris CSST
Superior General
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