Bosco Beacon - August 2026

BOSCO BEACON – AUGUST 2026 Page 1 – Rector's Message Dear Parents, Teachers and Students, I would like to draw your attention to being SENSITIVE, the theme for the month of July that passed by. Don Bosco noticed a poor boy quietly eating a piece of coarse black bread while the other boys were eating soft white bread. The boy tried to hide his bread, embarrassed by his poverty. Don Bosco immediately understood what the student was feeling. Without drawing anyone's attention to him, Don Bosco walked over with a smile and said, "Would you exchange your bread for mine?" He placed his own white loaf into the boy's hands and took the black bread for himself. The boy's face lit up, not because he had better bread, but because someone protected his dignity. Don Bosco then cheerfully ate the coarse bread as though it were the finest meal. For Don Bosco, sensitivity meant more than feeling sorry for someone. It meant noticing what others failed to see, understanding another person's unspoken pain, and acting immediately with generosity and love. He knew that a young person's heart could be wounded by humiliation just as much as by hunger. By exchanging the bread, he was really exchanging shame for dignity, loneliness for belonging, and poverty for love. This simple gesture reminds us that true sensitivity is not found in big words but in small acts of thoughtful kindness. A smile, a listening ear, a word of encouragement, or a quiet sacrifice can change someone's day—and sometimes, even someone's life. In today's fast-moving world, knowledge and success alone do not make a great person. A truly educated person is one whose mind thinks clearly, whose hands serve willingly, and whose heart feels deeply. Sensitivity begins when one begins to see every person with respect, every creation with gratitude, and every situation as an opportunity to do good. Every member of the Don Bosco–Egmore family is invited to be sensitive in words, thoughtful in actions, and compassionate in relationships. May we notice the lonely classmate, encourage the discouraged, respect our teachers and parents, care for our campus, and use technology responsibly, always remembering that behind every screen is a human heart. May Don Bosco inspire us to have a heart similar to his: intelligent, compassionate, and always ready to serve. Fr. Alphonse Philip, SDB Rector & Correspondent