Its Not A Miracle - But Its Very Close to It
Piemonte (Italian official TV station)
November 2000
This year again, the Indian mystic, Founder of a mission in the
South of India, made an appointment at the Palasport of Collegno
(Turin)
They're looking for peace - the many people that are in line waiting
for her hug. They walk in, a few at a time or in groups, coming
by camper with all their family, not only from Piemonte but from
all over Italy. The sporting palace parking lot is full since early
morning. The car registration numbers show that they come not only
from Bergamo, Pisa, Genova, Ancona and Napoli but also from Finland,
France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark.
At the entry hall there is macrobiotic refreshment; natural food,
as natural as the people that form Amma's followers. Women aged
40 to 55 with loose hair and no make up. Their clothing is also
loose and white, and all are without shoes. Wearing thick, wool
socks or with bare feet they go in procession to Her as one would
go to a living saint. She hugs them one by one, holding them tight
for a few minutes, motherly and smiling.
The tone of voice is low, even when there are thousands we hear
only a quiet, background buzzing. What happens during Darshan, this
mystical hug, can neither be explained nor understood without experiencing
it, say the people who have received it.
We don't believe in what we read on all the Internet Websites dedicated
to her; that Amma can heal sicknesses, prevent disasters, accomplish
our desires. But one thing is sure, that the compassion of this
woman has, over the years taken the form of a charitable, international
mission. And more than the faith or superstition or magic that is
around her, facts count. With the collected donations - and we highlight
that nobody asks for money from anyone - they have built in India
a modern, 800 bed hospital, 3 orphanages, many schools, houses for
people that have nothing, and support a pension scheme for poor
women who are alone or with children.
It's not a miracle, but it's very close to it.
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