Face to face with the leopard!

It was past midnight. Fr. John Mendonca was returning from Mangalore. After getting down from the auto, he took quiet steps to MSJ from the main gate. Barely a few steps had he taken, he was stunned with horror to see a strange animal making its way towards him. It took no time for Fr. John to guess that it was the same leopard that the forest officials had made desperate futile effort to trap sometime ago. Only heavenly intervention could help John as there was no one around to look for help. Only thing he could do was to stand still and stare with courage at the leopard. Even the leopard stood still for moment and stared at Fr. John. Thank God, it was not saying the grace before the meals... soon it left him and went its way. Fr. John narrated the traumatic episode to the community members on the following day though many found difficult to believe whether it was real leopard. In fact, sometime ago, Fr. John had made lots of inquiries about leopards. He even downloaded few pictures of leopards from the internet and displayed on the community notice board. However, this time leopard himself gave him unforgettable darshan!