Nearly two thousand years ago, it was the same reason that brought about the Jewish settlement in Kerala which thrived until the state of Israel beckoned them to re-begin their life in the 'Promised Land'.
PRIME Minister Tony Blair today arrived in Jerusalem on the latest leg of his Middle East diplomatic mission - urging nations in the region to "re-begin" the peace process.
The angels have fallen, the leaves have fallen: but the leaves are happy in their "power to die," to fall on flowing water and re-begin the circuit of matter.