Men and women, rich and poor, all are eligible to kindle in themselves the flame of spiritual wisdom. Distinctions of race, religion, caste, and creed do not come in the way.
Young people have to spring into the sphere of action and strive
to the best of their ability to build up a resurgent India and a happy peaceful
world.
Even as it is the duty of children to serve and please their
mother, it is the bounden duty of every child of mother India to make her
happy. To serve the motherland selflessly should be the sacred ideal of one’s
life.
Thus, it is the duty of all Indians to engage themselves in the
dedicated service of Mother India. Such an obligation on one’s part may even be
described as forming part of the nobility of character of the individual
vis-a-vis their motherland.
Four
inheritors of wealth
There are four inheritors of hoarded wealth. The first is charity; the second, the king; the third, fire; the fourth, the robber. The first claimant is charity, and the major share goes to it.
Students should recognize the profound significance of this truth and utilize
the wealth they acquire for the welfare of mankind.
Sacrifice is the highest step. One who has the true spirit of
sacrifice gives even their dearest and highest possession to others without any
hesitation or reservation, smilingly and gladly. Surrendering the fruit of
action to the Lord is real sacrifice.
A renunciant (thyagi) does not shrink even to give up their body,
regarding it as worthless straw. Sacrifice means something more than giving up
of wealth, gold, and material objects.
There is no happiness greater than that obtained from sacrifice.
Only those who sacrifice are the children of immortality, because they live
forever. Spirit of sacrifice When we study our epics and legends, we come
across numerous figures who embody such spirit of sacrifice.
Every young Indian should be enriched once more by the spirit of
sacrifice. Sacrifice is sweeter than enjoyment. Sacrifice should become the aim
of life. Only through sacrifice can one attain peace.
The Upanishads have proclaimed in a full-throated voice that
sacrifice alone leads to immortality. Sacrifice is the chief trait of the pure.
Therefore, every student must imbibe and display the spirit of sacrifice in
their life. One should not become a victim of the disease of enjoyment.
End of
education
Wisdom is illumination, and the aim of education is to radiate
that light of wisdom. Such wisdom bestows real power upon a person. Wisdom
enables us to recognize the mutual relationship of objects and individuals and
to know the precedents and antecedents of each object.
How can this illumination enter one’s being?
By listening to and going through great books like the Vedas, the
Vedanta, the Upanishads, the Koran, and the Granth Saheb, the biographies of
noble souls, and books dealing with physical and technological sciences and
psychology, one gains this light. Along with wisdom, the discriminatory
approach and logical thinking can be gained by reading them. One should not
depend entirely on knowledge derived from sacred texts but also upon wisdom
arising from experience.
Love.
