In English
The sea teaches you many lessons
You may have vast scholarship, fame and fortune. But, the bee can give you a lesson on how to be free from torment. The tree can teach you forbearance and tolerance. It offers shade to all, irrespective of age, sex or religion, nationality or economic status. It helps with fruit and shade even the foe who lays his axe on its trunk! The dog can teach you lessons in faith, selfless service and the process of dedication. Man disgraces himself by his ingratitude, even to God who has provided him with all his wealth. Today is Full Moon and the sea rolls and surges in great joy. It knows only the fullness of happy contentment. The Sun may lift clouds of vapour from its stock of water; the Sea does not whimper. The rain may fill its coffers with the rich riverine tribute; it does not exult. It teaches you equanimity - no depression, no exaltation. Watch the waves rolling one behind the other towards the shore! You will notice the waves bringing with them bits of flotsam and jetsam, bottles and twigs, logs and pieces of wreckage to be deposited on land. There is a constant struggle evident to maintain a clean face - a laudable , which man can well adopt. Again, consider the quietness of the depths, the (serenity) that reigns in the inner regions of its consciousness. On the surface, the sea appears restless, and full of fury. But, down below, it is established in peace. Man too has to be like the Sea, accepting it as his . Accept the World as your on this World Teacher's Day, the .