Passage 1

In English

THE future of India lies in your hands. You are fully aware of the characteristics of this (age of conflict) we are passing through. You find around you injustice, irregularities, immorality and untruth with all their devilish attributes and atrocities. But we have to march ahead in spite of all these with a quiet, tolerant and benign attitude towards life. Almost all the fields and walks of life are polluted with these poisonous feelings, but the field of education being the most prominent organ, needs our special attention. We should first enquire and try to find out why the parent or pupils or their teachers are taking active part in these anti-academic activities. The main reason for this disorder is that the human mind is haunted and dominated by two devilish blemishes, viz., selfishness and ambition. These forces are standing In the way of human beings in realising the human values which go to make up humanity. It is not becoming of a man to exchange his valuable life - as precious as gem - for worldly desires and ambitions which are as worthless as a coalstone. Man becomes Immortal neither by deeds, nor by progeny nor by wealth. What makes him eternal is the spirit of sacrifice. So we should try to make our lives meaningful by sacrificing personal comfort for the sake of our fellow beings.