Passage 6

In English

Pride must be eradicated to realise Divinity

Human values can be listed as 50, 60, 70, 80 in all. But they can be better grouped under the following three heads' pure thoughts, pure words, pure deeds; thoughts, words and deeds coordinated with one another. When you read only dirt, your '' (awareness) is contaminated and your '' (Being) is disfigured. So, how can '' (Truth) be revealed to you? Nowadays people appear too cowardly even to pronounce the words "God" or "". They shout loud and long on irrelevant and indecent topics. It is difficult to understand why they are so afraid to pronounce the word God! They feel free to utter falsehood but draw back from truth. If Divinity is absent, everything is devilry. So, teachers and students must have faith in God and boldly call on God and pray. That will drive away the devilry that encompasses us. Of course, hesitation to address God is only superficial. During examinations, every student prays to the Almighty. When calamities happen, loss is sustained, members of the family are struck by disease and are in mortal danger, people do pray to God. Why, then, yield to false pride and refuse to acknowledge God. This is sheer hypocrisy. Another characteristic of the educated, the intelligentsia, is their pride. They move around wearing the crown of the conceit. Pride is the wall that hides the from the , the curtain between them, between Truth and Untruth. This obstacle has to be removed in order that Unity might be realised and Divinity manifested. Many students develop this pest called pride, for, they have physical charm, educational attainments and monetary resources, but they must be vigilant enough to eradicate it soon.