In English
Students should avoid demeaning temptations
The beggar at the door wails "Ma! I am a stranger, a . Give me alms." He means that he does not belong to the village, that he has no one to support him or feed him at the place. means a person who has moved into a new place from his own or country. The beggar hopes to get a loaf of bread or a . The educated person in the strange land hopes to get a hundred or a thousand or even a . They too belong to the same profession. Students should avoid such demeaning temptations. They should not give up their mother country and proceed overseas. And, they must not commit the mistake of believing that a person becomes great if he goes overseas. Air hostesses do it every day! Have faith and love towards your home, your village, your part of India, your Motherland. But that does not imply hatred of other countries. On no account should hatred or enmity or intolerance pollute your minds. Consider an example from the . After the death of on the battlefield, asked , "Brother! Our brother has been ruling the kingdom of very well, for fourteen years. That kingdom, though poor, is happy under his role. Now, has come into our hands. I pray that you assume rulership over and reform the ." smiled at this suggestion. He replied, "Does any son give up his mother because her features are ugly? My motherland may be poor but it is my mother. Can I adopt a woman as mother, if she is more charming then my own? However rich and prosperous this is, I do not wish to be here." held up the ideal of a patriot eager to serve his native land.