In English
The hall-mark of education is humility
Once he was proceeding to a neighbouring village to deliver an address. People used to gather tin large numbers to listen to his lectures. A young officer, who wanted to listen to 's lecture, got down from a train with a suitcase to go to the lecture-hall. also get down from the same train. The young officer was calling for a porter to carry his suitcase. went to him and said, "Why do you need a cooly to carry this small suitcase? Can't you carry it yourself and save the money?" He replied. "It is not in keeping with my dignity to carry my suitcase. I am an educated person." told him: "The hall-mark of education is humility, not pride. If you cannot carry your own bag, how are you carrying your body? If, however, you cannot carry your bag, I shall do so." And carried the officer's bag. He acted on the motto: "Plain living and high thinking." left the bag where the officer got off. The young man wanted to offer money to his "Porter". told him. "To serve you is my reward." The young officer left and was later proceeding to the venue of the meeting. There people were offering garlands to to welcome him to the meeting. The young officer realised that the man who had offered to carry his bag at the station was none other than the respected lecturer of that evening, . He felt ashamed that he had made such a great man carry his bag. He reflected: “What is his education and what is mine? I have behaved like a little monkey. I am like a glow-worm before the Sun."