In plain words
Then what should intentions be like? They must be true intentions. One who has no true intentions is not a human being at all.
An Ideal Mother, an Ideal Son
Īśvaracandra Vidyāsāgar and his aged mother lived in a small village near Calcutta. Because they were very poor, there was not even proper food for them to eat. Mother and son, the two of them, would drink gruel to quiet their hunger. Because Vidyāsāgar had śraddhā for his studies, he studied hard and graduated in law. At night he had to study by the light of the street lamps. “Śraddhāvān labhate jñānam”: one who has śraddhā can study wherever he is, and can achieve any deed, however great. Neither hardships nor comforts last for ever. After some time Īśvaracandra Vidyāsāgar's hardships came to an end and he got a good job. He drew a good salary. One day he brought some money: “Mother! With this money you should buy yourself good saris and jewels,” he asked her. And then she: “My son! I want nothing now. When the time comes, I will ask for it myself,” she said. He never once contradicted his mother. Such was his humility. Some time later his salary grew a great deal. One day he sat down beside his mother: “Mother! I have plenty of money. Will you tell me what your wish is, now at least?” he asked.
Then she told him. “My son! I want three jewels. Of them, I am asking today for the first jewel. There are many little children in our village. Because there is no school here, they have to go a long way to study. Until they come back home, their parents are anxious. So have a small school built in our village. That is the very first jewel I ask for,” she said. As she wished, he had the school built. Some time later she turned to her son: “Because this village has not even a small hospital, the people are suffering great hardship. So have a small hospital built, my son! This is the second jewel I ask for,” she said.