In English
said the other day: "One plus one (1+1) is two while one minus one (1-1) is zero." Suppose you remove the plus and the minus signs; then you are left with 11! Eleven is a much bigger number than one; we get this bigger number simply by removing both the plus sign and the minus sign. We don’t need either the plus or the minus. In reality, the progress of the nation depends on the welfare of society. Therefore, we should pray that all should be happy. However, present-day politics promotes divisive tendencies. Politicians say, "So and so is mine while so and so is yours." This separation into ‘mine’ and ‘thine’ reflects nothing but extreme narrow-mindedness. On the other hand, we should abide by the feeling of oneness and declare, "All are mine, we all are one." It is selfishness that plunges the country into ruin. That day when we get rid of this selfishness would be the day when the country will turn around and get on the road to prosperity. Presently, everyone is saturated with selfishness and self-interests. This would not do; instead, we must foster the feeling that all of us belong to one Universal Family. Today, the population of is about one hundred (one billion). If every one of this huge number of people were to feel that all are one, how blissful it would be! How prosperous the country would be! But the politicians and the people of today seem to delight themselves in fragmenting the country into tiny bits. What is the motivating force behind this extreme divisive tendency? People imagine that by carving out their own bit of territory, they can become ministers! What sort of a minister would such a selfish person make? He would be a deluded individual living from minute to minute. He could lose his position any minute! We should not go after such foolish desires.