In English
Future Citizens
Today’s students are the future citizens. Hence you should develop broad-mindedness and good qualities. Good qualities should also grow along with the body. Witness this real-life situation: A calf is born to a cow. As the calf grows, it develops horns. In modern times acid is applied to these horns to stunt their growth. Similarly, the virtues of a man should be cultivated from his childhood. But man today is restricting this growth of virtues by indulging in bad deeds. You are ruining yourselves. All sacred feelings are within us. There are no good qualities which are not in man. We should try to suppress any ill feeling as soon as it arises. When a thought arises, question yourself whether it is good or bad, right or wrong. Do not be in a hurry to put it into practice. ‘Haste makes waste, Waste makes worry, so do not be in a hurry.’ You should discard any evil thought by thinking, “I am a man. Being a student how can I get such a feeling?”