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Source: The Hindu (http://www.the-hindu.com)

 

Almighty assigns certain roles to man

 

CHENNAI, MARCH 31. Success or failure is not uncommon to a person

but usually, if, in certain times, his hopes are dashed to the

ground and his aspirations are dampened, when his efforts do not

yield the expected results, he will get demoralised. Despair

invariably leads to frustration. Dauntless enterprise is at the

root of prosperity and gateway to happiness. Never should a man

entertain depression and all plans should be pursued, with deep

faith in God.

 

One of the causes for a man's grief is his limitless desires,

which when not getting fulfilled, result in various problems. It

is difficult to satisfy a man's all needs though hope acts as a

stimulus to enthusiasm. Instead of displaying one's jealousy at

another's prosperity, it is necessary to be contented and try to

work towards progress. Hope is the fulfiller of all good causes.

 

The Ramayana presents a picture of the pensive mood of one of the

most brilliant characters when his efforts, despite his

extraordinary prowess, become futile initially but he does not

give room for dejection. When Anjaneya, in quest of Sita, could

not locate Her, a strange pessimism lays hold on him. He imagined

that She might have been dead or kept hidden in an inaccessible

place. However, he picks up courage and wants to make another

determined effort, with unflagging zeal to search for Her again.

Again, he does not succeed and grief overtakes him and he

cogitates on the possibilities.

 

In his lecture, Sri Bannanje Govindacharya said, being an

instrument of God, man is assigned certain roles, the choice

being the Almighty's. No doubt, God needs no help from anyone yet

in His incarnation, He had caused Anjaneya to locate Sita and the

messenger, during his mission, found himself in certain

embarrassing situations while his mind remained pure. As he could

not see Sita anywhere in the palace and other places, he thought

of various possibilities and of the consequences if he went back

to Rama and reported to Him about his inability to achieve the

task. ``If I tell Rama that I could not discover Her, the cruel

words conveying such a bad tiding would plunge Him into grief and

sap His life out. On seeing Him in such an unbearable shock and

if He resolved upon death, Lakshmana would not outlive Him. There

will be further repercussions and so many others may throw away

their lives. I shall not go back but shall remain here (in Lanka)

leading the life of an anchorite, sustaining myself on whatever

becomes available''. However he felt that nothing could be

achieved by dying and with courage, life was bound to be crowned

with felicity. Then he undertook to search the ``Ashoka Vana''

where he saw Sita.

 

 

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