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Learn love and earn morality, says Sai BabaSunday November 23 2003 09:41 IST

PUTTAPARTHI : Sri Sathya Sai Baba on Saturday called upon students to be an

embodiment of love and not become selfish after completing their

education.Addressing the 22nd convocation of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher

Learning here, Baba said: ‘‘Selfishness is like a fish in the water. The fish

dies when it was taken out of the water. So do not become selfish; render

selfless service to society.’’Exhorting students not to live for money, Baba

advised them to earn morality. ‘‘If money comes it goes but if you earn

morality it never goes but grows. You will become true Indian when you have

morality. You should realise that education is not to earn money because money

ruins your peace. You should work for the welfare of needy people and strive

hard to retain and preserve Indian culture. Well-known singer M.S. Subbalakshmi

never sang for money but to earn name and fame,’’ Baba

said.Urging students to be self-confident, Baba said: ‘‘Self-confidence leads to

self-sacrifice which leads to self-realisation. So be confident of achieving

your goal in life, speak truth and follow righteous path.’’Baba said students

should not misinterprete the meaning of love. ‘‘Love never destroys anyone but

helps needy people. Love is God. You live in God, who is in your heart.’’He

said many students forget to remember their motherland soon after landing in a

foreign country. ‘‘Bharath is known for knowledge and sacrifice. You should not

forget your motherland which is like your mother. Can anyone forget his own

mother? Be a true and pround son of Bharath.’’Earlier, Vice-President Bhairon

Singh Shekhawat appreciated the service of Sathya Sai Seva Samithi in providing

drinking water to 700 villages in Anantapur district. ‘‘I wish religious

organisations derive inspiration from Baba and in addition to spiritual uplift,

also work for amelioration

of the poor, the hungry and the sick,’’ he said.The vice-president said India is

proud of its ancient civilisation and rich cultural heritage. ‘‘Diversities

provide unique richness and varied flavours. Diverse social groups co-exist in

harmony, always guided by the most secular ethos embodied in ancient axiom of

‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’,’’ he said.

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