[Fwd: LORD RAMA AND AYODHYA]

[Guest guest]

Tale to understand the Importance of having a sense

 of Patriotism for one's own Country at all times!]

(Received from another group)

 

 

 In Ramayana, after the death of Ravana, Vibhisbana

 fell at the feet of Rama and said, "Swami, I never

 aspired to be the King of Lanka. I only wanted my brother to

 give up his bad qualities. I pray to you to take over the

 Kingdom of Lanka."

 

All the rakshasas also came and prayed to Rama that

he should become King of Lanka.

 

Lakshmana also supported them saying, "O brother, Bharatha is already

ruling over Ayodhya. Even if you return to Ayodhya, you may not be

crowned as the King.

 

So, I request you to take over this kingdom and

transform all the rakshasas.Lanka is full of golden

mansions. Where else can you find such a beautiful place? I

will be very happy if you rule over this Kingdom."

 

Rama lovingly took Lakshmana close to him and said,

 

"Lakshmana, how could you get such a silly desire? Just because one's

mother is ugly, can he call any other beautiful woman as his mother?

Even though my country is poor compared to Lanka, I still consider it

as my mother. Lanka may be full of gold, but I don't want it"!!

 

 

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       SPIRITUAL COMMENTARY

 

 What a tremendous patriotism Lord Rama had for his

 own kingdom Ayodhya! He respected and adored his kingdom

 like his own "mother" as, any country we belong to

 becomes our "motherland" since we have been

 nurtured and brought up in that country, like how a mother

 nurtures her child.

 

 We should develop this kind of love and faith towards

 our country. Parents and teachers should inculcate such

 spirit of patriotism in their children and students. We

 should declare wholeheartedly with a sense of pride that

 this is my country, this is my mother tongue.

 

 A man's country is not a certain area of land, of

 mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and

 patriotism is loyalty to that principle.Unless our

 conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to

 embody the real affection and the real interest of the

 nation.

 

 We should love and serve our homeland; at the same

time not hate or hurt the homeland of others. We should not

indulge in criticizing other countries or people belonging

to other nations. Having trust and faith in our own country,

we won't try to put down any other country. We should

never bring grief or sorrow to our country. To have pride in

our own motherland is important.

 

There are millions of educated men and women all over

the world, but how many really benefit or contribute to the

society's progress? We are utilising our education for

our own selfishness and self-interest alone.We have to

eschew selfishness and self-interest and make our education

useful by resolving to serve the society and our country,for

its progress and development.That way we should make the

best use of our education we have recieved.

 

Let us respect and revere our elders and our country

and set an ideal to humanity.Let our conduct befit the

degrees we have acquired.Education is meant to broaden the

mind.Education and discrimination should go hand in hand.

The prosperity of the nation depends on the progress we make

in the field of education.The future of the nation rests on

the students and the dynamic youths a nation produces and

nurtures.

 

Every Nation has stocked plenty of wealth for us.

What is this wealth? It is the spirit of sacrifice, which

can be acquired through service to society.

 

 "Karmanu bandheeni Manushyaloke", human

  society is bound by action.

 

  "Sareeramadhyam Khalu Dharma Sadhanam", the

 body is gifted in order to undertake righteous actions, not

 to eat, drink and make merry.

 

 We must render service to others till our last  breath.

 

 The essence of 18 Puranas can be summed up in one

 phrase: "Paropakarah Punyaya Papaya Parapeedanam."

 HELP EVER; HURT NEVER. Set an ideal, which is helpful and

 delightful to one and all!!

 

 "Ask not what your country can do for you, but

 what you can do for your country." - John.F.Kennedy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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