Guest guest Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 VALOR EVEN IN CHILDHOOD Source:http://www.ramakrishnamath.com There is a saying that childhood shows the man as morning shows the day. Fearless children are bound to become great when they grow up. Swami Vivekananda is one such. Government of India has declared the date of his birth, i.e. 12th Jan, as national youth day. The then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's wish was that the children should imbibe the great qualities of Swami Vivekananda. Even as a boy, Swami Vivekananda was strong-minded and fearless. His earlier name was Narendranath Datta - Naren for short. He was a member of the local gymnasium club. One day, he and his friends were trying to set up a very heavy trapeze. A crowd gathered to watch it. Amongst them was an English sailor. At one point, the boys needed help. Naren asked the English sailor to help. The sailor readily agreed and started helping them. But in the process, the trapeze fell on him and knocked him unconscious. Nearly everyone, except Naren and one or two of his friends, disappeared from the scene thinking that the sailor was dead. Naren immediately tore a piece of cloth from his shirt and bandaged the wound. He sprinkled some water on the sailor's face and fanned him gently. The sailor slowly regained his consciousness. Naren, with the help of his friends, lifted him up and took him to a doctor. After a week's nursing the sailor recovered. Naren collected some funds from his friends and presented it to the sailor. Gokulmuthu Narayanaswamy <gokulmuthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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