A truly inspiring day today as one of our fellow citizen is recognised for his tireless efforts in fighting for and securing children's rights in countless cases, there are many such unrecognised persons who do tireless work for others rights and in return expect nothing. A true inspiration for me as an aspiring civil servant, selfless service to the society is and should be a civil servants true calling, come what may this basic necessitiy must never be compromised.
I remember a quote by James Thurber " It is not enough to be industrious so are the ants. What are you industrious about". Earning to lead a comfortable life is almost every bodies goal, but that's it?? there must be higher ideals than this to lead a meaningful life as Abraham lincoln said " I want it to be said of me by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where i thought a flower would grow ". The craving for purpose propels us to make choices that will bring us most joy and satisfaction from life, this principle i have always applied in my life and intend to apply it always in search of meaning.
Coming back to the today's recognition of work of two of the tireless workers in promoting education amongst children, let us be inspired by the great poem of guru Rabindranath Tagore
And even if the path for striving needs us to walk that extra mile alone let us be again guided by the great song again written by Guru Rabindranath Tagore. " Ekla chalo re". Striving hard now and need to strive even harder to get inside the governance, the civil services, to do a meaningful work in whatever little way i can do, i am motivated to contribute my share. With that note i would like to sign off with a final salute to the two most deserving Nobel Peace Prize Laureates of 2014.
I remember a quote by James Thurber " It is not enough to be industrious so are the ants. What are you industrious about". Earning to lead a comfortable life is almost every bodies goal, but that's it?? there must be higher ideals than this to lead a meaningful life as Abraham lincoln said " I want it to be said of me by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where i thought a flower would grow ". The craving for purpose propels us to make choices that will bring us most joy and satisfaction from life, this principle i have always applied in my life and intend to apply it always in search of meaning.
Where The Mind Is Without Fear
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
And even if the path for striving needs us to walk that extra mile alone let us be again guided by the great song again written by Guru Rabindranath Tagore. " Ekla chalo re". Striving hard now and need to strive even harder to get inside the governance, the civil services, to do a meaningful work in whatever little way i can do, i am motivated to contribute my share. With that note i would like to sign off with a final salute to the two most deserving Nobel Peace Prize Laureates of 2014.
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