Thought for the Day

The industrial, agricultural, mercantile, political and administrative - these are like the five vital airs that sustain our activities. These must work in unison, prompted by love and mutual respect. Then alone can the community have peace, security and happiness. This cooperation is unfortunately not visible at the present time. Factional interests, on the other hand, are predominant and the competitive struggle is on in all fields. Excitement blinds reasoning. Passion, violence and cruelty create more problems without solving any. These are now flooding as a deluge. Individuals with no training and no sincere yearning to bear responsibility and discharge the obligations of office are raised to positions of authority. Ability, willingness to discharge duties and to bear burdens - these alone entitle one to hold authority over others. The power that office confers must be handled with gratefulness and reverence. If this is remembered and practised by every worker and officer, their work will give happiness, contentment and peace, both to themselves and to the society of which they are a limb.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba