Vakra Tunda Maha Kaya Surya Koti Samaprabha
Avignam Kuru me Deva Sarva Karyeshu Sarvada
Today is Ganesh Chaturthi, and let us all pray for His blessings in all our endeavours.
I, as a teacher am always pained to see my students treat their study material in a casual manner. I was trained by my parents to treat all my study things as an embodiment of Goddess Saraswati. She is the symbol of purity, wearing spotless white always with the majestic swan which symbolises truth. She is the Goddess of learning. It is ingrained in me to treat all my learning paraphernalia with great respect. I am not supposed to tear leaves off any book or notebook, not step on anything. If I am guilty of doing any of these things, I have to pay respect by touching them to my forehead.
One need not be a follower of any particular religion to respect the tools of the trade. A student has the responsibility on his shoulders to be proud of his possessions and respect them. They have this selfish tendency to be careful about their property but when it comes to others' it is trash, dust. why so??
I read somewhere that the respect and sincerity one shows in small things brings greater success in bigger things. So let us start by being careful about our study and learning materials.
Bye for now.
