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Introduction
Bunch Of Thoughts
M.S. Golwalkar
Part Three - The Path To Glory
(A) Rousing National Consciousness
XXVII. Keep The Flag Plying Aloft
Invoke national self-respect - The true ambassadors - Necessity for regular Samskars - Imbibe good from others - Serve local population - Bitter African lesson - As world missionaries - Question and Answers.
The first point to be borne in mind by our brothers and sisters living abroad is to keep alive their day-to-day behaviour a spirit of intense national self-respect. And for this, a keen awareness of the glorious heritage that our forbears have left for us should ever be present in our minds.
There is even now living evidence of the glory that Bharat was in ancient times.
What The World Expects
Right from Mexico in South America to the tiny islands in the Far Eastern Pacific, our Hindu missionaries had traveled far and wide and carried with them the fragrance of our ancient wisdom. Everywhere, they made a gift of the fruits of their achievements in medicine, mathematics, science, arts and culture. But more than anything else, it was the abiding spiritual values which they preached and practised that has left the deepest impression on the human mind all over.
When Siam became independent and their parliament was to meet in the hall, they all unanimously decided to place the statue of Manu as the presiding deity. The inscription in Siamese reads: "Bhagwan Manu, the first and the greatest lawgiver of mankind." Indonesia is another country where the local Muslims are infused with the Hindu traditions. Their names, their songs, their drama, their national symbols - all carry the imprint of our epics like Ramayana.
Author : M. S. Golwalkar
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