“कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा
फलेषु कदाचन । मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भुर्मा ते संगोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥
The Bhagwan
Gita emphasises on Karma, which is free of the desire of reward, which is
performed for its own sake.
We all need to
imbibe the divine message of Krishna. Our Karma – action, deed- is our duty.
Performing
one’s duty is the greatest contribution one can make towards building a
stronger society and thus a stronger nation.
We do not have
to perform glorious acts for being good citizens or for contributing towards
our country. Just doing what is expected out of us in the right way is the
mantra.
The Chinese
proverb by Lao Tzu says, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single
step.”
Rightly so,
that one right step makes all the difference. I ask the youth to take that
right step by giving up vices like tobacco consumption, alcoholism, drug abuse
and misuse of social media. Time management needs to be integrated as a way of
life as time is capital. Environmental awareness is a must as small acts in our
everyday life can make a big difference.
If the young
generation can imbibe these ways of life, they can achieve what they wish to.
In fact, the same applies for everyone.
Nothing in life
comes easy. It needs dedicated efforts to achieve something.
So let us
resolve to strive to achieve our goals and to live up to the name of Shri
Gujarati Samaj, now in the 100th year of its establishment, and the college, so
that we can build a better future.