However, I feel that our definition of a civilized human being is highly questionable. A person goes to college, earns degrees, studies science and commerce, invents new things, adds to the comforts of life, amasses wealth, and bequeaths this tradition to the posterity…

It would not be appropriate to dwell at length on the topic of warfare because all of you know how advanced we have become at killing each other. All the governments of all the nations, all the academic institutions in all the nations, all the teachers in all the academic institutions, in one voice, have been advocating the better life and better future but they, perhaps, misquote the words, because when they say a better life, I see a few more new things so that physical exertion could be less.

I tell you, my children, that there is nothing more important than your existence as a living human being in this world. I have taught thousands of students during my teaching career but I am ashamed to confess that I have been unable to produce a single civilized human being, who could shed spontaneous tears seeing the pains of others, who could dance with the nature, who could hug other humans from different parts of the world, who could offer his helping hand to the people in distress and need, who could willingly partake his better fortune with the less privileged ones, who could proudly disregard the differences which are so religiously taught by every so called civilized society in this world, who could love other living beings, who could feel happiness in the happiness of others, who could smile for the last time, before closing his eyes forever, and say, ‘I am leaving this world a little better.’

Though unwilling to leave you all, the natural burden of this body has literally compelled me to say good bye to all of you.”

The hall suddenly exploded with a thundering applauds, and the lone professor began to walk, with the help of his walking stick, towards the exit.

 God bless you

Rajasir

http://www.rajasirji.webs.com

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