Events that chased human life from time to time had been a source of learning for all. Those events also helped us to face sorrows and delights with equal vigor and serenity. We often forget that life resolves around sorrow and delight. It is wise to accept them both with equal commitment. Because both of them are needed to improve the quality of life. Both of them play a major role in maintaining the equilibrium of life.
Biographies are not simply narrations of some event of one’s life. Human society is interested with those events those are associated with social commitment or with any ethical performance. Biographies incorporate certain ideas linked with human sympathy and social relevance. It reveals certain efforts, good or bad done with the objective of doing good to human society. With these efforts one may not attain perfection but can proceed towards the path of fulfillment.
Aspiring for love of others has always been a supreme achievement. We must make efforts to gather love through the events of life. The secret is that we must reciprocate hatred with love, so that we can get a vision of discovering goodness lies in every heart. This discovery will not doubt eliminate human animosity from this strive stricken world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ratan Das
Dr. Ratan Das, eminent Sarvodaya leader, Gandhian scholar and social activist was born in Bangalore in Orissa on 25/05/1929. Completed L.L.B. in 1950 but did not join Bar. Moved away to Koraput in 1951. led the Bhoo-Satyagraha to liberate tribal lands in 1952. Joined Bhoodan Movement of Vinoba in 1953. Participated in Vinoba Padayatra in Orissa with Gopabandhu Chaudhuri. Worked as translator of Vinoba in his second Orissa Padayatra in 1963. Became Convenor of Utkal Shanti Sena Mandal and worked with Jayaprakash Narayan and Nabakrushna Chaudhiri in Shanti Sena Mission on Orissa. Worked as Secretary, Utkal Gandhi Smarak Nidhi in 1972 and compiled ten volumes of Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi in Oriya. Became President, Orissa Sarvodaya Parishad in 1976. He has following English Publications to his credit. (1) Cry Within (2) Thirsty Vision (3) Dusts in Heaven (4) Floating life of 21st Century. His biographical publications are: (5) Gandhi in 21st Century (6) Vinoba – The Revolutionary Saint. Awards: (1) International Award for Peace and Temperance for Asia by IOGT, LONDON, 1997. (2) Obtained Ph.D. from International University of Contemporary Studies, Washington. (3) Dadabhai Naroji New Millennium International Award in 2000. (4) Lifetime Achievement Award by United Writers Association in 2000.
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