National Youth Day

Swami Vivekananda's birth day 12th January is celebrated in India as National Youth Day. An excellent tribute to the Youth's role model of India. On developing India, he said, When you are ready to sacrifice everything for the country, India will be developed. What another excellent statement.

I used to wonder, he left his physical body so young for all the youths of the country to learn lessons from his life. But is our youths learning? Definitely yes, when looking at so many Sri Ramakrishna Mission centers all over the country and those Sannyasins..but there is still a long way in achieving some of Swami Vivekananda dreams...
Especially on Education..."Open your eyes and see what a piteous cry for food is rising in the land of Bharata,proverbial for its wealth!Will your education fulfill this want? Never."
Is this not true even as we celebrate yet another day as National Youth Day. Even as we walk on roads we can see how many begging hands and voices for pennies, while we plan to send man to moon or use some technology for something other than SHARING ALL WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY...which is exactly what Swamiji questions...Its time we re-think on our educational needs and plan to change as how Swamiji wanted. He wanted something of the kind of Guru Grahavasa or Gurugula education system.We need to plan and begin this instead of thinking whether its possible in this age of computers...