MESSAGE ON
NATIONAL YOUTH DAY
SWAMI
VIVEKANANDA
THE GLORIOUS
SOUL OF INDIAN HEARTS
Today, on 12th January, 2015, it is a 152nd
birthday of Swami Vivekananda. And this day is celebrated as National Youth Day
in our nation, in India. We are proud of it. On 12th January, 1863,
the legend was born. He was named Narendranath. His father was Vishwanath Dutt.
So he had been called Narendranath Vishwanath Dutt. A boy who had lived in
spiritual environment created by his mother and raised with all the qualities
of his father. He was kind, noble, strong, theist and responsible to his
religion and his nation. At the young age, he came under the influence of Shree
Ramkrishna Paramhansa, and his mind started wondering about the true form of
god. Then, he chose Ramkrishna Paramhansa as his mentor and left his identity
from the world. He became Swami Vivekananda; his mentor gave this name to him.
He was the saint of Hinduism, he spread the message of unity in all over the
India as well as world. He went to Chicago to attend the World Religion
Conference and to represent Hinduism on behalf of India. Initially, he had to
face many problems to present himself in that conference. But with the help of
few kind people, finally he managed to attend the conference. His first speech
was so influential that the whole assembly honoured him with a big round of
applaud for three minutes on his first sentence when he addressed the assembly
with ‘My Dear brothers and sisters’. He was the legendary soul, who spread the
message of faith via that conference and his each speech was successful. Every
day there were full audience to hear him, and it was the greatest achievement
for an Indian who represented the country on the western horizon.
He travelled England and America and he spread his
messages and teachings in all over the world. He lived very short life of 39
years. He died on 4th July, 1902. But his teachings stayed forever.
His teachings, his messages are still alive in people’s hearts. He has
established the roots of faith and he was the one who wanted to unite each
religion of the world. He was the representative of Hinduism, but he had
respect for each religion of the world. Christian representatives also
appreciated him after his speech in Chicago. He had been honoured as the best
speaker at the World Religions Conference, and he truly deserved that title. He
was the greatest soul. We know that he is not among us, but we have his
teachings and his messages and those are sufficient to understand the meaning
of life and importance of faith in our hearts.
He always gave importance to the youngsters. He believed
that success is dependent on the youth of the nation. If the nation has awaken
youth, it can achieve each goal. He believed in youth and he always wanted to
unite the youngsters in order to develop our own nation. That is why his
birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day every year. It’s time to wake up.
It’s time to show the true power of Indians as Swamiji had shown. His life had
many phases and we can study each phase and try to absorb his teachings. We
must accept that we are the future and present of our nation. We are youth and
we must develop the nation.
So wake up guys. India needs us. We must protect our
future, India’s future and we have to secure the Indian legacy for our
descendants. Because it seems that we are losing faith in our own country. If
we want to secure our legacy, first secure the nation’s legacy. Because a good nation indicates good people.
As responsible citizens of India, we must support in development of our nation.
It was the dream of Swamiji that we unite and lead the nation. Young leader
with young blood and young mind has many creative ideas which can be useful to
the nation. And we have that ability to create ideas, to lead the nation and to
represent India at the international platform.
Happy National Youth Day and Happy Birthday to Swami
Vivekananda… We hope his message and life help us to develop our nation.
