Do your duty. But its fruit is not in your hands.
Students are to prepare well for the examinations and take
them well with all sincerity. They cannot award marks to what they write.
Marks are awarded by the examiners and degrees are awarded by the institutions.
The duty of the student is only to read and write. The results are announced
by the universities.
An old man is planting a seedling. A passerby asked 'Sir,
you are already old. Do you hope to live to eat its fruits?' The old man
replied "We do anything for the benefit of others, not for ourselves.
Our elders have built schools, colleges and hospitals. They might not
have enjoyed the fruits of their service. Similarly we have to serve the
posterity. Our duty it is to work. It is immaterial whether we have the
fruits are not. Nor do we hope to have a favourable fruit always."
There are two gardeners: one is always at work, looking after
the garden -watering, weeding, planting etc., The other gardener is lazy.
He is a shirker. Every time the owner of the garden visited, he used to
praise the boss. Who is a better worker? Whom should the owner appreciate?
God is our proprietor. In the garden of this world, we are but gardeners.
To win the God's blessing, let us do our duty sincerely.
In a court of law, the lawyers are only to argue with all sraddha. But
the judgement is pronounced by the judge, not by the lawyers.
We are only to do our duty. Fruits are not in our hands. Nor are we sure
of enjoying the fruits.
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