The Young Buddha
The Young Buddha -Naitik Sood Part:-1:-The Awakening "When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him." — Jonathan Swift I agree with this statement. When a man lives, we do not respect him, but the moment he dies, we gather and start honouring him. Swami Vivekananda, in his letters, wrote that when he was in America, no Hindu organization came to his aid, not even his own countrymen donated. He had to sleep on the streets many times. At times, he didn’t even have money for food. He was criticized by fellow Indians, who called him a lower-caste Hindu. But after his death, we all celebrate him. We forget that we were the ones who criticized Swami Dayanand, yet now we glorify him and read about him in our textbooks. When the man is living, we do not respect him, but after his death, he becomes the most respected figure in the world. Let’s leave these matters behind and move...