Monday, November 12, 2007

The Gospel of Strength - Swami Vivekananda.

Strength is the medicine for the world's disease. Strength is the
medicine which the poor must have when tyrannised over by the rich.
Strength is the medicine that the ignorant must have when oppressed by
the learned.

Non-injury is right; "resist not evil" is a great thing--these are
indeed grand principles; but the scriptures say, "... if anyone smites
you on your cheek, and you do not return him an eye for eye, a tooth
for a tooth, you will verily be a sinner."

This is very true, and this is a thing which should not be forgotten.
Heroes alone enjoy the world. Show your heroism... Otherwise, you live
a disgraceful life if you pocket your insults when you are kicked and
trodden down by anyone who takes it into his head to do so; your life
is a veritable hell here, and so is the life hereafter. This is my
advice to you... Of course do not do any wrong, do not injure or
tyrannise over anyone, but try to do good to others as much as you
can. But passively to submit to wrong done by others is a sin... Try
to pay them back in their own coin then and there. If you cannot do
that, how do you profess to be a man?

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