Apnaa kma- krao  fla kI caah mat krao

                                                                                      !                                      

A few of important themes of my father which he followed and used to say to us are given below if I remember correctly.

1.   Do all work in the disciplined manner and in time. Every work has got its own time and that has
      to be done during that period.

2.   He gave much stress on the education of his children. He used to say "I can sell everything I have
     for the education of my children and medical treatment even myself if needed but nothing for
      anything else.

3.   Never be dishonest to your brothers nor have any feelings like that otherwise in return you will
      never get happiness from your son/sons. He used to give many such examples from his family
      and relations.

4    He had been studying the holy book "GITA" since he was at the age of about 25 or 30 years. He
      said " you will earn "punya" by helping those they are in great distress (applied to very very poor
      persons) if you can and in lieu of that you can pray to God for any good things for yourself or for
      others but leave the result on Him.
      I remember a very important incident in this regard when I was about 8 or 9 years old. My eldest
      brother was seriously ill when he was in 3rd in medical. My father prayed to God that if his son
      became alright, he would donate blankets(100 in nos.) to very very poor persons. Good luck! For
      the grace of God he recovered from illness very soon and became quite well. He purchased 100
      blankets as he had promised to God. Do you know what he did ? He used to get up very early in
      the morning although it was a severe winter and carried 5 to 10 blankets with him while going for
      the morning walk (as he used to do in every season) . He used to put one blanket to the body of
      each person whom he found sleeping under the tree and suffering from incurable diseases (at that
      time), severing from cold and wearing torn clothes. It was his daily routine till all the blankets
      exhausted. He never gave any blanket to any other person even to his servant named "Pathalu"
      saying that it was not for him. I have witnessed many such examples. He lived a very simple life
      but in a very disciplined manner. He used to tell us many good examples from "Gita" not only
      explaining the literal meaning but the actual themes hidden in those examples.

     He helped many poor students who used to come to Motihari staying in our locality to appear at
     the  matric examination but fell ill and could not afford medical treatment. He used to say "if you
     cannot do good to others, it does not matter but never even think of bad for anyone." Although I
     am not a good writer but I gave you the very small part of what I got from him. If I write all, it
     will take a shape of a very thick book.

     One day a man who was crying and his eyes were full of tears, came to our house and sat on the
     varanda (front corridore). He told my father that he was going somewhere by train and his all
     belongings were stolen and he had no money to eat or to perchase ticket to go home. He further
     told my father that he went to many people but no one was ready to help him. Someone told him
     to go to Kedar Babu only he may help you. My father enquired and after getting satisfied he 
     was given food to eat. Then my father took him to railway station and perchased a ticket for
     his destination. When the train arrived, he asked him to sit in the train and waited for the
     train to start. When the train steamed off and started running with a little more speed, he 
     gave him the ticket. Why did he not give him money? You think.

     I am still trying my best to adopt all good things which I have observed in him but I cannot say
     how far I have succeeded. He explained the difference between "paap" and "punya" which I am
     not going to tell you at this moment but if someone interested can talk to me.  

It will continue further.