How amazing is the spirit of man! In spite of innumerable failings, man, throughout the ages, has sacrificed his life and all he held dear for an ideal, for truth, for faith, for country and honour. That ideal may change, but that capacity for self-sacrifice continues, and, because of that, much may be forgiven to man, and it is impossible to lose hope for him. In the midst of disaster, he has not lost his dignity or the faith in the values he cherished.Plaything of nature's mighty forces, less than a speck of dust in this vast universe, he has hurled defiance at elemental powers, and with his mind, cradle of revolution, sought to master them.Whatever gods there be, there is something godlike in man, as there is also something of the devil in him.
The future is dark and uncertain. But we can see parts of that leading to it and can tread it with firm steps, remembering that nothing that can happen is likely to overcome the spirit of man which has survived so many perils;remembering also that life, foe all its ills, has joy and beauty, and that we can always wander;i we know how to, in the embraced woods of nature.
Excerpts from 'The Discovery of India' by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
The future is dark and uncertain. But we can see parts of that leading to it and can tread it with firm steps, remembering that nothing that can happen is likely to overcome the spirit of man which has survived so many perils;remembering also that life, foe all its ills, has joy and beauty, and that we can always wander;i we know how to, in the embraced woods of nature.
Excerpts from 'The Discovery of India' by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
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