AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER
Ask Alok da

As I mentioned before, the issue I am facing right now, is not a personal one, soo many students like me facing the same problem. So, last night the authority called me and discussed the issue with me. I was astonished that they were blaming me because I have put some photos of Maa and Sri Aurobindo and some of my favourite ones.🎓🧭 […]

They had solid proof to act, but they didn’t; right now they were motivating me to come to the front and write a letter so they could hand over the case to the police. I don’t know about the legal system, but here the illegal way is deep rooted. After all I am grateful for my faculty who is like my mother here and she helped me out of all. So, I didn’t want to cause any harm to my closed ones due to my direct involvement.

So, he was telling me to show some courage, you are a Central University student and behaving like a kid etc. One thing I know that I am The Mother’s child and I am not afraid of my life. I know my soul will leave the body when her work will be done in this body, but I am here for a greater reason and I didn’t want to waste my time in such things. I just wanted to part my way. Was this an act of a coward? Bhai when I listen your talks, I feel like my issues are having no values, but I won’t pretend that I am a great soul, I have this, I know that. I just know nothing. I am just trying to walk with a hallucination that The Mother is walking with me, no doubt she is here, but I am the one who is blind.

Universities are meant for studies. One should carefully avoid any kind of politics, one way or the other. It has nothing to do with bravery or cowardice. It is best not to get into university politics between professor and students. Besides one should not do what your heart does not want you to do. That is real courage, not doing something about which you do not feel comfortable in your heart.

Affectionately,

Alok Da 

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