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1. The Art of Life
The Essence of Life
What is life? It is nothing but a ceaseless conflict of opposite forces. He who can stand firm against the tempests of life, and march on, step by step, without deviating from the path of duty, is a lion, and the rest are timid hares.
Life is Dynamism
Strive on, march on forward-this is the message of life. Do not halt, keep on marching. Going ahead is life, standing still is death. This applies equally to an individual, to a society and to a country. He who stands stationary is lost and he who keeps on marching ahead acquires a new lease of life day after day.
The cataracts keep on flowing. Many of them join together and become a river, and keep on flowing, giving water to all those who are thirsty. Finally they join the ocean, and themselves become the ocean. The pond of the village, on the contrary, does not flow. It remains stagnant and therefore gets polluted. It begins to breed mosquitoes and contaminates the whole atmosphere. It becomes an object of contempt for everybody.
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