________________ Life is a constant endeavour and its culmination is attained not merely by materialistic achievements to impress society, but by attainment of one's soul that lies beyond this ephemeral world. This, according to me, was the greatest message of his life. In this modern age of communal and religious societies, we rightly tend to lay more emphasis on worldly attainments. However, if that emphasis becomes the sole objective of one's life then its negative effects will certainly be felt. That effect has become self-evident. If wealth, fame, sensual pleasures and possessions become the driving goals of our lives, then the evils of jealousy, deceit, quarrels etc. shall definitely overcome us, and there shall be no room left for the ultimate quest for the truth in our lives. Where there is an infinite desire for objects that are finite, what else could be the outcome except quarrels? The current belief that there is nothing else worthwhile beyond the social and material attainment is a fallacy. Shrimad's ideology that the progress of mankind lies only in the progress of society as a whole is extremely relevant in these times and is worth remembering on this day. Shri Maganbhai Prabhudas Desai From a speech delivered on the full moon day of the Kartik V.S. 1991
