Prabuddha Jivan 2016 04

SR No.: 526093
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sejal Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2016
Total Pages: 108
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 2 MB

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શાહ સ્મૃતિ વિશેષાંક
THE SECRER'S DIARY
Dhanvantbhai - 'A Man of all Seasons'
વિશેષાંક ૪ ડૉ. ધનવંતભાઈ ટી. શાહ સ્મૃતિ વિશેષાંક : ડૉ. ધનવંતભાઈ ટી. શાહ સ્મૃતિ વિશેષાંક ડૉ. ધનવંતભાઈ ટી. શાહ સ્મૃતિ વિરોષક ૪ ડૉ. ધનવંતભાઈ ટી. શાહ સ્મૃતિ વિશેષાંક જ ડૉ. ધનવંતભાઈ ટી. શાહ સ્મૃતિ.
"I like spring, but it is too young. I like summer, He was a man who lied..... but it is too proud. So I like best of all autumn, be- Dhanvantbhai did not know the meaning of cause its leaves are a little yellow, its tone mellower, boredom. exhaustion. laziness. He was a doer.
its colours richer, and it is tinged a little with sorrow Writing, editing, correcting, collating, researching, 9 and a premonition of death. Its golden richness answering. coaxing, all were clearly a part of what
speaks not of the innocence of spring, nor of the he did effortlessly. He delegated perfectly too but only power of summer, but of the mellowness and kindly after he knew the subject completely. wisdom of approaching age. It knows the limitations
Dhanvantbhai did not listen to excuses, did not of life and is content. From a knowledge of those
ever listen to a "No" and did not ever give up. limitations and its richness of experience emerges a symphony of colours, richer than all, its green
Dhanvantbhai did not care about his health, speaking of life and strength, its orange speaking of
wealth or his personal space. It was always about golden content and its purple of resignation and
commitment to a higher cause be it Mani Bhavan,
or Prabudh Jeevan, or the Jain Yuvak Sangh or death"
Acharya Mahapragna. Nor was his concern any less Lin Yutang
when it came to the people he cared about: Kumar 3 Dhanvantbhai was a harmonious blend of all that
Chatterjee, Kumarpal Desai, Bhuvanshri Maharaj, was remarkable in these seasons right until his last Geetabehn, Bipinbhai, Gulabchandbhai, Songadh, breath, even if Lin Yutang makes a stark distinction
ven if Lin Yutang makes a stark distinction Lathi and so many hundreds more. between them.
Dhanvantbhai demanded and was Like spring, his "Young-ness" came through in adamant that I look after my health, that I have his expression of love and longing of Raivi Triphala in powder or pill form daily, that I drink water Kavi Kalapi and Jaidev in his plays. It shone out of only in silver vessels and eat only off Kaasa (copper) his poems; it was expressed in his understanding
utensils as these metals are considered excellent for
uten of "Love." - The way he got and wrote about then ñ nuances, the way his heart was a die hard romantic He demanded that I look after my mother and
till the end-how a song, a film could move him as an father; that we sit as a family and talk and share about adoloscent.
our daily activities. Like summer, his "Pride" shone through when he He demanded that I meditate and learn to fell on tough times almost overnight, when his factory understand ida, pingna and Shushumna Naadi so that burnt down. From a wealthy Shrimant, he was nothing affects me in my outer life till the very end. suddenly a man who owed a lot of money to a lot of He demanded that I read varied saahitya to enrich people. Instead of seeking help, he quietly sold his my inner self and write a book that would make a flat to pay off the major chunk of his debts and difference to my surroundings, nay society itself. smilingly went through life without holding his
He demanded that I settle down with someone 8 wounds out for public display.
who loves me and walks with me through all my Like autumn his demeanour was Wise, Gentle, quests. Firm, Poised and Strong.
He demanded that I be happy as he could not So who was Dhanvant Bhai?
bear my shedding even a tear. He was a man who did not know.
Dhanvantbhai Lied when he said he would not He was a man who did not listen.
leave until... He was a man who did not care.
...until we met the chief minister and got an elevator He was a man who was demanding.
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