Lighthouse

Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Pragna Prabodh Parivar

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giving. Feelings also play a very major role in giving. One should not mix Act of devotion and Act of compassion. As overflowing love towards one's relations, friends or loved ones can result in lots of give and take, similarly, bhakti also is a special type of emotion. If a person has bhakti towards God his act of offerings should not be viewed from a third person's perspective but from his own perspective. If the above explanations satisfy the question raised, let us not stop at that. Let us take some concrete steps against wastage. Let us consider the following five point programme. 1. Take steps: to avoid unwanted showing off. 2. Do not waste food on your plate, if possible wash your plate after finishing your food and drink that water. 3. Use everything to its fullest potential. 4. Do not waste the surplus if there is anything surplus, see that it reaches a proper place where it can be used. A Gentleman living in Kandivli is doing something worth emulating. If there is surplus or unconsumed cooked food on the occasion of a social or religious function somewhere, he along with his team and vehicle (tempo) goes to such place, collects the unconsumed food and ensures that it reaches the poor people. In this process he would be feeding fifteen to twenty thousand poor people with a single meal. This process may be kept in mind for every occasion and someone may take responsibility for it.
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