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FEBRUARY 2017
PRABUDDH JEEVAN
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A Memory that sneaks out of my eye!!
Prachi Dhanwant Shah
Someone has said so beautifully, "Those we love detaching attachments do try to overrule these never go away, but they walk beside us always... emotions gushing in my heart, but sometimes it's true, unseen, unheard, but always near, but still loved, still easier said than done. Although, I am apparently missed and held so dear."
ecstatic as well-glancing at the valued treasure papa Today, I seek your acquiescence to unwrap some has left for us, in the form of his wisdom, mentoring units of my heart on your frontage and given this and enthralling relations with family and friends. It is platform. I would like to share some revolutions of my this paragon which I wish to bequest to our imminent emotions. Also, trying to depict an article written in generation. I would not be proved wrong if I say today Gujarati by my legendary mentor, Dr. Dhanvant Shah "For every daughter her father is the first man of her in the scriptural language of current generation - life and probably the most influential". In my growing "English" with the hope his words would spread the age, I would always tell my father, "Papa, I would find world and reach the greater essence encouraging my prince charming one day, but you will always be future generation.
my King ..." It is always said, time is the best healer... but today One of the articles written by Shri, Dr. Dhanvant I can correlate to this saying very closely and would Shah published in "Prabhudh Jeevan' on Gandhiji is like to say, it is not so always...or to put it in other very close to my heart. As this article, has taught me words, it could be gradual and phlegmatic. It has been many values of my life. Reading that article brings my a year, my forever hero, my father left this worldly memories with my father fresh as pleasant fragrance universe leaving behind his memories, fragrance, and and I can envisage his childhood like a rolling movie doctrines. His physical absence distorts me and me simply meticulously relish the sightsee through nonetheless. I sleep every night with a small tear in it. For papa, Gandhiji was like his mentor and he was my eye and warmth in my heart missing my papa. My very much galvanized by Gandhi's values and body literally aches at the thought of never seeing him principles of life. This article divulges clearly papa's again. Yes, aspiring Jain philosophy and principles, fondness towards Gandhiji.
"Gandhi: A Legendary self of the Epoch" - by Dr. Dhanvant Shah - 16th January 2010
Besides just 2nd Oct, 30th January evokes the I was in the 4th grade then. Absolutely childish and memories of this legendary personality to great extent. ignorant. It was at Songadh Ashram, - Shri Mahavir
After Shri Ram, Krishna, Mahavira and Buddha, this Jain Charitra Ratna Kalyaan Aashram - A Gandhi divine marvel was very much enchanted by this adherent Jain Monk Kalyanchandrajibaapa was the universe. His presence was this earth's opulence and whole and soul of this Aasharam. Inventor of "Gandhi moreover souls who were present around in Gandhi's Baavni" coming from Kacha, the charismatic and era were fortuitous!
fervent principal was Shri Dulerai Karani. That 30th When I recall my first memories of 30th January, January, before the regular evening prayers, a my heart experiences gushes of revolution. I have bemused and insistent prayer session was called out. never seen Gandhiji personally, but I was raised in an We all organized ourselves systematically in the prayer environment which was enthralled by Gandhi's aura room. We all were amused and confused. Did not and principles, as a result I got the privilege to be a realize what was happening. After a while, Pujya Shri Gandhi follower for a while. Then after when I stepped KalyanchandraBaapa, walked in sobbing and with the into the life in this real materialistic world, due to these likewise watery eyes, Shri Karani sir also followed. strong influential principles of Gandhiji I also had to Then after, our teacher poet Shri Naathalaal Dave and face several tussles and agony and this is the veracity our ideal teacher Bholabhai Khasiya also entered the applicable to every personal of my generation. room with great distort and mourning on their face.
