Gandhiji knew it when
he filled the streets with people singing Vande Mataram. A national anthem
celebrates nationhood, the blood, sweat andtears of creating a country. It aims
to transcend logic and unleash the tigers of passion. The Americans stand
there, hand on heart, before their flag and sing the Stars and Stripes. It
creates a wave of national pride and primes people for leadership. The Japanese
use this same force to create love for the company they work in. Vivekananda
carried the message of India to the world with his matchless talk which starts,
“Arise, Awake, stop not till the goal is reached”!
Words absorb and radiate power because of their meaning and
usage. Gandhiji created a few words, “bullets” of truth that turned a large
passive lake of humanity into a tsunami, which forced the British to leave
India. They were:
• Quit India!
• Do or Die!
• Purna Swaraj! (Total freedom)
• Vande Mataram!
• Jai Hind!
• Be Indian, Buy Indian!
• Swadeshi!
• Satyameve Jayathe!
Mantras or brief prayer-words were created by ancient seers
to enter the heart and regenerate the awareness of the soul.’ When you infuse a
sense of pride and joy in what you do, it becomes a joyful experience, instead
of a chore. To work at something you love, to be “self-actualised”, in Maslow’s
terms, is to protect yourself against dying young.’ ‘People can be very happy
if they love their work.
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