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चल उठ बिखरा घर संवार

पतझड़ हो या बहार,  सावन की या फिर फुहार,  मेरे मनवा मेरे यार,  कर हर मौसम से प्यार,  तेरे आसूॅंओं की धार,  तेरे दर्दों का दयार,  समझने को ना कोई तैयार,  मत रो तू ज़ार-ज़ार,  कर खुद पर ऐतबार,  चल उठ बिखरा घर संवार।  दयार : संसार  ~ संजय गार्गीश ~

Why good guys suffer?

 Some people leave lasting imprints on one's life, change one's perspective on life entirely.  While pursuing my post-graduation in Economics from Panjab University, Chandigarh, I often had my lunch at G.C. Chatterji Hall a.k.a Hostel Number 2.  Once while entering the hostel mess I saw an old hermit in ochre robes, sitting under the banyan tree.  He was chanting "Hare Krishna Mahamantra"  ecstatically.  There was an ethereal glow on his face.  Like a powerful magnet, his persona attracted me.  I went to him and asked, "Baba, would you like to have lunch with me?"  With a beatific smile, he said, "If Lord Krishna wishes so."  After the lunch, the monk blessed me and said, "Son, I'm in a quandary. Can you help me out?"  "Kindly let me know baba what can I do for you" I said while prostrating at his feet.  "Son, when I am awake, the world before my eyes fascinates me, appears to be real. But during my sleep, the world of ...