ADVICE TO A FRIEND --- CONTENTMENT

                                                                         Chapter – ll

                            

Contentment means to remain happy with one’s present possession. If we remain satisfied with our present belongings and position, our peace and happiness cannot be disturbed by growing wants. To reconcile with one’s own lot is a great virtue and this makes one to remain free from anxieties and this sort of healthy condition of the mind is called contentment. It is an inborn virtue but may be inculcated and developed. The man who gets it as his nature, can develop it with the acquisition of true knowledge and the man who wants it, can acquire it by slow degrees. It fills out mind with joy, satisfaction and cheerfulness. It fills our mind with joy, satisfaction and cheerfulness. Where there is joy there is life; so, contentment indirectly begets life.

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ADVICE TO A FRIEND --- MIND

                                                                      Chapter – ll      
                                

Mind

As all animals have physical organs, so also they have some sense feelings, consciousness, wish or memory, all of which may be termed in one word as mind. Man is distinguished from other animals, because he is endowed with a powerful mind. Physically he is not remarkably strong, but his thinking and inventive mind, his power of judgment and his capacity to distinguish right from wrong, have led him to occupy the leading position on earth, although he has been sent much later than the other created beings on the earth.

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ADVICE TO A FRIEND --- HONESTY

                                                                     Chapter – ll                                                 

Honesty means to remain true and constant to one’s own duty. This is such a precious gem that its price and wait is more than all the riches, fame and power on earth. It associates intimately with truth; so it commands love and respect from all sections of people. Because the aim and object of mankind, whether through art or science, culture and tradition or custom and habits is only to attain “truth”, and when a man is honest he is not far away from truth.

Honesty produces sincerity, faithfulness, piety and many other virtuous qualities. It stands above wants and is a reward in itself. It is the strong pillar on which rests the frame-work of moral kingdom. You deposit your money in a bank, submit your disputes before a judge, put your children under the car for a tour, take medical advice or drug from a doctor; and why? It is only because they are expert in their respective profession? Certainly not, you want them to be honest first; then you proceed to consider their speciality or ability.

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ADVICE TO A FRIEND --- WRITING

                                                                           Chapter – ll        

                               

Writing

The proverb runs, “Writing shows the nature and character of a man.” There are experts who can find out your nature, character, liking or disliking from your writings. Because a man makes a self-revelation through his writing. Your aim of writing is to communicate one’s thought. So your expression should not only be clear and simple, but your handwriting should also be clear, distinct and legible, so that the reader is not to waste his energy in reading and understanding what you mean. Moreover, the purpose of writing is not only to express our thought but  to make it intelligible to others, - to make them feel as we feel, and also to make them our companions and listeners. So, we should try to use simple, lucid and direct language.


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ADVICE TO A FRIEND --- STUDY

                                        Chapter –II                                       

Study

Your study is of great importance to you both at present and in future. The proverb runs, “As you sow, so you reap”. The future of a man is generally shaped and determined by his present action. The beginning of every noble action is generally accompanied by pain , toil and tear while its achievement at the end is full of pleasure, peace, comfort and glory. It is through study alone that you can enter into the great and master minds of all ages and countries. It is also the best means to avail the company of the wisest and the best. The field of study is vast like boundless ocean. You are to swim across it like a bold sailor with full resource of your power and merit. Therefore, acquire the habit of study from an early age.

Let your study enjoy an atmosphere of calm and solitude as this is almost like a place of worship where the great and noble souls are silently waiting. You should, therefore, devote yourself in study with patience and perseverance. Sink deep into your studies to extract the essence. If any subject appears dry and difficult, go through it repeatedly until you grasp it.  In this way you will develop a grasping power which would help you to understand and enjoy the subject which was so long difficult and uninteresting to you.

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ADVICE TO A FRIEND --- FOOD

                                                   CHAPTER ---- 1 

Food

If is the natural instinct with all animals to feed themselves . Food and drink are not only essential for the preservation of health but are absolutely necessary for one’s bare existence. Follow the divine rule, “Eat what is good and pure.” Exercise your utmost care in selecting your meals as the health and longevity depend mainly on it. The source of energy - physical and mental comes according to the nature of food. Bad, impure and unwholesome food have a bad and unpleasant effect on physical, moral and spiritual development. So good and wholesome food which is congenial to good health should be taken.. The general inclination of taking too much of reach and palatable dishes has been the cause of misfortune, poverty and varieties of aliments with a large number of people. We should remember that we live not in years or for luxury and pleasure of food but in deeds only.

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ADVICE TO A FRIEND --- HEALTH

                                                   Chapter - 1  

Life is a wide field of action. In the beginning of life, man thinks that life is a pleasant journey, but he is soon faced with various obstacles and difficulties. He soon realizes that life is a continuous struggle and feels that the glory of life lies in overcoming the difficulties which confront him. The difficulties in the path of success in life are so manifold that those can be surmounted only by those who are healthy.

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ADVICE TO A FRIEND --- FAITH

Faith

Faith is unreserved confidence, trust or belief in the existence of something. Faith is a wide term extending millions of gradual steps – starting from blind belief and ending in the full realization of a thing. Look to the creation. What is the best of the creations? If the answer is Man, then the question arises – how is he so? It is because of having responsibility for exploring ways and means in the path of faith.

Faith is that which directs our activities. We undertake a good work, because we have faith that it will yield good and we shun an evil because it will do us harm. 

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Relation between Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam

The relation between a preceptor and a follower:

                                                                                         

Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam

     

Rabindranath

 

    On Falgun Bangla year 1302 Rabindranath Tagore wrote the poem “1400 saal” In this poem he sent the spring’s flower-wreath to his hundred years later reciter.

          Azi hota sato borshow pora

          (A hundred years hence)

Kea tumi? Parishko boshi Amar kobita khani

(Who it is? recits my poem.)

       Kutahal vora, Azi hota sato borshow pora

     (With such curiosity, A hundred year hence)

In answer to Tagore’s poem “1400 saal” (year 1400) Nazrul Composed his poem “1400 saal” (year 1400) on Asar 1334. It contains great homage for Rabindronath.

Azi hota sato barshow aga

(Hundred years ago)

Key kobi saron korisela amader?

(Who the poet remembered us?)

Sato anuraga

(with great love)

Agi hota sato barso aga

(Hundred years ago)

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