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could have led to this creation. Man could not have done this;
but a bird is very fortunate that it can perform such a great task
though it is very small, very trivial. It can accomplish such a
great task that even the seed in its discharge can become the
greatest banyan tree. It is so wonderful. On seeing this banyan
tree, an idea came to my mind that if an individual decides to
do something with complete devotion and is determined to do
it with complete resolve, his thinking too can become extensive
in order to provide shade, peace and cool, just like the banyan
tree that has grown from a small seed.

If we look at the life of Dr. Hedgewar from this perspective,
we can find that his endeavour was like that of sowing the small
seed in the ground which culminated into the massive banyan
tree. He initiated his work with only five Swayamsevaks. The
scope, capability, outcome and satisfaction derived from the
work continued to expand and augment continuously, and this
soon formed into a chain in which one linked with the next,
and the next with his next. People are wont to proceed ahead
with some selfish motive, but this was a wonderful incidence
in which hundreds of people had resolved to dedicate their
youth selflessly with the motive of building a society. We are
aware that selfless people are seldom respected by the selfish
people, and they propagate about them that they are useless
beings wasting their time. We often claim such things about the
saints and seers too.

Nari mui ghar sampati nasi,
Moond munday bhaye sanyasi.
(As one considers that after the death of wife, family and
property vanish. Similarly, one becomes sage after shaving
his head.)
This is what is said about the saints and seers. This couplet
says that the wife died and there were no assets at home, so
they got the head shaved and became a Sanyasi. Such
accusations are common when it comes to the Sanyasis
(hermits). But when we talk of Swami Vivekananda, Swami
Ramatirtha and hundreds of others following the traditions of
Shankaracharya, they are not those Sanyasis who shaved their