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             The Land of Virtues

     (Yugandhara Pratishthan Rakt Shakti, Jamnagar.
                           January 25, 2004)

Many times, it happens that friends are sitting together till
       late at night and one doesn’t feel like letting anyone get
up and go home. Invariably, the married ones will ask to let
them go home for fear of the wives, ‘sucking their blood’. In
reality, however, the women whom we accuse of sucking blood
are the ones who give their blood for good causes. Women have
donated blood on a large scale and people from all walks of life
have joined them in this noble cause. Our society has long
acknowledged the concept of Gupt Dan (secret donation).
However, in recent times, we are losing grip of this concept. If
you go to Girnar, every step leading to the top of the hill carries
the name of the donor: “This step has been made with the money
donated by Mr. X.” Only after you read this, can you put your
foot onto the step. Gradually, this desire of proclaiming our
donation to the world has set in. Blood donation is the only
area which by its very nature remains secret, because there is
no scope of putting a nameplate on donated blood. A person
can donate blood irrespective of his station in life. Blood
donation drives also help to develop values. It is not that a
onetime donation by a family in need of blood will transform
the entire society – however, it does contribute towards creating
inspiration for society.

     Most of us believe that we are healthy and can donate blood.
However, most women are not able to do so for one or the other
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