The de-adiction campaigns conducted by BAPS children in India. Kalam records in 'Transcendence' thus 'the most noteworthy of all children's initiatives are the dedication Campaigns. I personally invited, to the Rshtrapaty Bhavan on 5th July 2007, the sadhus and child leaders who had helped to plan, manage and conduct this incredibly effective programme, and felicitated them. The statistics of this programme were staggering, and it's impact longlasting. In just 20 days , 23,000 BAPS children and 5,000 leaders contacted over 2.1 million addicts, of whom 630,000 pledged to give up their addictions to smoking, tobacco, alcohal, drugs, gambling and other vices. This amounted to saving for over 344 crore rupees, along with a priceless saving of human misery! The de-addiction campaign reinstilled my belief in the future of our nation through empowerment.
Kalam asked the children, "How does one become great like Pramukh Swamiji?".The children looked at each other puzzled. I smiled and asked them to repeat after me,' If I have a beautiful mind, I will have beautiful thoughts; If I have beautiful thoughts, I will have a beautiful life; If I have a beautiful life, Iwill become a great soul like Pramukh Swamiji.' I should say all of us are to repeat what the children repeated. We all are children only so long as we do not know how to work out a beautiful life for us, along the lines taught by Kalam.
Kalam further questioned the children,'Convincing people to leave their addictions is difficult. If somebody refusedd to leave his addiction, how did you deal with him?' The children were ready with their methodology, to deal. They explained to Kalam, 'President sir, we tried to convince them by showing them the specially printed photographic booklet and logically explaining the scientific basis of the harmful consequences of their habits.'
Kalam says, 'I was delighted with the children's presentation and conviction., and further questioned, Why do people go back to their addictions? Even if you have freed them, why do they go back?' It was too difficult a question for those children. But they tried to reply and finally resigned, asking me to tell them. Now Kalam resorts to the story satan and angel or good and evil. Such stories are there in any religion to teach that if one always does good deeds he is helped by angels (divine helpers) and if one always does bad deeds he is ruled by satan who is rooted in evil.
Kalam elaborates further'Remember there are two people sitting on everyone's shoulders. On the right sits the angel and on the left sits Satan.When Satan wins people go back to addictions, and when angel wins people are freed from addictions. Knowledge makes angel free and powerful. Ignorance makes Satan free and powerful.
Kalam asked the children, "How does one become great like Pramukh Swamiji?".The children looked at each other puzzled. I smiled and asked them to repeat after me,' If I have a beautiful mind, I will have beautiful thoughts; If I have beautiful thoughts, I will have a beautiful life; If I have a beautiful life, Iwill become a great soul like Pramukh Swamiji.' I should say all of us are to repeat what the children repeated. We all are children only so long as we do not know how to work out a beautiful life for us, along the lines taught by Kalam.
Kalam further questioned the children,'Convincing people to leave their addictions is difficult. If somebody refusedd to leave his addiction, how did you deal with him?' The children were ready with their methodology, to deal. They explained to Kalam, 'President sir, we tried to convince them by showing them the specially printed photographic booklet and logically explaining the scientific basis of the harmful consequences of their habits.'
Kalam says, 'I was delighted with the children's presentation and conviction., and further questioned, Why do people go back to their addictions? Even if you have freed them, why do they go back?' It was too difficult a question for those children. But they tried to reply and finally resigned, asking me to tell them. Now Kalam resorts to the story satan and angel or good and evil. Such stories are there in any religion to teach that if one always does good deeds he is helped by angels (divine helpers) and if one always does bad deeds he is ruled by satan who is rooted in evil.
Kalam elaborates further'Remember there are two people sitting on everyone's shoulders. On the right sits the angel and on the left sits Satan.When Satan wins people go back to addictions, and when angel wins people are freed from addictions. Knowledge makes angel free and powerful. Ignorance makes Satan free and powerful.
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