SAINTLY INFLUENCES ON DON BOSCO

                                 (Predominately of his Loving Mother)

            I am glad to be captured by the idea that in life wheatear we like it or not everybody is influenced by the contemporary, cultural and linguistic expressions by responding to them accordingly. Besides there will be some personages who make an impact in our life through their life or ideologies. Be it be positive or not pessimistic this process is inevitable in our life. None of us can evade this inherent process of growth.

            Now I am trying my best to examine the way Don Bosco has incorporated and appropriated the ideologies and methodology of his admirable saints and sages of his contemporary and old. Likewise there are few who contributed in his life for his way of work and method of pedagogy. To mention few, his mother Mamma Margaret, Don Cafasso, Archbishop Fransoni Francis De Sales and Teresa have influenced him extensively. There are many maxims that he has appropriated from the others into his life. The tradition of goodnight, ‘God sees you’ etc are some of the famous ones.

            I am captivated by the role played by his mother in his life, is very outstanding. The reason, religion and loving kindness are though not his original but he made very radical and relevant for his charism very dynamically. Thus many have instilled in his life all virtues and attributes of life and spirituality. Though they have not directly influenced him but he made his life such a way that they have a special role and impact in his life. 

Destiny Through Inevitable Action

DESTINY THROUGH INEVITABLE ACTION

            Well, I am captivated by the second day class when this point emerged from the class in the spontaneous sharing of our experiences. Now I am trying to make this point more crystal clear in my own way of understand the phrase. Although I believe very firmly that each one is framed by certain inevitable cultural differences and linguistic expressions but there is another level where one can transform this level of understating of a person.

            Now what is my stand? It is very clear that the force and the vita can be enhanced through one’s persistent action. Thus the prefixed destiny will be shattered into pieces by our effective action. Many of us think that the destiny is ever fixed and is can ever be changed. But here my premise is that we can change this conventional view of our life. Now this action is a prerequisite of our clear and crystal aim of life which eventually has to be backed up by the true education, hard work and perseverance. I am sure if this is the focus then there will be the sky as the limit to life. Another prerequisite for the success of life is the faith in destiny. Faith is an internal force which moves our impulse toward the goal.

            Many of us in life specially the youth get sullen and fall in meritocracy having no internal faith and positive molecules moving one to success. At this point I wish for me and for the others as well that we all may believe in our esteem and self confidence. For, I believe firmly that even god cannot help the one who does not know how to help him or herself.