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Rarely do we come
across in the annals of human history a life of such all-round
greatness as that of Guru Govind Singh - a yogi and a
warrior-martyr, a poet and a social reformer, a national emancipator
and a dhaarmic rejuvenator - all rolled into one supremely
majestic personality commanding the reverence of his countrymen and
even of his enemies.
No better
appreciation could be there of the inspiring legacy left behind to
the entire nation by that great Guru than what Swami Vivekananda has
observed: "Mark me, every one of you will have to be a Govind
Singh, if you want to do good to your country. You may see thousands
of defects in your countrymen, but mark their Hindu blood. They are
the first gods you will have to worship, even if they do everything
to hurt you; even if every one of them sends out a curse to you, you
send out to them words of love. If they drive you out, retire to die
in silence like that mighty lion, Govind Singh. Such a man is worthy
of the name of Hindu; such an idea ought to be before us
always."
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