Dear Rosarians, on the occasion of Dussehra, I would like to share a story- A story about an old Cherokee chief who was teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, lust, greed, arrogance, resentment, lies, false pride and ego. The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
The old chief replied, "The one you feed."
This truly means that there is always a battle between good and bad, and this battle is not about two individuals rather it signifies that when an individual losses his/her mental balance of pure thoughts and non-violence, is unable to differentiate between the good and evil thoughts, deeds and actions. Some are stronger and disallow their bad to outweigh their good, while others tend to gravitate more to selfish pleasure-thus acting out with bad behavior. My dear loving students, we all have some good and evil and it should be our goal to kill the evil within us.
My message to you on this Dussehra is to ensure to do well to others and give as much as you can. Work hard and be committed to what you do. Do not stand for what is wrong, for it is rightly said, "The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything."
On this auspicious occasion, I wish the color, bliss and beauty of this festival to be with you throughout the year and may this Dussehra light up for you, your family and all your near and dear ones the hopes of happy times and dreams for a year full of smiles!
So let us all celebrate the Victory of good over evil and Success of truth over lies.
Wish you all a Very Happy Dussehra and a Joyful & Prosperous Diwali !!!
Fr. Vincent D'Souza
(Principal)