We are in need of wise men
Winston Churchill once called Gandhi 'a naked fakir'; it did not diminish Gandhi's greatness a bit. Those people who are calling Dr. Yunus 'blood sucker' only have showed their own ignorance. In the 'Puranas' there is a famous story. When a benevolent king died, God appeared before him to give him a boon. But God had one condition; if the king decides to go to the heaven he will be given 100 idiots to accompany him; on the other hand, if he chooses to go to the hell, he will be given 10 wise men to accompany him. The king thought for a moment and then replied, 'Almighty, if I take 100 idiots with me to the heaven, the heaven will turn into a hell for me; but if I take 10 wise men with me to the hell, they will make the hell a heaven for me'. This simple story tells us why we are unable to make our country a 'Sonar Bangla'.
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