Hari Om,  we come from a land with a rich history, and we can be tempted to live in the past when our culture, our religion and our land was a glorious beacon for the world. Here is what Swami Chinmayananda said about the past:  Once an incident has taken place, it cannot be undone. It is all in the past, so much water under the bridge. Life is not for us to sit and cry over what has happened in the past. We have to move forward. 

Further Swami Tejomayananda instructed: A beautiful verse in the Bhagavad Gita states the characteristics of a liberated soul and how he lives in freedom. Firstly, there is non-brooding over the past. Secondly, there is no worry or fear regarding the future. And thirdly, there is detached objectivity in the present.

We in the Vidhya Deepam family should strive to live in the present, we cannot right the wrongs that happened many millennia ago. Look forward! Be positive! Let our current actions give rise to a glorious tomorrow! (here is a fun Bollywood tune to that effect).

I will close off with the powerful words of Swami Vivekananda: All the strength and succor you want is within yourselves. Therefore make your own future. “Let the dead past bury its dead.” The infinite future is before you.