Principle-centred life

The disciples were back from the city. They had gone to attend the much-awaited talk by a well-known 'management expert'. The guru had sent them for attending the lecture as the one lecturing was a good friend of his. The speaker was also an expert in 'SOMA' (Spirituality of Management'). During the evening Satsangh the guru asked his disciples about the lecture. “It was very good. The Professor was stressing the need for principle centred and value-based life in the world today,” said Sunil, a management graduate from the prestigious IIM, Ahmadabad. “But my question is whether it is really possible to lead a principle-centred and value-based life in the present world?” Rajesh asked in a reflective mood. "Surely we can. In fact, that is the only way to live life happily and fruitfully in this world" said the guru. "Truth, love and goodness alone will survive the trails and tribulations of time. So hold on to them with all your heart, all your mind and all your strength. Victory will be yours at the end. 'Satyamevajayate' (Truth alone will succeed) is our national motto. Evil and falsehood may triumph in the short run. But truth, love and goodness will always win at the end. World is not unprincipled. We make it so. We also have the power to make it principled. Unprincipled life will lead us to disappointment and in the end we will be sorry we missed out on the best things of life. Principled life will give us inner peace and joy" responded the guru.