A Comprehensive Collection - Swami Vivekananda

"VEDANTA IK INDIAN LIFE. 421will be, that the castes will remain for ever. It is in thenature of society to form itself into groups ;and what willgo ? *These privileges ? Caste is a natural something. I canperform one duty in social life, you another ; you cangovern a country and I can mend a pair of old shoes, butthat is no reason why you are greater than I, for can youmend my^hoes? Nor can I govern the country Thedivision of v&>rk is natural. I am clever in mending shoes,you are clever in reading Vedas, but that is no reason whyypu should trample on my head ; why if you commitmurder you will only be praised, and if I steal an apple Ishall be hanged This will ! go. Caste is good. That is theonly natural way of solving life. Men must form themselves into groups, you cannot get rid of that. Whereveryou go there will be caste. But tnat does not mean thatwill be knocked onthere will be these privileges. Theythe head. If you teach Yedanta to the fisherman he willsay,"I am as good a man as you, I am a fisherman, yoiiare a philosopher never; mind, I have the same God inme, as you have in And that is what weyou." want, noprivilege for any one, equal chances for every one let;every one be taught the Divine within, and every one willwork out his own salvation. Libertyis the first conditionof growth.It iswrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of youdares to say I will work out the salvation of thiswoman or child." I am asked again and again what doyou think of this Widow question and what do you thinkof this Women question? Let me answer once for all.Am I a widow that you ask me that nonsense ? Am I awoman, that you ask me that question again and again ?Who are you to solve Women s poblems and Widowsproblems? Are you the Lord God himself, ruling oveir