A Story about Swami Vivekananda's Signature
There was this one professor in college who used to hate Indian students and was a racist to the extreme. Once during lunchtime, Swami Vivekananda took his plate and made himself comfortable near the professor’s chair. Professor saw an Indian student sitting near him and unable to tolerate this, he said –
“A Black Pig and a White Bird can’t be together.”
To this Swami replied –
“Sure Sir… I shall fly away immediately.”
And then Swami calmly picked up his plate and went to another spot while the professor was left speechless at this. Professor then made his mind to teach Swami a great lesson in class…
- The stories and teachings of Swami Vivekananda continue to inspire students worldwide
- His emphasis on presence of mind, knowledge, and character development remains as relevant as ever for students preparing to study abroad and build global careers.
How Did Swami Vivekananda Pick the Right Way?
The professor sought opportunities to challenge Swami in class, asking him to choose between the path of knowledge and the path of money. Swami chose money, which shocked the professor — but Swami calmly explained that everyone picks what they lack, turning the question into a lesson about self-awareness.
“Imagine yourself walking down a lane Swami, now you come to the point where you find a divergence – going on one path will give you Knowledge while the other path will bring you Money, you can only choose one path to go further, answer me Swami which way you’ll pick?”
Swami: “Money, Sir.”
Professor: “If I would have been at your place I would have chosen the path which leads to Knowledge, knowledge should be above all.”
Swami: “Everyone picks up what they lack Sir. I chose what I lack and you chose what you lack.” 😀
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After two incidents, the professor wrote 'IDIOT' on Swami's exam sheet. Unperturbed, Swami calmly pointed out that the professor appeared to have signed at the wrong spot, as the signature field was listed separately — leaving the professor completely speechless and outsmarted once again.
After above mentioned 2 incidents Professor was furious and wanted to bring down Swami on his knees. So he decides to make his move during exams. While distributing answer sheets he wrote IDIOT on answer sheet of Swami and handed it to him. Seeing this Swami was still calm and a few moments later he called Professor, patiently saying
“Sir seems like you signed at the wrong spot. Signature field is mentioned separately.” 😀 😀
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