It is a matter of great
National delight that ISRO scientists and allied agencies, individuals and
groups alike, creditably designed, engineered and implemented the space journey
to Mars, registering success in the very first attempt. People have witnessed
the skill and mastery of human brain over matter and energy. To make the MOM traverse
300 odd days covering 680 million km overcoming all hurdles in free space is a
distinguished feat indeed!
In the world of science
and technology, it elevates the Nation to global glory and majesty. It equally demonstrates how the sentient human
brain hosts the potential to engineer inert matter and energy, making them
respond to its wish and will.
But let us remember
with fidelity that India’s exploits in science even in the ancient past were
unparalleled at the time. In physics, chemistry, mathematics, biochemistry and
the like, our people had shown astounding knowledge and precision.
Our forefathers had
discovered the speed of Sun as travelling 2202 yojanas in half a second, which
is a very near approximation to the modern findings. They had also defined zero
and pi precisely. Equally so, they were
awake to the gravitational pulls of the celestial bodies, which define their
trajectories.
Our present brain is a bequest
from our predecessors. While cherishing
our success, let us remember the ancients, their inner zeal and scientific precision,
with gratitude and admiration.
Side by side with the
excellence of science and technology, we find how greed, possessiveness and
domination, unleashed by human mind, work their havoc, downgrading the very
quality and worth of scientific achievement, and generating a plethora of
threats to the planetary life itself.
Unless the human brain emergently
launches its benign mission to reform itself and forestall the havocs of the
mind and senses, by heeding the call of goodness, benevolence and coexistence, the
outer exploits are bound to be retrogressive and inglorious.
As we are able to
traverse amazing distances in outer space, we have greater power to delve into the
unfathomable depths of inner sentient space, which brings lasting grandeur and
felicity.
The achievement should make
us equally reflective, inspiring the intelligence to transform the evil traits
of the mind into benevolent grace and nobility. If human ingenuity can have
this much of potential and possibility, what should be the magnitude of its
domain over our own inner personality, from where emerge all kinds of impetus.
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