…What It MeansWHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GIVEN A DAYITWA IN SANGH

In Sangh, there are no elections

Nor is there any campaigning

The Karyakartas or Adhikaris sit down and discuss this agenda

Many people are consulted before the responsibility is given to them

Based on what qualities one possesses

Also based on what qualities one must possess (*example)

To develop skills that will develop you as a person

Why Me? One might often wonder so…

It is the need of Sangh Karya, to develop certain skills in you

So that you can train another swayamsevak who is fond of you

To pull you out of another task and divert your attention elsewhere (frog in the well)

To bring about a change with new ideas

To introduce you to a working team where your skills will be utilized better

To fill in a position that is vacated by another who must move to another position

Due to the need of the circumstances prevailing

The Story of a Sampark Pramukh There was a shakha searching for a new sampark pramukh

Karyawah chose Mandeep, who hardly ever talks to people and is shy

Eveyone was shocked at the Karyawahs choice and offered other

suggestions

The Karyawah had a plan

After a couple of months, Mandeep was no longer the shy one. He

spoke elaborately and expressed himself with confidence even to

strangers

Had Mandeep not been chosen for this role, what do you think would

have happened to him in his later life?

Haba na Haba Hujaza…

Students busy with school are given duties accordingly

Married and working swayamsevaks are appropriately selected

The retired are also given duties

Each one must perform his roles effectively to get a consolidated

result in the end

The “Clock Hands” analogy

One has to manage his time to do Sangh duties (* example)

Story of the Waiting man… A man had a good job, very learned, well behaved, very talented

He really wanted to do something for the society… to give something back

But he wanted to earn enough money, and then do the Samaj Seva after he quits his job and has plenty of time in his hands

He worked day and night and focused only on his job

Then when he finally quit his job he found that his health was not supporting him

He couldn’t walk, couldn’t see well, couldn’t eat well etc

Now his devotion to do samaj seva, his talent, his knowledge was not utilized effectively as it should have been

Don’t put off the things you ought to do now, else it will be too late to do what you really want to do…

Some examples …

Swami VivekanandGave his famous Chicago speech at 30 years of age.

PELÉAt 17 years, won world cup

with Brazil in 1958, in Sweden.

DoctorjiAt the age of 36, started Sangh,

the largest voluntary organization in the world

Where Do I Begin? Start at your immediate surroundings

Keep it basic and simple

Don’t forget the fundamentals (remember nothing would exist if

not for the fundamental entity that is the molecules or atoms)

Don’t ever get depressed or stressed

Create a happy environment to perform your role in

It is a good thing to learn from another shakha that is doing well,

but turning it into a cut-throat comparison is no good for our

Karya

….among other such points

What can you encounter Differences in opinion

Unlikely or unfamiliar methods of working

More on your plate than you can handle

Influence to do things one way or another from what is expected

Harsh words from an adhikari

Criticism

Never ever expect to get recognition or applause. You will be

disappointed …

“Raah Kaanto se Bhari he, Kushalataa se Laanghnaa he…”

In Conclusion… The Daitwa that has been given to you has been well thought

upon. Think of it as an opportunity to make Sanghkarya better

The time to perform your Sangh duties is NOW. Don’t put it off to a later date, when you don’t know how the circumstances will be

You will encounter criticism and differences in opinion….Don’t be disheartened

Focus on, and train swayamsevaks who will take up your role when you will eventually vacate that position. Always have this at the back of your mind. Sanghwork is continuous and perpetual. Remember the basis of continuity in Sangh “Nirantar Karyakarta Nirman”

Also think of your daitwa as an opportunity to improve yourself as an individual. One will have to change oneself for the better, while performing his role