Hi Folks,

It has taken some time for me to come up with my new post. There was so much that was happening around me that I could not really give time to my blog. I have taken up a new job and that has robbed me of so much time. Anyways, I have decided to become more regular than now and hopefully will do better.

Our holy scriptures pertaining to all religions have always stressed on the fact that man is originally Divine. Somehow over the time or by his own shortcomings and indulgences, he has lost his inherent nature. It takes some sincere soul searching and effort which we term as "Sadhana" to get back to the groove. People have done it and have showed us the path. Why are we not able to follow the laid path is purely because of our own unwillingness. This post is dedicated to one such Hero who has understood the highest principle of seeing God in man and put it into practice.

Mr.N.Krishnan from Madurai has been serving hot and hygenic vegetarian meals three times a day to mentally imbalanced people from the past 8 years. Till date more than 1.5 million meals have been served by "Akshaya" a Trust he has established. A typical day in Krishnan's life begins at 4 am in the morning where he starts to cook the day's breakfast. After the preparation, he loads the car with the food item and proceeds to every nook and corner of the city searching for these unfortunate people. He travels around 170 kms and feeds every mentally imbalanced person he finds on the street. He goes back and starts his preparation for the afternoon meals and follows the same routine, and later does the same for dinner. We can imagine a person doing it for a day or two, but doing it everyday for the past eight years is purely mindboggling stuff.

Krishnan was doing very well as a chef in a five star restuarant and had the oppurtunity to go abroad for a job. He went to his hometown for visiting his parents and take their blessings. When he visited the Madurai Meenakshi temple, he saw a mentally disabled person eating his own feces. What he saw stired his soul. He immediately fetched some idlis for the poor man to satisfy his hunger. Any other person would have forgotten or ignored what he had seen and gone off to pursue his lucrative career but Krishnan did the unthinkable. He decided to quit his job and serve the mentally ill people in Madurai. He had to face stiff opposition from family and friends but was determined in his idea to serve those lesser fortunate people. Today, Krishnan just 29 years old has served over 1.5 million meals to those people whom we blissfully ignore. Can there be any better example of selfless service. When I read an article about him, I was speechless. Here I am running around different countries and jumping various jobs to make a good career where as there are people like Krishnan who are giving up their careers for a very noble cause. What contrasting ideals and lifestyles....

Krishnan had to face financial constraints in the initial stages of his philanthropic work but was able to meet the finances by generous donations from people and institutions. Hats off to all the people who have supported such a noble cause. I wish Krishnan all the very best in all his endeavors and hope that people will try to emulate his work. Personally, I was very much moved when I read about him. We all have heard and read innumerable number of times that "service to man is indeed service to God". But sadly we have failed to put it into practice. We get so much involved in making our life more comfortable that we seldom think of other people. We lack the drive and motivation to work for the people. People like Krishnan have shown the path. It is up to us whether we want to follow or not.

Signing off for now, Krishna