Recently, Dada J.P.Vaswani referred to some Chinese proverbs, rich in the wisdom of life. One of these he said, was as follows:-

“If you want to be happy for an hour, go and take a nap!
If you want to be happy for a day, go and sit in a garden.
If you want to be happy for a month, go and get married.
If you want to be happy for a year, inherit a fortune, but
If you want to be happy for a lifetime, go out and serve others!"

Dada J.P.Vaswani expressed joy and gratitude that this week, February 18th to February 24th was being celebrated as THANKSGIVING WEEK in India and all over the world.

“Daily”, Dada said “you all are uttering the name of the Lord and serving the needy. I thank you! This is what beloved master, Sadhu Vaswani and other saints have said, that if you wish to express gratitude to the Lord, go and serve the poor, the helpless, the orphans, the widows and the sick.

But do not think that YOU are serving them – We are but instruments through which the Lord is working. All glory be to God, not mine but Thine be the glory, O Lord. Those who work with this sentiment – are richly blessed and the ones they serve are blessed also.”

The Sadhu Vaswani Center, Colon, organized service programs for the whole week from 17th to 22nd February 2003, in different shelters, and orphanages and old peoples homes in Colon.

The main event of service was on the 22nd of February. A Medical Camp was organized, along with service program for poor families and school help for school children at Miguel de la Borda in Costa Abajo.

Miguel de la Borda is cut off by road from the rest of the country for almost 10 months in a year, and can only be reached by road for a couple of months in the dry season. There are twenty villages around Miguel de la Borda, which are connected to Miguel de la Borda only by river.

Around 80 Medical Staff which included 17 Doctors and 12 Dentists and their supporting staff were taken. Around 100 volunteers from the Indian Community participated. Around 1500 Adults and children received free Medical and dental treatment.

They were also given lunch, clothes, household items, and a bag of provisions consisting of rice, beans, sugar, cooking oil, etc. Around 1200 children were given school uniforms, and school utilities like school bags, note-books, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, crayons etc.

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