Build Bridges, Not Walls

Shree Narayana Guru is a gift of God for Kerala and his love should help in uniting the hearts of people of the land— says Mujeeb Jaihoon

In the name of God, most gracious, most loving, and most merciful.

Most respected swamis, our Kerala agriculture minister, and all the Beloved people listening to my voice. I’m incredibly honored and humbled to be given this recognition in the name of the most renowned, remarkable, iconic reformer of Kerala, Shree Narayana Guru.

As I was speaking in an interview yesterday in a radio station, I described our beloved Guru less of a Kerala man and more of a global citizen. Shree Narayana Guru is not just a Malayali, reformer. He stands for Unity of humanity, Oneness of God, he is a futurist. His wisdom is beyond comparison. So, we should be all be proud of this great gift of God to Kerala.

We are here to exchange our love; ‘to know and to be known; we are not here to fight or argue’. This was the greatest message that our beloved Guru extended to this world.

I also want to extend my gratitude to my good friend Mr Syam Prabhu, who is the assistant coordinator of this event. He is a great devotee of the guru which I’ve realized from his words and his actions.

We should be here to build Bridges, not walls and not barriers. This is what we need to learn from the life of Guru. It is a reality we have several barriers between our hearts, but the love of Guru should make all these walls vanish.

Thank you. God bless.

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Oct. 30 2022. Mujeeb Jaihoon’s speech after being conferred the Sri Narayana Guru Shreshta Award 2022 for ‘Slogans of the Sage’, a book of quotations based on the life and message of Sayyid Muhammad Ali Shihab, the late South Indian philanthropist and statesman. The prestigious award was presented by Sachidananda Swami, the chief priest of Shivagiri Mutt.