SHARKS- Cannibalism and it Fatalities

SHARKS- Cannibalism and it Fatalities

While there are approximately 100 shark attacks on people every year, there are only between five and 10 fatalities. The many survivors tell their stories to educate and inform, as well as to raise awareness of the dangers of not heeding the cautions of the lifeguards or media.

A lifeguard, 6.5 months pregnant, had just returned to Florida from her vacation when she was on duty on Treasure Shores Beach. She swam behind the breakers for a swim parallel to the shore. She was wearing a black swimsuit, yellow cap, jewellery, goggles, a whistle around her neck and her lifeguard buoy towed behind her. The water was murky with a visibility of only about two feet (60 centimeters). There was a drop-off of about four to five feet in the area where she entered the water. As she began swimming, she was forcefully bumped and spun around, completely disoriented. The shark had bitten her hand and leg as it had bumped her, and the water rapidly turned red around her. Her partner could not hear her cries for help, so she was forced to swim ashore alone. The shark did not return once it had tasted her flesh, a common reaction. She received almost 100 stitches in her leg alone and her wrist required multiple surgeries and bone removal, as well as extensive therapy. This mother-to-be learnt an important lesson about heeding warnings not to swim in water unless the visibility is clear and to steer clear of dramatically deeper waters alongside shallow areas.

SWAMIJIS MONKS LIFE

After the death of their master, the monastic disciples led by Vivekananda formed a fellowship at a half-ruined house at Baranagar near the river Ganges, with the financial assistance of the householder disciples. This became the first Math or monastery of the disciples who constituted the first Ramakrishna Order. The dilapidated house at Baranagar was chosen because of its low rent and proximity to the Cossipore burning-ghat, where Ramakrishna was cremated. Narendra and other members of the Math often spent their time in meditation, discussing about different philosophies and teachings of spiritual teachers including Ramakrishna, Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, and Jesus Christ. Narendra reminisced about the early days in the monastery as follows, "We underwent a lot of religious practice at Baranagar Math. We used to get up at 03:00 am and got ourselves busy with meditation or penance. What a strong spirit of dispassion we had in those days! The world at the time of meditation would hardly exist for us; we were that much dedicated and passionate towards the job. In the early part of 1887, Narendra and eight other disciples took formal monastic vows. Narendra took the name of Swami Bibidishananda. Later he was given the name Vivekananda by Ajit Singh, The Maharaja of Khetri.

SWAMIJIS STRUGGLE AT THE TIME OF DISTRESS

After a few years two events took place which caused Narendra considerable distress. One was the sudden death of his father in 1884. This left the family penniless, and Narendra had to bear the burden of supporting his mother, brothers and sisters. The second event was the illness of Sri Ramakrishna which was diagnosed to be cancer of the throat. In September 1885 Sri Ramakrishna was moved to a house at Shyampukur, and a few months later to a rented villa at Cossipore. In these two places the young disciples nursed the Master with devoted care. In spite of poverty at home and inability to find a job for him, Narendra joined the group as its leader.Sri Ramakrishna instilled in these young men the spirit of renunciation and brotherly love for one another. One day he distributed ochre robes among them and sent them out to beg food. In this way he himself laid the foundation for a new monastic order. He gave specific instructions to Narendra about the formation of the new monastic Order. In the small hours of 16 August 1886 Sri Ramakrishna gave up his mortal body. After the Master’s passing, fifteen of his young disciples (one more joined them later) began to live together in a dilapidated building at Baranagar in North Kolkata. Under the leadership of Narendra, they formed a new monastic brotherhood, and in 1887 they took the formal vows of Sannyasin, thereby assuming new names. Narendra now became Swami Vivekananda (although this name was actually assumed much later.)

EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF SWAMIJI

Swami Vivekananada was born to Biswanath Dutta and Bhuvaneswari Devi as a notorious child, who was named Billey in his early childhood days.In his childhood years; he was very generous,all the way from the begining. His premonastic life was rather intersting. During his pre monastic life he was named as Narendranath Dutta. From the begining, he was a great supporter of rational and logical thinking; a small anecdote justifies this:

His encounter with Sri Ramakrishna

"Once he happened to meet Thakur in the month of November in the year 1881 at

Dakshineswar Kali Temple, and asked him, "Sir, have you seen/percieved the existence of God". Then he got a reply, yes I am seeing him as clearly as I see you, even he went on to saying, Can you show him to me?.

As formerly comented he was a very difficult person to be convinced about any thing that easily; he wanted the proof that his master has percieved the existence of God the way he is actually seeing him.

His one of the few quotes as given may include

Brothers and Sisters,

Arise, Awake , And stop not till the Goal is reached.

A Poem By Swamiji Song Of the Sanyasin

Wake up the note! The song that had its birth

Far off, where worldly taint could never reach,

In mountain caves and glades of forest deep,

Whose calm no sigh for lust or wealth or fame?

Could ever dare to break; where rolled the stream

Of knowledge, truth, and bliss that follows both.

Sing high that note, Sannyasin bold! Say—

"Om Tat Sat, Om!"