Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

“ However, we must remember that as we can never achieve victory without the grace of God. Even so we must use our own utmost efforts too. The chief cause of our defeat is that we are without proper arms and ammunition. How can lathis and spears withstand the onslaught of cannon and rifles? Now our duty is to see that we are fully and plentifully equipped with modern weapons.'
'That is a most difficult task, Master,' Jiban said. ”

“ They were engaged in conversation.
'Master Satya, why is God so unfavourable to us?' Jiban asked. 'For what sin of ours were we thus defeated by the British?'
'God is not unfavourable to us,' Mahatma Satya replied. 'Warfare is composed of both victory and defeat. The other day we were victorious. Yesterday we met with defeat. He who wins last really wins. I am fully confident that God will again smile on our efforts. He has ever been kind to us. In His name we must reach the goal of our mission. We shall indeed suffer the tortures of hell if we meet with defeat in the end ”

“ Does anyone else beside Mahendra aspire to be your personal disciple?' Bhavan asked in a tone of surprise.
'Yes, there is a new Child. I never saw him before. He came to me today for the first time. He is very young but I am highly pleased with his looks, manners and intelligence. He appears to be real gold. I shall entrust Jiban with the task of training him as a Child. Jiban is clever in attracting human hearts! ”