a follower of the indian mystic ramakrishna,swami vivekananda was a hindu monk who introduced hinduism to the united states in the late19th century. at the age of 30, vivekananda first visited the united states in 1893 asa delegate to the world's parliament of religions. when swami vivekananda was in america, severalladies come to meet swamiji. one day a lady asked him to marry her. when swami asked thelady about what made her ask him such question. she replied that she was fascinated by hisintellect. she wanted a child of such an intellect. so she asked swami, whether he could marryher and give a child like him. he replied, since she was attracted only byhis intellect, there is no problem. “my dear lady, i understand your desire.marrying and bringing a child in to this world
and understanding whether it is intelligentor not takes very long time. more over it is not guaranteed.instead to fulfill your desire immediately, i can suggest a guaranteed way. take me asyour child. you are my mother. this way your desire of having a child of my intellect isfulfilled.†the lady was speechless.
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