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In Sangha, the dedicated, full-time worker is called a “Pracharak”. In a
conversation, when the topic veered around to how an ideal pracharak or social
worker should be, P.P.Doctorjee said the following: “He is not a monk, clad
in saffron robes. He is not a philosopher who says that he sees no difference
between gold and clay. He understands the difference between them. But he
accepts the clay for himself and gives, willingly, the gold earned by his
toil, to the society. The gold holds no attraction for him.
He toils day and night, to churn the buttermilk, and extracts the butter out.
He knows fully well the difference between the rich butter and the thin
buttermilk. But he has developed an innate self-sacrificing nature, which
makes him accept only a bit of the buttermilk for himself, merely enough to
hold his body and soul together. He happily gives away the butter and the
remaining buttermilk to the society. [He has no expectation of any personal
gain or return from the society; no craving for lust or wealth or fame even
enters his thoughts. He has managed to put others ahead of him so much, that
egotism and envy are entirely away from him].
Only such a dedicated person can be true “Pracharak” or a social worker. Such
a person alone can inspire dedication, self-sacrifice and other noble
elements of character in the society at large. His life serves as a live
example of these ideals”.
[Truly, P.P.Doctorjee was a living example of a pracharak.]
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