Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Donors and donations

The encounter between Swami Vivekananda and John D. Rockefeller is interesting. After giving his first large donation, Rockefeller has told that "You must be satisfied now, and you can thank me for it. " Swami did not lift his eyes, did not move. Then taking the paper, he quietly read it saying, "it is for you to thank me". The full excerpt from Madame Verdier's journal is at:

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