{"id":3226,"date":"2013-07-13T01:46:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=3226"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:46:46","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:46:46","slug":"36-hirobumi-ito-vol-writings-in-bengali-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/01-works-of-sri-aurobindo\/02-other-editions\/writings-in-bengali-translation\/36-hirobumi-ito-vol-writings-in-bengali-translation","title":{"rendered":"-36_Hirobumi Ito.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nHirobumi Ito <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

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\nTwo types of souls are born among men. Those who
\nmanifest their innate divine nature through a slow process of progressive
\nevolution are ordinary men. And those who are 
\nborn as Vibhutis to help that process of evolution are a class \\
\n<\/i>apart. Accepting the character and mode of conduct of the I
\nnation, and the zeitgeist of the age in which they are born 
\nthey achieve ends which the ordinary people cannot attain,
\nchange the course of the world to some extent, and then
\nreturn to their own respective occult worlds leaving immortal
\nnames in history. Their character and contribution are
\nbeyond man’s praise and blame. Whether we praise or
\ncondemn them, they have fulfilled the tasks given them by
\nGod, and the future of humanity, determined by their works,,
\nwill speed on in the decreed course. Caesar, Napoleon,
\nAkbar, Shivaji are such Vibhutis, Hirobumi Ito, the great,
\nman of Japan, belongs to this category and not one of the ‘
\npeople I have just mentioned was superior to him in native
\nqualities, genius, the greatness of his effort or in the future results he
\nproduced. Every one is aware of the preemient
\nposition of Ito in history and in the tremendous progress of
\nJapan. But all may not know that it was Ito who conceived
\nthe course, means and aim of that progress and achieved that
\ngreat transformation single-handed, all the other great men
\nwere only his instruments. It was Ito indeed who conceived  <\/i>in his mind the unity, independence, education, army, navy,
\neconomic prosperity, commerce and politics of Japan and
\ntranslated that dream into reality. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nHe was preparing the future Japanese empire. Whatever
\nhe did he achieved mostly from behind the scenes. The world <\/font><\/p>\n

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\nlearns immediately of what the Kaiser or Lloyd George is 3
\nthinking or doing. But no one knew what Ito was thinking or 
\ndoing\u2014when his secret imagination and effort bore fruit, 
\nonly then the world learnt with astonishment: this was being prepared so long. And yet what great effort, what wonderful
\ngenius is manifested in his achievement. If Ito had been used
\nto publicise his great vision, the whole world would have
\n! laughed at him as a mad idealist given to fruitless dreams and
\nbent upon achieving the impossible. Who would have
\nbelieved that within fifty years, Japan would, maintaining its
\n‘priceless independence, absorb western culture, become a
\nvery powerful nation like England, France and Germany, defeat China and Russia,
\nspread Japanese trade and commerce and painting, and also induce admiration for the
\nJapanese intelligence and fear of Japanese courage, capture
\nKorea and Formosa, lay the foundation of a great empire,
\nachieve the utmost progress in unity, freedom, equality and
\nnational education. Napoleon used to say: "I have banished
\nthe word ‘impossible’ from my dictionary". Ito did not say
\nbut in fact did so. Ito’s achievement is greater than Napoleon’s. We should have no regret that the great man has been
\nkilled by a bullet of an asassin. It is a matter of gratification,
\nof good fortune and something to be proud of that one who
\ndedicated his life to Japan, whose one preoccupation and
\nobject of worship was Japan, has also sacrificed it for his
\ncountry. "Slain thou shalt wintieayen, victorious, thou shalt enjoy the earth". In the destiny of Hirobumi Ito we witness
\nthe attainment of both these fruits in the same life-tree. <\/font><\/p>\n

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