256 LIFE AND WORK OF SIR JAGADIS C. BOSE 



village that my work is to end ; from thejvillage I came out, 

 to discover a larger world. Like that of my boyhood's 

 hero, Kama, my life has been ever one of combat^ and 

 must be to the last. It is not for man to complain of 

 circumstances, but bravely to accept, to confront, and to 

 dominate them. The faith in which my long-dreamed-of 

 Temple of Science has been at last brought within reach 

 of fulfilment, is the faith that when one has gained the 

 vision of a purpose to which he can and must dedicate him- 

 self wholly, then the closed doors will be opened and the 

 seemingly impossible become attainable/ 



Hence, accordingly, the symbol of Bose's life, struggle, 

 and achievement is to be found less in the village that 

 nourished his childhood and provides the periodic retreat 

 for his maturity, than in the abounding energy of the great 

 cit in which, of necessity, his Institute is placed and 

 from which it draws its power and inspiration. He alone 

 who has striven and conquered can enrich the world by a 

 generous bestowing of the fruits of his victorious experience. 



