True Essence of life
Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the stand point of daily life, however, there is one thing that we do know, that we are here for the sake of others.... For the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realise how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labours of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as i have recieved.
In Jhansi they had a fueral, not in the ghat, but on the ground he played on. Players came, but it seemed a little too late. It made him hard to forget the first few words of his autobiography `Goal': "You are doubtless aware that I am a common man." He wasn't but he died like one.
On the field he was named the "Wizard of Hockey" for he exerted complete control on the ball. It appeared that the ball used to stick to his hockey stick while playing. So great was the magic of Dhyan Chand that the Tokyo officials broke his hockey stick to search for a magnet inside, and tried to console themselves saying he had added some sort of glue.
"Tokyo is a truly modern city. The Hotel Manpi where we stayed was clean and comfortable. The hotel attendants were all pretty Japanese girls. Naturally the members of the team were all excited, and Pankaj Gupta had great difficulty in restraining his wards to keep within bounds"
"Gopalan one of our team member in 1928 was a high-caste Hindu from the South, where orthodoxy was severe.I will never forget that on our return from New Zealand, Gopalan broke journey at Rameswaram to have a dip in the holy waters to wipe off all the sins he had committed by crossing the seas.
It was the final of the Punjab Indian Infantry tournament in Jhelum. His side was losing the match by two goals, and with only four minutes to go, his Commanding Officer called out to him, "Come on Dhyan! We are two goals down, do something about it." Dhyan Chand then proceeded to do something about it, and scored three goals in four minutes and led his side to victory.