 Good morning to everybody. My name is Arun. I was born and brought up in Auroville. My father is Selvam and my mother is Namanidam. So I started my life at the age of 1.5 nearly, starting from the school Miramukhi, which is now called Deepanam school. So I studied in this school for nearly 12 years. And then after for two years I studied in last school. And then I had to go out and do my examinations to complete my biomedical engineering. So I have, or even my family has a long history with Auroville. Because if people are aware, the Idumbi Temple and Auroville has a very big relation. And my father was born in a village called Kottakarai. And when he came at the Auroville at the age of nearly 15 years, and his, he and his family, they used to have land where which the kindergarten school is present now. And they were very happy when they gave it to Auroville. Because what my grandfather felt was, even if it doesn't benefit his son, which is my father, it will benefit the next generation, which is me and my brothers. And which is what is really happening now. Because Auroville is something very amazing, which the humanity could have not expected if mother didn't land it in Pondicherry and if Sri Aurobindo of them, they would have not met. Because Auroville came here, a lot of things changed in Auroville and also in the bioregion. The thinking mentality and the psychology of the people rapidly changed for the past 54 years from the bioregion because of the presence of Auroville and what Auroville is aiming to, which is human unity. And me personally talking, I'm learning a lot and so much from Auroville. And this exposure to the international community where no one in the world can really get experienced is something I'm very lucky about. I always felt that I have to serve something big to my community. Because I feel I came here for a purpose. Like everyone, everyone came here to Auroville for a purpose, but one has to find out. Time may take. Some people might find it in short time. Something might be big. But there's always purpose. Each one has a purpose. Each one has a role to play in Auroville. And I think maybe I was able to kind of find it out a bit earlier, if not completely, but at least a little bit earlier. About one and a half years back, I got selected in a working group called Auroville Working Committee. And the main reason why I approached or even I applied for that committee was to make a change in the community. There's always change happening because change is the only thing that doesn't change. Change is always there. And I wanted my community to really change with a lot of things. With my personal experience and the experience I received from a lot of visitors, a lot of friends who are not part of Auroville, something that they didn't feel right or something very pleasant that was going on here. And I didn't want that to continue because I want my community to go towards the path that it is existing for, which is for the dream of Mother and Shri Aurobindo. In Auroville itself, we have to remember that Auroville itself is a living being. And everything that we give her will receive it back. So we have to make sure that we give her what she really needs and what Auroville needs as a whole, but not as a person, not individual what I need or you need. We have to give what Auroville needs so that it can grow bigger and it can also give the humanity what it really needs. So at that point of time I said, okay, the only way I can really enter my community and voice out better is to be in a working group because a few months back before even going to the working group I did a lot of research. I went with a lot of my friends and all. They said they are also struggling because the young people are not able to express their views. And even if they express this very correctly, it is taking time to get received and get implemented. So I thought I would give an attempt. And I was successful because people trusted me. And that was when I gave my presentation the first time, people saw me and they believed that I have something different in me. So they did vote for me and I got selected because of them. After I entered inside, I felt the group was amazing. Everyone was encouraging me. All the six other members were encouraging. They showed me a new path to re-travel. At the same time I was learning a lot that there is something going well but not very coordinated. Our minds and our dreams are somewhere dispersed where we are not able to align even within the groups and when it reflects also with the residents. So I enforced a lot of things through my words to the groups to say to let's work together. We have to do things together because this is our Orville. And everything that we are doing now is not for us, but the future generation that is going to come. But somehow things drifted. It didn't really move the way we expected it. And then we met with the December incident which actually woke a lot of people. So a lot of positivity actually came out of it. One thing is we have to understand that through this the residents are kind of active now. They are active. They are looking what is really happening. They want to make a change so they are participating a lot. I feel very happy about it because the participation of the residents was very low before the December incident. And after that it is more engaged. People are trying everything for human unity with different activities. So these things are going on. But what we really have to remember is when we work, me, everyone, when we work honestly and truthfully for Orville, this will make a real change. Unless I don't have any egos, any baggages, or any agenda, inner agenda that I am working on. If I throw all these things out and work purely for the growth of Orville and believing that Mother and Shirbindo are there to take us ahead. Because we don't have to think too much. What happened is, so Mother was, I feel personally my perspective that she was very smart that she had to align the future generation to see where we have to go. So she set the path how we have to go as humans. So that's why she wrote the Charter. And the Charter clearly says that how we have to really be in different things like that. So I truly feel, each time when I do something, I check if it's aligned with the Charter. Or am I going to watch, or am I thinking too personal or egoistic? Each time something thought comes in me, I go back and I read again. Every time I feel I might move away from it, I read the Charter again. Again and again to see if it's aligned. And this is how I keep myself in track and make sure that I move ahead with this. And I personally feel that I am very much protected by a lot of, even though people think that I am on one side. Which I personally feel I am not. Because from wherever side I am in, I'm trying to neutralize or balance the whole situation. Because I have nothing to take or I have nothing to really feel egoistic. Because all the residents we have now, everyone is my friend. I'm not against anybody. But the only thing is, are we aligned with Orville? All of us is one of the main points that I'm really thinking. Maybe in that point of view, I might have a few ideas that are different. But personally I love everybody because all residents are one. We are one family. When you have one family, even if you have a small one family, there are a lot of conflicts which come up. There are things, there are a lot of issues that come up. But when you have a huge space and when you have a huge family like this, like Orville, it's quite difficult to really coordinate things and move on. But I would say Orvillians were very successful in initiating and building this community larger and larger. Because when you see Orville was empty, when you came Orville, there was not much trees. But now what has come up is really amazing, the environment that we have now. But we have to remember that that is not the only thing we have to progress in. The main concept is the human unity. When you can unite the people together, automatically your work will be fast. Uniting the people is the biggest catalyst to do any revolution or any change and move ahead in life, even with Orville. So I currently, the current situation that is really going on, I would actually divide. Because people feel that I'm very discriminated regarding the elder people and the youngsters. Maybe I would like to reach out this message to the elder people that I have nothing really bad against you or anything against you. But what I feel is you have, or you're still having your opinions and you've done a great job. But let also our youths, since we go through a lot of things in today's generation, please also hear our opinion. Because things are always changing, technology is changing, people's mentality are changing. But the only thing that doesn't change is the purpose that we are here for Orville. And somehow I feel the younger generation that is presently now, or people who have joined recently, have a better understanding of this. I'm not saying the elder people don't have, but somehow over the period of time they have grown this pride and they are obsessed and egoistic in some way to listen to others. But they have done a great job. We have to really open up our minds. Once you open up or once we open up our mind, we will realize why are we doing this. We have to reflect on everything that we've been doing. And I'm not very old enough to really advise anybody, but this is my perspective and this is my point of view. And this is the way I'm growing myself. I always keep myself open. There's nothing to really, there's no enemy in Orville, there's no nothing like this, something in Orville. The only enemy that you have in Orville is only yourself. You have to listen to your soul and not your brain. Brain will tell you everything that you need, but your soul is the one which talks the truth. So your biggest enemy is not the person in front of you, but your own self. So reflect within yourself. You came here, or I even came here, everyone came here to understand who we really are. And with this, such a short lifespan, in today's lifespan, let's say around 65 years old, we have so many other things to do. Instead of fighting or doing different things like that, we have so many other things to do because we are going to set an example to the rest of the world. We are going to set the example for the whole humanity, how the whole humanity is going to live for the next centuries and centuries. And in this current situation, in this fast-moving world, Orville is a very necessary experiment because when you see people are controlled and fully controlled by their work, they forget the purpose of their birth in this world. They feel and they think money and prestige, that is the only thing that has... that's the important thing in life, and they run towards that. By the end of the life, when they're around 65 years old, they realize that they have not done nothing much, but by that time, things might be a bit late in terms of health, in terms of physical wealth as well. But Orville, since the beginning, has given the space to people to think and do a lot of things. Even during my schoolhood when I was in school, the main principle and discipline that I was taught by my teachers were known to... because when the Miramuki started, most of the teachers were from different nationalities. More than Indians, there were people from different nationalities, French, Germans, mostly French, basically. So I was impacted a lot by the other nationalities, and slowly we also got other Indian teachers and everything. But this diverse concept of nationality in this teacher exposed me to the international world, because I didn't have to go to France, Italy or anywhere, because we got everyone here. So this is a small model of the whole culture that is living in Orville. So when I was studying at this period of time, the main thing all my teachers, everything that taught me is love the person next to you. Whatever they do or whatever you don't feel good about them, just love them. Because I have nothing to take but just to give love. And automatically the person in front of you will change one day. Not even today, tomorrow they will change. What are we going to do by carrying egos, obsession and anger and frustration? Nothing. Because we have to remember one thing, we are here only as a catalyst. We are a small instrument for this being Orville. Orville is an instrument that is only using us to develop herself for the whole humanity. And we are acting as a small battery with a lifespan. After 63 years, our lifespan might go, which is the normal human psychology. But we have to give her the energy and power to keep on. That is our duty. If we throw this all away, we will realize that we lost a lot of things. We lost a lot of friends. We lost a lot of good things that we could have done all this period, but only thinking about others. I personally feel this is something I realized only a few years back. But I feel lucky that I have realized this. That is why I always keep my smile always on when I meet anyone. And one of the questions that was asked by one friend is like, how do you always be happy in this situation? I said, I'm honestly working for Orville, not for any personal human being. I'm honestly working for Orville, believing that I'm honestly doing something that she needs. And everything that I need in terms of protection, in terms of my psychological protection, she will take care because I work honestly for her. So this is my small advice, even to the youngsters, that do not take anything very personal because we are all learning. Everything that is happening now, it didn't start immediately. It has a long history. It has a 54-year history. It has its own confusions. It has its own decisions that was made when we were not present in Orville that point of time. So we as youngsters, I personally prefer that we can either remain very neutral or voice out our opinions in a very soft and a very loving manner. Because I believe more than strength and frustrations, the only thing that you can convert a person very fast and make a person honestly believe what you're doing is right, is only through love. Even if you take times, that's the longest strength you will have. Because I would say Mathur Mandir is a very interesting place because everything starts from Mathur Mandir, which is a center. Everything that starts from the center reflects in Orville and also outside. And there was a very interesting note that I really shared with my friend who didn't know about Mathur Mandir in Orville is. I simply told him Mathur Mandir is the light which will open up and give the whole light to the rest of the world. But at the same time, we have to remember that it is a passage which opens both positivity and negativity. So it is a two-way system where we spread the positivity and through the same path, negativity could also come. But how we go on with this is our experiment here. One of the main things that I really want to see that's happening in Orville is the engagement of youngsters. Because I could see a lot of units that was built by a great people and who are getting old now. And I feel personally they have to share their experience and start giving their opportunity to the next generation to take things ahead. And I can see a lot of young Orvillians are unemployed, they're frustrated with this, they're trying to do a lot of things but somehow things are not going on. A lot of young people can be adapted to all the different units and they can be trained to go ahead and take this responsibility and move ahead. It will be something great for the young people. And the other main, very important thing is how we as people are going to move ahead. Because this is the greatest confusion I have. Everything you do, we can do all the constructions. We can do all the physical things. No, we can do with people. But the things that we can't see is the human psychology and how we're going to connect with the humans and this spirituality. How we are going to go ahead with that is very important. And I would say all of us should be completely and fully informed of this. How are we going to unite us as human beings for Orvill, but not for any personal purpose, only for Orvill. Because when we are able to develop and grow Orvill, you will see there will be a big miracle happening. I believe there is a big miracle happening because I can see it in me, within me. I started within me. So these are the two things that I really want to see. If someone new comes to Orvill, I would really spend time sitting with them and sitting with them and explaining what this thing is. Because when I give them books or something to read, they will be ignorant. Because we have a lot of information and these information, people are not really interested in watching videos for one hour or two hours. So I would sit with them and summarize what really Orvill is and give them the perspective of what the right Orvill really is. Right in the sense, why Orvill is existing here and its purpose. And this way people will slowly start reflecting that Orvill is not a place to do big business or to live a luxurious life or when I'm very old I can come and settle down on Orvill. But Orvill is something more. It's a living being that you have to contribute in a way that you will love and Orvill will also love. So I would spend time sitting with them as long as they have questions and answering all their questions, either in single person or groups. And the other main thing I would do is I would take them to Matrimandir and I wouldn't tell anything much about Matrimandir. I would ask them to go inside and we'll go with them and we'll sit inside and see what they feel. But before they go to Matrimandir, one instruction that I might give is do not think about anything but just focus on your breath and see what happens. Maybe based on what that person receives from that, I would be able to explain them what is the purpose of Matrimandir and many things like that. But the other important thing is to really engage people with people. Even if we have videos and cameras and books and all, one of the main aspects is human communication. When you increase the human communication, things will change very fast. Even personally, myself, the experience that I got from Orvill makes me believe that there is a higher consciousness. Even though I'm a science student, I've studied science and all. And in science, basically, we just ask questions. How is this happening? How is this happening? But consciousness and higher energy is something more that we have to... We can only observe it when we're open. So how to open this inner being in a human is something really depends on oneself. And when a person truly believes in Mother and Shri Aurobindo and Orvill, and they do believe that there is a higher energy which will guide them, which will give them all they need, which will protect them, it will make a change. But how to open up that gate in oneself is difficult. Even with my brother, who is around 21 years old, he has a lot of questions regarding this. But I would always tell him, again, to do anything honestly without hurting anybody and make sure that whatever you do doesn't carry any baggage in it. So I would say these are the small gateways to fulfill that sentence that we just heard. It's not a sentence, but something very big. So it's a bit tricky, you know, because even myself, I'm discovering this a lot. Personally talking the time theories, because if a person has already has a good knowledge about Orvill, its existence and why that person is coming to Orvill, if he knows the purpose and if it's clear and if it's aligned with the Charter and with the different things, I don't think that person might need much time because he knows why he's coming here. He's not coming for business. He's not coming here for a luxurious life. He is not coming here to spend his old age or he's not coming here to set up a big house for his family or he's coming here to create asset. Other than this, he's coming to contribute for this community. According to his capacity, he doesn't have to be a doctor always. He doesn't always have to be an engineer. He can just be a human being who can contribute to his work, his physical energy to do work in Orvill, honestly. And this is enough. If a person, if this type is coming to identify this person, it's something we have to really check because we know that person is coming. I mean, that person knows he's coming for this purpose, but we as the residents, how do we identify it is the other question. Because in the past history, there were many, many difficulties that the entry board were facing where people were, you know, kind of acting well till their period and once their whole process was completed, they completely changed. So this is something very tricky we really have to work on. Even when I say I was born in Orville, I studied here and I got the status of Orville. Am I an Orvillean? Because being an Orvillean is not only paperwork writing, signature. That is, it is not, according to me, it's not only that. Being an Orvillean is something more. And have I reached that status is something I'm really questioning myself a lot. And sometimes I feel, yes, I reached the status. Sometimes I feel okay, maybe I'm on the process of reaching that state. But to be a true Orvillean is something that is more higher than all the paperwork, all the things we really do. It's something that comes more from inside. And one can, people, elder people who have a lot of experience, who have gone through the whole Orville system and everything, they can easily judge the person in front of you. But the person who judges should make sure that he's truly honest why he's an Orville. And I would say, to come back to your question, I would say again it's very tricky because people basically are people good in acting. And if a person is truly honestly coming, there will be a higher force which will automatically push your process and you will join Orville as soon as possible. So I would say anything you do or anything any people come here, you have to trust that there is the higher being which will help you. You honestly work for it, sometimes you may get delayed, sometimes the process might be fast. But everything that you do, every step you take is an experience. I mean the person who, I would say yes because it's a big duty. You are opening a door to a person and that person is going to spend his life here. And that person is going to give all he cans to Orville. And according to me how mother was, through the information I got, how mother was selecting Orvilleans is she saw them and she had the power, she had the knowledge and skills through the eyesight or the physical being and she quickly selected the person. And we as Orvilleans currently now we do not possess that kind of consciousness which will take us hundreds and hundreds of years. Mother managed because that's why she's the mother. But how to do this with our capacity is only through our honest footing in our position. Because every position that is given in Orville is not a prestige, it's not a power to do anything that we want. But it's just a platform us to serve better. And how are we going to serve? Because the one idea that I always had in my mind was we as residents, the one big family in Orville, we have equal responsibility. It is not only the work we do, but we have equal responsibility in making sure that we are moving together in the right direction that Orville exists for. So I would say we have around 2,000 plus number of residents in Orville who have either come through an Orville process, who were born in Orville or who have lately joined Orville. So if all these people can make sure that they can receive 3 persons each, let's say 3 persons, number might change, if 3 persons can spend at least half an hour time every day with the 3 new people that are trying to come to Orville and honestly explaining them and honestly making them understand the existence of Orville, this will make a huge change because we have, let's say we have 2,000 people and 2,000 each picks up 300 people and this is around 6,000 people. Yeah, 6,000 people in total. And this personal contact and each resident is according to me supposed to be engaged in every Orville activity because Orville is not a city where we build whatever we want and these people will take care of Orville. No, it's not that. Everyone is needed in this. I feel in the past history in all these years this is what the residents are not understanding that every single person that is living as a resident to Orville is important for them to engage them into self according to their capacity in Orville. And especially creative and open and public activities people really have to come. Language doesn't matter, what you think doesn't matter or what you feel, nothing really doesn't matter. The only thing that is, are you open up because you have the full liberty to talk about everything that you need to in Orville and the resident participation has to increase. So as I said if each resident can pick up 3 people and spend at least half an hour, one day or twice a week or even one hour once a week and explain them things about Orville we can multiply faster. At the same time the human contact will increase and at the same time people who come to Orville for a different reason they will automatically leave because they know this is not the right place for them and they will respect this place because once I personally explain 3 people they will understand that I've spent my life and I'm spending my life here for a higher being and people will surely understand that this is something very special and I have to build something more to come back here so either they will go and come back or they will take their own time to come here and spend their time here but each resident has to engage into this and call 3 3 people and see how things could really work out. Because currently we have people from from 60 nationalities and I'm pretty sure because me personally being living in Orville born here and having a lot of classmates who are from different nationalities I'm pretty sure I'm linked with 5 or 6 other different nationalities and if these 60 people can reach out to their friends I'm pretty sure we can cover nearly all that we really need and again I said it is the full participation and the engagement that is needed by all of us residents where we belong to different nationalities so 60 nationalities they can reach out to their friend each one would at least have 3 different nationalities and we can connect with the whole world.