Golden Temple Inspires US Students To Organise Langar

Thursday, 18 September 2014, 23:19 IST
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"By contributing their own time and having learned from their experience, the group is now bringing that tradition back to U-M," he said.

"This trip was about humility and inspiration," said Jessica Eller, a junior at the Ford School of Public Policy, was part of the group, adding that it has widened her perspective about who's a volunteer and who is a recipient.

"The person sitting next to me during the meal could be a millionaire from London one day and a beggar girl the next day. Everyone received the same service," she said.

Sarah Marshall, a junior studying environment and international studies, said she will discuss the love and compassion she received at the temple.

She chose to make rotis (Indian bread) as her seva and soon formed a community with the women there.

"I didn't speak the language, but I could see their eyes light up every morning when I came," she said.

"It was a comfort to see familiar faces every morning."

Radha Patel, a sophomore in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, said the experience really opened her eyes to what can be achieved by volunteer work.

"Community is very important in the Indian culture," she said.

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Source: PTI