ऊर्जाशक्तीचा जागर Awakening of Energy

लेखकाचे बालपण गोव्यातील माशेल गावी गेले. वयाच्या सहाव्या वर्षी वडील वारले; उदरनिर्वाहासाठी आईबरोबर मुंबईत यावे लागले.

The writer's childhood was in Mashel village, Goa. His father died when he was six; he and his mother moved to Mumbai and lived in a small room in Khetwadi, Girgaon.

शाळेची फी भरण्यासाठी तीन पैसेही नव्हते. आईने गिरगावात अनेक कामे केली; लेखकाने कोरे कागद जमवून वह्या केल्या.

Their finances were desperate. Even three paise for an answer sheet was unaffordable. His mother worked hard to keep him in school; he studied with barely usable pencils.

युनियन हायस्कूलमध्ये प्रवेश मिळाला - एकवीस रुपये फी भरण्यासाठी आईने धडपड केली. शिक्षकांचे प्रेमळ मार्गदर्शन लेखकाच्या जीवनाला दिशा देऊ लागले.

High school admission fee was twenty-one rupees; his mother managed it despite poverty. The teachers were loving and gave his life direction.

भावे सरांनी भिंगाच्या साहाय्याने सूर्यकिरणे एकत्र केली आणि कागद जळवला. 'माशेलकर, तुमची उर्जा एकत्र करा - काहीही जाळता येतं' असे ते म्हणाले.

Bhave sir focused sunlight with a lens and burned paper, teaching that if you concentrate your energy you can achieve anything. The writer received the mantra of concentration and discovered science.

दारिद्र्य, मातृप्रेम आणि शिक्षकांच्या शिकवणींमुळे लेखकाचा आत्मविश्वास वाढला; पुढे तो प्रख्यात वैज्ञानिक झाला.

Through his mother's struggle, teachers' guidance and his own perseverance he overcame hardship. The energy awakened by Bhave sir's words gave him strength to advance and become a renowned scientist.