I will say Grace to you Madam - Mary Kom

Once in California, when invited to a dinner Vivekananda was asked to say grace. "I will say grace to you, madam. My grace and thanks are to you.”

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Today I say “Grace to you Mary Kom, My grace and thanks are to you”. I don’t see so vividly the Spirit here, but I strongly believe Vivekananda would have seen it. Or if you prefer this way you may take Krishna’s word in Gita where He says to the effect “wherever you find any extraordinary manifestation of beauty or energy, know it, it is a part me present there”.

Mary seems to have been like this from her very early years. It must have helped her to harden up, her tough Manipuri Neighborhood and physically hard working parents. The matriarchate atmosphere would have brewed the sense of freedom. It looks like she was certain what she had to do. She went through the motions of academic studies but she went heart and soul and put her energy in sports. She did Athletics but when Dingko Singh happened very near her, Mary Kom knew she was a boxer. She went about it but hid from her father who came to know from a newspaper when she secured a major win. There was no stopping after that. After being the world champion four times she took a break. She meticulously planned it with her husband; had twins and when they aged two, back in the ring and World champion again. Change of weight categories did not stop her.

I guess Nicola Adams has just brought a pause.

Grace to the Resurgent Spirit of this Holy Family.

Nor tongue can tell, Arjuna! nor end of telling come
Of these My boundless glories, whereof I teach thee some;
For wheresoe'er is wondrous work, and majesty, and might,
From Me hath all proceeded. Receive thou this aright!

Sri Krishna in the words of Edwin Arnold ( Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 10)

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext00/bgita10.txt

Vivekananda quote : http://www.vivekananda.net/Lectures/IsVedantaFutureReligion.html

http://vsc.iitm.ac.in/Vivekananda/Complete%20works/Complete_Works_of_Swami_Vivekananda_-_Vol_8.pdf