Interim Director, Rowe School of Business; Associate Professor of Management; Academic/Research Director, CeLNET
Courage is Destiny
May all we learn here in our school
By thought and deed be shown,
Let living truth within us rule,
And seeds of love be sown :
That Men in all our deeds may see
Courage is Destiny!
Courage is Destiny!
We pray for grace, serenity,
To keep a humble mind,
That we may learn true charity
To love all human kind :
That Men in all our deeds may see
Courage is Destiny!
Courage is Destiny!
Undaunted, though alone we stand,
Upholding what is right :
Proud children of our Motherland,
With truth, our stay and might,
That Men in all our deeds may see
Courage is Destiny!
Courage is Destiny!
All that is good may we retain
When scattered far and wide;
May we our destiny attain
With courage as our guide :
To show that by our constancy
Courage is Destiny!
Courage is Destiny!
John Stafford Smith
These were the words of my School Song, Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore, India. I grew up singing this song every morning during School Assembly, along with my class and school mates. I mouthed the words, the tune was wonderful, but not until later in life, did I realize the true meaning of these words. “Courage is Destiny” and these words are more true now than ever before.
During these current, uncertain times, when it is easy to despair, I urge all our new and returning students to hold true to what brought you to Dalhousie and our programs, what riding these troubled waters with grace and confidence will do for your own evolution and careers, and what amazing stories you will be able to tell the next generation about how you rose to the challenge of navigating online classes and relationships and overcame them with fortitude.
At Dalhousie, we are ready to welcome you back to our classes, with as much preparedness as possible and help you through your fall classes and Dalhousie experience. Even though we maybe scattered far and wide, may we keep a humble mind, show with our thoughts and deeds our love for human kind and with courage, uphold what is right as we attain our destiny!
Dr. Binod Sundararajan
Interim Director
Rowe School of Business
Associate Professor of Management
Academic/Research Director, CeLNET
Dalhousie University
September 2020