On 27th Rabindranath again delivered a lecture in Amsterdam University on " Ideal of Education" and on 28th "The message of the Forest" in Yutrect University. Pearson wrote to Andrews;
" As in the case of Japan the ordinary people was standing on the courtyard of the University for long time to look at Rabindranath"
Rathindranath mentioned a special occasion happened on that day. At the end of the lecture a member of the Reception Committee handed over a packet to Rabindranath given by a lady as gift to him. On openning the packet a diamond ring and a golden rocket was found. In the locket there is a picture of a young man and two children." Rabindranath was moved with this incident and tried to find out the identity of the gentlelady. But nothing could be known other than the lady was an Hungarian refugee who did not like to be disclosed.
On 29th Sept Rabindranath visted the International school for Philosophy in Amersfoort and delivered a lecture on " Some village Mystics of Bengal"
Rabindranath's visit to Germany being postponed Mrs Helene Meyer Frank [ 1873-1946] and hr husband Heinrich Meyer- Benfey [1869-1945] came from Hamburg of germany to see Rabindranath on 29th Sept to Huegene. Rabindranath wrote a letter on 4th Oct which related the passion expressed in his letter;
" I want to write you a few lines thanking you for all you have given us daring those blessed hours we were allowed to sit by your side and listen to you. When we came to Holland, we should never have hoped that you would give us so much of your valuable time ...Now that I look back on those days in Holland, all seems a dream to me; the night of our arrival, when Mr. Pearson told us that we were to see you that very night, while we had never expected as it was so late , - the drive through the beautiful moonlight landscape, when I felt as if I were carried through Fairy Land, while my heart was beating wildly between joyful expectation and dread, - the moment when Mrs Van Eeghen led us into the room and I did see you at lastand felt so overpowered with your presence and my own unworthyness that I could not say a word. My soul bent towards you, all the time Iwas near you , like a thirsty flower, I had nothing to offer, but my open heart."
After a few days of coming from Holland, husband of Helen Heinrich wrote an article in "Hamburger Nachrichten" titled " Bet Rabindranath Taogre" [with Rabindranath Tagore].
On 30th Sept, Rabindranath left Huizen and started for The Hague. Before leaving he read from his writings in Theosophical Society Hall. Mr Hainrich and Helen also accompanied him. In the evening he read ' The meaning of the East and West' in the same hall.
Rabindranath became the guest of Dr.J.J. Van Der Leeuw who wrote on the he came to Amsterdam a 20 lines poetry The One Song To dr. Rabindranath Tagore"
In Rotterdam Rabindranath was given the heighest honour of allowing him, being a non-Christian, to read his essay " the meeting of the East and West" in the Church.
By selling tickets in Holland the money accumulated after expenses was handed over to Rabindranath amounting to 3623.50 Frank.
" As in the case of Japan the ordinary people was standing on the courtyard of the University for long time to look at Rabindranath"
Rathindranath mentioned a special occasion happened on that day. At the end of the lecture a member of the Reception Committee handed over a packet to Rabindranath given by a lady as gift to him. On openning the packet a diamond ring and a golden rocket was found. In the locket there is a picture of a young man and two children." Rabindranath was moved with this incident and tried to find out the identity of the gentlelady. But nothing could be known other than the lady was an Hungarian refugee who did not like to be disclosed.
On 29th Sept Rabindranath visted the International school for Philosophy in Amersfoort and delivered a lecture on " Some village Mystics of Bengal"
Rabindranath's visit to Germany being postponed Mrs Helene Meyer Frank [ 1873-1946] and hr husband Heinrich Meyer- Benfey [1869-1945] came from Hamburg of germany to see Rabindranath on 29th Sept to Huegene. Rabindranath wrote a letter on 4th Oct which related the passion expressed in his letter;
" I want to write you a few lines thanking you for all you have given us daring those blessed hours we were allowed to sit by your side and listen to you. When we came to Holland, we should never have hoped that you would give us so much of your valuable time ...Now that I look back on those days in Holland, all seems a dream to me; the night of our arrival, when Mr. Pearson told us that we were to see you that very night, while we had never expected as it was so late , - the drive through the beautiful moonlight landscape, when I felt as if I were carried through Fairy Land, while my heart was beating wildly between joyful expectation and dread, - the moment when Mrs Van Eeghen led us into the room and I did see you at lastand felt so overpowered with your presence and my own unworthyness that I could not say a word. My soul bent towards you, all the time Iwas near you , like a thirsty flower, I had nothing to offer, but my open heart."
After a few days of coming from Holland, husband of Helen Heinrich wrote an article in "Hamburger Nachrichten" titled " Bet Rabindranath Taogre" [with Rabindranath Tagore].
On 30th Sept, Rabindranath left Huizen and started for The Hague. Before leaving he read from his writings in Theosophical Society Hall. Mr Hainrich and Helen also accompanied him. In the evening he read ' The meaning of the East and West' in the same hall.
Rabindranath became the guest of Dr.J.J. Van Der Leeuw who wrote on the he came to Amsterdam a 20 lines poetry The One Song To dr. Rabindranath Tagore"
In Rotterdam Rabindranath was given the heighest honour of allowing him, being a non-Christian, to read his essay " the meeting of the East and West" in the Church.
By selling tickets in Holland the money accumulated after expenses was handed over to Rabindranath amounting to 3623.50 Frank.
