At the Turn of the
Century1Sri Aurobindo
Bande Mataram
Political Writings and Speeches. 1890–1908
Part One. Writings and a Resolution 1890 – 1906
At the Turn of the
Century1
The last century of the second millennium after Christ has begun; of the twenty centuries it seems the most full of incalculable possibilities and to open the widest door on destiny. The mind of humanity feels it is conscious of a voice of a distant advancing Ocean and a sound as of the wings of a mighty archangel flying towards the world, but whether to empty the vials of the wrath of God or to declare a new gospel of peace upon earth and goodwill unto men, is as yet dark to our understanding.
Earlier edition of this work: Archives and Research: A biannual journal.— Volume 7, No1 (1983, April)
1 Jottings from a notebook. Editorial title. Circa 1900. This piece evidently was written towards the beginning of the first year of the century. First published, along with the next piece, in Sri Aurobindo: Archives and Research in 1983.