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person!” “Dad! You are too scep c! I watched it carefully. Even I
thrashed his whole body.”
“O young kid! You don't understand anything.”
“Then what do you want to do?” asked Bhaliya.
Father said, “Take this s ck and beat him hard, very
hard. He'll instantly spring and stand up if he is living. Hey, don't
feel pity for him.”
Ohhh...! O Laxmi (wealth)! What really is your impact!
How cruel and hard-hearted you are! In reality, are you well-
wisher or benefactor of the soul? Are you in mately related to
the soul? Because no one can take you ahead in the a erlife.
You aren't steady even in this very life! Even then, the love and
care, a rac on and a achment of the soul for you provokes
him in extremely evil-sinful acts! Ohhh…! Mesmerised and
fascinated by you (Laxmi), the soul gets trapped in such a black-
filthy thought process and awful psyche!
The thief was shocked to listen to this! He thought, “O
my God! Now, will I have to suffer s ck blows? There is no
guarantee of ge ng wealth. I may, I may not get and enduring
the s ck blows are for sure. Never mind! 'No pains, No gains'.
Let me face it. Once I get wealth in my hand, I'll thrash the
whole world!’
Bhaliya reached there with a s ck in his hand. He
thrashed strongly two to four mes on the thief's back. But who
was squeaking or shivering over here? Can one willingly accept
s ck thrashes? Yes, of course when one sees profit and wan ng
fruits ge ng fulfilled. To a ain and achieve the own quali es of
the soul of infinite value like forgiveness, politeness, generosity
etc., one has to bear and endure. The Bhaliya, over here saw
that 'There is nothing to doubt. Dad is needlessly doub ng.'
Thinking so, he returned to his father and said,
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“See, I went and thrashed him hard, but not a li le did
he move or shake. You are really uselessly doub ng.”
Father said, “Young lad! Relax don't be anxious. You
don't know about this world. A man doesn't only bear s ck
thrashes, but for money, he can even bear big blows of a
hammer.”
“Daddy! He may bear, but the body should at least
shiver a bit, But it is not happening over here!”
“No my son. But tell me, did you see any red bruise
marks appearing on his back.”
“No, I didn't see it.”
“Bhaliya! You are really stupid.”
“But Dad! Even the dead body would have got red bruise
marks on it a er ge ng beaten. Isn't it?”
“Bhaliya! You are s ll very innocent. The blood of the
dead person also dies with death. Then how would he get red
bruise marks on his back? Now do one thing. Take this knife and
slash his ears. If he is alive, he won't let cut his ears!” See the
barbaric cruelty of heart immersed in the worry of wealth!
But Laxmidas didn't know that he wasn't the only slave
of Laxmi, but this thief was a much superior ardent slave that
he was at all ready to let cut even his ears on the command of
Laxmi!
This wicked man was thinking in his mind, 'Ahhh…!
Goddess Laxmi has put really a difficult test for me! A heavy
assault of cu ng my ears? Oh no! How can I let my ears cut,
when I'm alive? Even people will humiliate and tease me as
'earless'. So I don't want to let my ears slashed.' Then a thought
popped in his mind 'Bhaliya is going to come over here to slash
my ears. Should I face him? Or run away? But really they have a
lot of wealth. Then let the ears be slashed. I would fix ar ficial
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