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father. Extremely ge ng emo onal, he said, "But, Dad! Why hatred on the inner enemies like greed, craving etc. on which
are you behaving so? What would you do more, a er coming he is supposed to be cruel.
over there? I have already shaken and slammed his body up On the contrary, he feels greed etc. as his duty and
and down, thrashed him with a s ck, cut his ears. He didn't enthusias cally performs it! Bhaliya now came near the thief's
move a bit, a single me. Therefore, it proves he is dead. Even body and caught hard his nose. The thief understood 'Now, this
then command me to do anything else because I'm very is the last trouble.'One who endures pain enjoys pleasure' If
ignorant.” you refuse, you'll have to be ready to be chopped alive by the
Father said, "Then why are you arguing without using sharp blades of poverty. And over here, I'm not going to die in
your mind. Take this knife and cut off his nose.” suffering the torture. In losing a nose, I'll gain crores of wealth.
The wicked man frightened on hearing this 'Ahhh….! No And then I'll make the people rub their noses at my feet! Also,
sooner my nose would be amputated. God knows when this lavish bungalow, green lawn, beauty queens, exquisite cars, a
oldie will leave me? How can I let my nose get cut? Without a crowd of servants, sensual pleasures, enjoyment and
nose, there is not a value of a single paise amongst the people. entertainment etc. Oh, there is no end of it…! Wow! It would be
One has to pass the whole life as a noseless.' I don't want such great fun! Let this nose be cut off!' Thinking so, he remained
treacherous Lakshmi! He may think of cu ng even another silent.
organ a er cu ng nose! So I don't want to get cut anything’ See, the tempta on of worldly thing makes a man ready
Meanwhile, a thought echoed in his mind 'I'm suffering to bear unimaginable limit of pain! Similarly, if one gets
so much trouble without money that when I go and stand fascinated and tempted to gain the infinite inner grandeur of
somewhere for the money the people call me 'noseless', the soul, he won't make a bit stagger in the deadly onsets of
though I do have. So if I would have wealth even without my Karma. Enduring the troubles showered by Karma with the
nose, people would praise,'This gentleman really has a nose. By strong mind, he would destroy the karmas. What seems
doing such a noble act, he has maintained his pres ge and unbearable to such determined and firm mind!
honour (nose)' So I want Laxmi (wealth) anyhow Let the nose Bhaliya took the knife and slash!!! Cut the nose of the
get cut! Can't I fix an ar ficial nose by plas c surgery?' Thinking thief! And there spilt the blood! Brought the nose to his father
so, solidifying his mind, the wicked man remained over there and told, "See, no shivering, no trembling even on ge ng the
and Bhaliya arrived. nose cut. Obviously, it has to be a corpse! I slashed it fast, so it is
Bhaliya believed it to be a corpse, so he was not dripping much with blood" Now, even the father lost his sense
hesita ng on striking the knife. Soul pained by craving and and began to believe his son's talks. Now, even he believed it to
greed makes his life foul and filthy. He doesn't hesitate in doing be corpse a like his son. Now their trust solidified, they felt 'He
so! Greed blended with ignorance forces men to exert cruelty is surely dead' It's confirmed or else how would he allow to cut
on even piteous, innocent creatures. He doesn't feel a slight so many limbs! Now at ease, the father and son buried their
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