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wealth, made a sign on the tree and returned home. Laxmidas followed this wicked man on the way and got
A er they went away, the thief got up. He plucked and his home's address. He asked the wicked's name to the
applied medicinal herbs on his nose and ears and cleaned the neighbour and also queried, "Why does this merchant wear a
blood. He dug the marked place and took the chest of jewels mask!" The neighbour replied, "Goodman! Don't you know
out. He wrapped it in a cloth and rushed and reached home. He this? The merchant has come from a distant outside city. He
sold the jewels, floated a business, bought a bungalow and said, “It is Dr.'s advice to me to keep the ears closed due to cold
stopped commi ng the . and cough.” But we doubt, 'Why does he wear such a big mask!
The thief turned gentleman made fix an ar ficial nose All around his head?' It seems, there must be some defect in his
through plas c surgery, wore a half-mask hiding his ears and ears! But who can make more inquires to a rich man?" See,
roaming coolly in the city. How inexpressible is the joy in the how much the world fears from a rich man! Money power
warm lap of money! How much does money pump the ego up! shuts the mouth of everyone! Now, the merchant couldn't stay
Once, merchant Laxmidas came to this big city for longer. He immediately went to the forest. He dug the pre-
business purpose in that very area. And there he saw this man marked place and was shocked to see just mud and stones but
on the way. As he saw him, he got frozen and amazed 'Oh ! no wealth! Wealth was extremely dear life for him. When he
What is this? Half mask around the head and ears! Ar ficial found his life like wealth missing, how could he withstand? He
nose!’ He doubted, ‘Oh! Is this, that wicked man? If he was collapsed on the spot.
really alive, he must have unburied and robbed of my wealth! I A er coming into consciousness, he very much
would have to trace the truth immediately! First of all, let me willowed, “Ahhh….! What damn happened to me? Definitely,
know his name and place. Then I'll immediately go to the forest that wicked man stole my whole life! Really, is he the thief? But
and check out.’ why should I doubt? Yes, definitely he only is the thief! I'm
Look at the a achment and a rac on of wealth! As really the fool of the fools that I buried the wealth in his
soon as any clue enters the mind google, it instantly feedbacks presence. I was doub ng then' Why did the red bruise marks
the whole biodata and surrounding facts of that thing. The man appear?' He let cut his nose and ears. But, even without nose
even feels intense urge to work on it and fulfil the task and ears today he is enjoying life coolly. He roams about with
immediately. When would a man have such perennial psyche ar ficial nose and ears with ease on the strength of wealth. In
and extreme enthusiasm for religion instead of wealth? spite of having nose and ears, I became without it on losing my
Following are the signs depic ng it-When he instantly wealth! This whole confusion and problem are created by
understands 'This thing is helpful and that thing is harmful to Bhaliya. I told him then 'He must be surely alive', but the stupid
my endeavour' When he instantly senses the means to earn, son didn't believe and obey me. Even I was an idiot and out of
secure and increase the spiritual wealth, what needs to be brains that when I told him to cut his nose and ears then why
done and works out immediately to obtain it. didn't I also tell him to cut his throat? If I would have told him to
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