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There lived a merchant in a city. He had a jewellery shop. he sending me for such a risky, important job.’ Thinking so, the
One day he said to his office clerk, “Go, Go to Delhi and sell clerk couldn't contain himself, he snapped back as the car
these goods and buy this much. And listen, in the buying list, started,
definitely buy this much diamonds, this much rubies, these "Boss's instruc ons work ll the gate” As soon as he
much emeralds, these much sapphires, this much pearls etc. u ered these words, the car accelerated and gained speed.
and you have to bring this much and this kind of things surely. The thing was straigh orward, the merchant may give as many
He gave lots of such instruc ons to him. The clerk got ready. instruc ons as he wants but a er going there on the work site,
The car arrived. The merchant con nued with his one has to look, what kind of situa on it is? One has to think,
instruc ons— which step should be taken which would procur more profit?
“See, be alert! There shouldn't be any, black spots in the These all depend on the intelligence of the man who is going
diamonds, the rubies should be of best quality, the pearls there. The boss can give instruc ons only according to the
should be big and best". The clerk was red then. Even then the situa ons formed before the gate. And that's right. But a er
'lecture' was uninterruptedly raining. But what can a clerk do? the gate, in the market or the foreign place, the situa on can be
How can he reply back? A er all, he was the boss! How can he beyond the imagina on of the boss. How can the merchant's
be advised? The clerk was about to leave off from the instruc on help him over there? On the contrary, it may incur a
merchant's mansion. And there, the merchant rushed to him loss if he rigidly and blindly follows the master's advice.
and said, The boss should keep in his mind that he should leave, a
“Beware! Delhi is the city of things! Don't be innocent bit on the intelligence of the opposite person. If we are
and ignorant. Don't get cheated over there. And that emerald entrus ng any responsibility on him, considering him
should be very sparkling and shining. Yes, and about diamonds. intelligent for the job and if we feel 'He won't be able to do
Be very careful about them. If you don't understand, verify it in without explaining him step by step.' then there is a danger in
four places. Some spots on diamonds are inauspicious. And the giving him such responsible job. Because if the circumstances
garlic like gems would be available at a very low cost over happen to be different, then this fool won't make 160 out of
there...What a non-stop flood of speech! It con nued flowing 100, instead he would lessen to 60 out of 100.
even when the car was about to start! Secondly, we should understand, there is a limit to the
Man is very proficient in selfish means. He keeps very pa ence of the opposite person, so we should respect his post
precision and carefulness in it! The merchant thought 'I would a bit. Over here, the merchant lacks this He is suffering from the
be the ideal man of precision'. Then why won't he do so? arrogance of being the master. The clerk, however, went away
The clerk got red listening to the torren al downpour u ering such words but listening to them the merchant
of over-precise instruc ons. ‘A er all, why is he giving me so became utmost angry. He thought in his mind, ‘This clerk is so
many instruc ons. Do I seem a fool to him? If it is so then why is rude? Such ignorant? Is he insul ng me in such a way? All the
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