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said to the merchant, how the soldiers came to slaughter him,
On listening to such threatening episode, the merchant just
lost his senses and sweated with fear. He repented, "Oh, I did a
very foolish act! I'm really very cruel and inhuman!" A er that,
the clerk told, how he used his wits to save the master. The
merchant was glad to learn about the extreme generosity of
the clerk's heart. The merchant, at last, understood and
realized that 'Boss's instruc ons work ll the gate.' Further only
the intelligence of the person going works.’
Look, this incident teaches us many many things. The
merchant's endless instruc ons and impa ence were wrong.
The clerk's hasty reply with disrespect for the elders was
wrong. On looking at the soldiers coming, the hope castle in the
mind of the clerk was wrong. While the generosity of the clerk
for saving the master was nice! It was really a mely ac on. The
repentance of the merchant was good.
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7. Selfish World
Do you blindly love and trust your family and rela ves?
Do you believe their love, care and affec onate words to be
100% true? Is that so? Then this story would prove to be a red
signal to you! Gurudevshri makes us alert and aware. 'Worldly
people like food and drinks, garments and ornaments, praises
and honour more than us. Whenever any problem arises to
their loving objects due to us, they would soon turn into our
rivals. So it is our foolishness in believing that people love us
more than the worldly objects.’
One should keep in mind that people would lovingly talk
and sustain rela ons with us only ll their selfish mo ves are
ge ng fulfilled from us. So one shouldn't ignore or keep aside
the benefac ng religious prac ces for the sake of such a selfish
world.
Over here, the hypno c, magical power of courtesy is
also revealed. Courtesy and politeness can mesmerise and
conquer even the enemies. But courtesy and service should be
selfless and towards the real benefactor, a Guru. It is the
stepping stone to 'Salva on.’
The story also teaches that one shouldn't get fla ered
and blinded by hearing ones praise and ge ng too much care
and service.
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