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There is going to be no change in it. Now let me fill my belly. And control of me. I didn't let him spend more money in religion or
get in hand all the keys of lockers and safes. Then I would waste in trifle expenditures. Although he died, he kept a good
scream loudly and gather the crowd.” amount of cash and property for me. It's enough for me. But
The merchant's son Dharmadas was very much what would I alone do with the money? Would I carry it
surprised hearing this. 'Oh! Is this my great chaste wife? everywhere? Where would I sa sfy my sensual thirst? Where
Wicked Witch! I lost my sense in her. Can she go to such far would I enjoy the lusty delights?” Grumbling so, she sat near
limits? Dharmadas and began the cry-skit loudly.
She is abusing me, her father and even Bhagwan! Her "O, my father! I died alive...My forehead is broken...O
rela ves meant troubling ghosts to her! She used to show such my father...I'm sliced to death….Ah! My stomach has burst...Oh
love and affec on to me and now she can eat the sweet dish in my God! You burned me alive...Ha...Ha….”
front of my dead body? What am I seeing this? Even the world People immediately gathered listening to her loud
may be similarly coloured with selfishness. Quite possible, not lamenta on. They began to ask, “What happened? What
at all impossible because worldly people show so much happened?”
affec on outside in speech but are a racted to other things. “What damn are you asking? Look at this. It seems some
They like food and drinks, garments and ornaments, praises bitch woman has mesmerised him. He died. Oh ! My bad
and honours. Their life is u er dear to them. Should we believe luck..My poor fate! It pushed me down to hell...O my
that worldly people love us more than the worldly objects? I am mother...Ah! Ah! He died away, killing me together! How would
foolish that ll today I thought so. In reality there is no such I live without him? Why don't I die?”
in mate love!If people love other objects more than us and if People understood, 'His husband is dead and the cry
any problem arises to those loving objects due to us or any and scream is all about it.' So they began consoling her,
reason, then they would soon turn into our rivals. A er that, it “Sister! What was going to happen, has happened. Now,
is natural, even if we are dying, they would leave us behind what would you get by mourning and grieving? Salute to God's
being pained and troubled and would get ready to embrace a wish!" They think as if God is the killer! What a stupid belief!
new life partner. Alas! I really forgot the very eminent religious Sundari barked back, “How mean is God's wish? How idiot is
prac ces in her enchantment! Let me see. The test is going on'. God! He didn't get any oldie that he directly struck and
Thinking so, he lay over there sleeping. Over here, Sundari snatched my husband! And he killed me alive!" Some man
went into the kitchen and savoured the tasty dishes with great interjected,
joy! She came out grumbling "Yes, now I can perform a good "O sister! God doesn't do such a thing! Even God had to
drama of wailing aloud." Then she made safe all the safes. face death. No one has control and command over one's
Inside the lockers, she saw the gli ering shine of heap of fortune. Now calm and pacify yourself. C'mon now let's make
money and jewellery and got happy “Good! He was in full ready the death-stretcher and other necessary things. But, first
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