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In a city, there lived a merchant named 'Dhanada'. He
was so very wealthy that people said, “Even Kuber, the God of
riches seems ny and trifle before him!” Generally, it is seen in
8. The Bi er Outcome of the world, the sin of wealth a racts and a aches several
Extrovert Outlook other sins and misdeeds. While over here, the scenario was
different. In spite of enormous wealth, he possessed and
preserved a noble and lo y character. When one gets
boundless ameni es for enjoyments, it is very difficult to
A villager folk may like jaggery ll he hasn't tasted rich, draw a boundary line, limit oneself and stay away from
appe zing sweets and temp ng cakes. Similarly, a man may obscene delights! We can see this in the world.
like the things of the outer world un l he hasn't dived in the Merchant Dhanada was affluent, but besides it, he was a
inner world and got a glance of the dazzling richness of the man of character. Even his nature was polite and benevolent.
inner world, the soul. The richest worldly treasure of gold and Such peculiarity of having virtues along with wealth was the
jewels may seem worthless and cheaper than a dry straw of result of struggling spiritual efforts from several lives. If we
grass in front of the inner soul's splendid splendour. Sages with could see such peculiarity in ourselves, we should indeed feel
rags and rugs, devoid of any comfort look happier and blissful pleased and proud. Why? It depicts that we are spiritually high
than the most majes c kings. This is a strong evidence proving than infinite souls of the world and even ourselves infinite
the above fact. The sole purpose of human life is to discover years back.
the inside treasure. The wife of Dhanada was also like him but a bit egois c.
If a person's wallet is filled with crores of money and Even then, she was chaste and generous. In all this, we've to
unknowingly he goes out to beg for a rupee, he would be no ce how the extrovert nature traps oneself!
considered a fool. The worldly soul is becoming such fool from Once upon a me, the merchant had gone to a foreign
infinite me. In spite of possessing infinite bliss in the inner country for a business purpose. Over here, a musician had
world, the soul is extremely engrossed in searching for come in the city. He sang so very sweet as to make the listener
happiness in non-living objects in the outer world. It is a sad fact wholly engrossed and enchanted! A poet may just fill the tastes
that we are detached and disconnected from our rich inner of romance, bravery, wonder or peace in a poem while a singer
world from me immemorial. This present story would prove directly makes the listeners feel those tastes, feel the sensa on
to be a connec ng bridge for you with the real you. and make them dance! Huge city crowd overflowed before his
A er learning the bi er and brutal, dangerous and song. What does a man want a er birth? Extrovert sight or
deadly outcome of extrovert outlook, let us deviate and debar introvert sight?
ourselves from outer trifling world affairs. Q. But brother! If one gets beau ful things to see
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