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16. Do not cry over spilt milk

The second reason as to why the king was not envious of
Lavana-Ankusha’s progress was their royal, virtous nature.

The King himself possessed a royal nature where there was no
place for jealously. Also, Sita’s sons Lavana and Ankusha were
extremely obedient, humble and courteous which appealed to
the King. In this situation, where was there any room for
jealousy ?

This incident teaches us that if we do not want to be a victim
of someone’s jealousy then we should cultivate virtues like
respect, humility, royal and generous nature, appreciation of
other’s qualities, compassion and a good character and also
help others in their times of need. If this is not present in us
then it is inappropriate to get disturbed by someone’s jealous
nature.

This implies that the reason behind the King not being jealous
of Lavana and Ankusha was not only the King’s royal nature
but Lavana and Ankusha’s royalty as well as Sita’s royalty.

Now, we look upon Sita’s one more distinctive quality.

Till date Lavana and Ankusha did not know the truth. But once
by chance the reality reached their ears. They immediately
come to Sita and asked for a clarification. They said, “Mother,
till today you kept us in the dark. Today we came to know
the bitter truth that our father and uncle left you alone in the
forest. Why didn’t you disclose this to us ?
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