Page 27 - Courage Redifined

3. The Brahmin Dies...

Kamlata’s husband dies :

Kamlata betrayed the King and killed him. What did she attain
in return ? Let's see...

She started searching in the temple for her husband. She
took a lamp and went to find him. Looking here and there,
she finally found him sleeping in a dark corner. She tried to
awaken him but no success. How can you be successful in
waking up a dead person ? He had come early and had hidden
in a corner. Without knowing about a snake lying there. The
terrible snake bit him and he lost his life then and there. As
if it was the nature’s way of saying, “Come and take your
fruits. As you sow, so you reap.”

The disastrous outcome of being selfish and approving
other’s wrong acts :

The Brahmin had become party to his wife's cruel act of
murdering the King because he saw his own self-interest of
getting his wife back. Also, his wife had given him abundant
wealth and was beautiful as well. Attracted by her beauty and
carried away by the abundant wealth showered on him, he
ended up agreeing to such a dreadful act.
A person who loves to gossip also ends up approving to such
acts. One person may say, “Mr. X was so proud and arrogant
that he would always roam about with an air of attitude. He
happened to meet Mr. Y, who was an equal opponent for him.

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