Page 99 - Courage Redifined

If you want to progress in life then, leave alone your past
wrong acts behind and develop a strong feeling of regret
towards them. Accelerate your efforts to reduce your attractions
and worldly ties. To do so, start performing various vows and
fasts which can prove instrumental in elimination of vices.

We were talking about the importance of a good family.
A person hailing from a good family is bound to accept
responsibility for his acts and feel sorry for his mistakes.
This possibility is negligible in the case of those hailing
from a low class. Asamat Nastik was of noble origin who
got carried away in such negative thoughts. But his royal
family background enabled him to regret his acts and divert
his life on to a better path.

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