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even a single penny and now keeping the amount with him
was also not right.
Q. Where is the confusion? The money is to be used for
good cause.
Ans. But it is unjust to do charity using someone else’s money
and earn a good reputation.
On pondering, he came up with an effective and satisfactory
solution. A great saint (Acharya Bhagwanta) was going to
come to town. The intelligent and virtuous partner ordered
a grand welcome and decorated the entire city to welcome
Acharya Bhagwanta. He ordered a music band and light
decorations and also distributed food to the needy—but all
in Kushalchand’s name. He arranged everything absolutely
systematically and ensured that his own name was not
mentioned anywhere. The entire town was amazed at the
preparations and started singing Kushalchand’s praises. He,
too, was speechless. He told each and every person that it
wasn’t his deed but his partner’s. But, who would believe
him? Everyone was aware of Kushalchand’s generosity and
selflessness. He had nothing to do with fame and name.
Therefore, they thought that he was just giving credit to his
partner.
Coming to the point, when Kushalchand stopped business
considering it sinful, he considered its outcome also equally
harmful and stayed away from it as wealth shares a direct
connection with greed, lust, pride and never-ending desires.
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