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If you wish to lead a blissful life, stay away from sinfulness.
If you desire a good name and prestige in society, do not
indulge in deeds of infamy. If you seek peace, do not carry
out activities that cause harm to others. Do not even think
of committing bad sins. Those who are indolent, those who
are lazy and those who lack character are easily tempted to
commit sins.

People think that if they lie in court, they stand to gain.
Those who steal deserve stern punishment. Lying, stealing,
robbery.. So many crimes suggest themselves to the sinful
mind. And once the opportunity arises, the person indulges in
those sins. There are very few obstructions on the path of sin.
Hence, it is better to prevent sinful thoughts from entering the
mind. Do not allow sinful thoughts to raise their ugly head.
Do not allow sinful thoughts to occupy your mind even for
a moment.

Fate can push aside obstructions

As the princess stood at her window, some soldiers entered
the palace from the front staircase. The princess’s two friends,
who had agreed to accompany her in her illicit tryst with
Rupsen, were now scared of being discovered by the soldiers.
So they quickly shut the lamp in the room and stepped out
of the room. At the landing of the staircase, they told the
soldiers to not make a noise as the princess was sleeping.

The chief soldier said that, “We have been asked by the Queen
to check on the princess. How is her stomach ache?”

The friends said, “There was a lot of pain. But she began to
feel better and has dozed off.”

The soldier replied, “In this case, we shall leave now. We
shall finish a small task and come back to check on the
princess and see how she is doing.”

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