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long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside.
Barber: Ah, but barbers DO exist! What happens, is, people don't come to me.
Customer: Exactly! That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens, is, people don't go to Him and don't look for Him. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world.
Discipline
Ramprasad 'Bismil', the young revolutionist, was given a death sentence. On the morning of the execution day was to take place the warden came to wake him up and found him already engaged in his daily drill of stretching exercise. The official was surprised and he asked the prisoner, "What was to be gained by doing the exercises when shortly you are going to die on the gallows?' Ramprasad, while he went on with his workout, said that since human life is governed by ideals and corresponding rules and duties, the arrangement should not be broken or suspended as long as one lives.
We know that it is not unusual for common folks to change their routine or plan of action for paltry reasons. But here was a man who, with masterly self-discipline, kept to his scheme of life even while facing death.
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