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The second sacrifice is to be made to parents and ancestors, We owe so much to our parents, They have brought us up, fed and clothed us remained awake many a night to care for us in baby hood. It would be ungrateful on our part if we did not do anything in return for all the benefits we received from them. If they are alive and have grown old, let us take care of them and serve them In any way that is likely to do them good. After death let us keep their names fresh in our memory. In the human evolution they have palyed their part, let us reciprocate their work by its appreciation and by continuing what they have done so that there shall be no break in the upward evolution of the human race.
The third sacrifice was in favor of men-those who needed our help and care. Every man is a part of humanity and by helping a fellow man we help humanity. If the future salvation of man is based on love, it must be practical love, not a mere idea, and that love is to be carried out by actually helping those who need help. This scrifice must necessarily put an end to the growing selfishness of man and by its constant performance, his mental attitude is so thoroughly changed in reference to the external world that the greatest anxieties and worries would not agitate him; in all the troubles and changes his mind would be perfectly calm and quiet and he will learn to
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