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(24) Intellect is interested in making others cry.
Faith is interested in wiping out tears of others. (25) Intellect is always enthusiastic in keeping company for pleasures because it likes to share happiness of others.
Glimpses of Sentiments
Faith is always enthusiastic to show its sympathy for others because it likes to unburden someone of heavy load of unhappiness.
(26) Intellect is interested in gaining.
Faith is interested in offering.
(27) If the truth is on its side, intellect is interested in justice. Because intellect is interested in extinguishing a 'Deep', lamp of someone else and keep his 'Deep', lamp glowing with light.
Faith is interested in compromise.
Faith intensly wishes that in both the houses the lamps remain glowing with light.
(28) Intellect is a friend of crookedness.
Faith's friend is simplicity.
(29) Intellect surrenders to dissatisfied thirst.
Faith accepts surrender of supreme satisfaction.
(30) Intellect is prepared to fight with unhappiness. Faith is ready to accept unhappiness gladly.
(31) Intellect leaving the wrong claims to have held the truth. Leaving unbenifical, the faith accepts the element of welfare for others from heart.
(32) Intellect is like a kite. While flying high, its sight is towards the earth.
Faith is like a 'Bulbul', a 'chatak.' While sitting near the earth they look towards the sky.
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