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inconsistency in his life without lament.
A prisoner with an easy sentence does not do any laborious work in the jail. A person who is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment has to labour till it tires him out completely. Yet does he complain? He accepts it.
Tell your daughter who is complaining against her mother-in-law that if she wishes nature to award her a grand prize, she should truthfully accept her own misdeeds. If she does not wish to be punished, she should not think her mother-in-law to be evil.
Question: If our daughter is disobedient, is not industrious, is lazy, spoils work for which she has no talent, is back-answering, it is understandable to consider mother-in-law not evil, even if she is harassed. However if our daughter is being harassed by the mother-in-law despite being obedient, diligent, proficient in all her work, and so humble as never to back-answer her mother-in-law, it is hard not to see the mother-in-law as detestable.
(These incidents are a common occurance. One may not be at fault, may not have committed any mistake but if the other person has a wrong notion about you, considers you to be evil and a cause of harassment, it is very difficult to pacify that person otherwise. At the same time, how do you convince your heart that the person, for whom you have made sacrifices with body, mind, soul and
"Karma vina Karsanbhai jaan kan ri jaay?
Karmaman tel lakhiyo to ghee katen thi thaay?” Meaning: Without fate, Karsanbhai cannot get married. If you are destined to have oil, how can it become clarified butter?
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| SR No. | 007714 |
| Book Title | Jailer |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Abhayshekharsuri, Sujata P Kapadia |
| Publisher | Harshadray Private Limited |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 190 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 15 MB |