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going against the tempo of the slow-going people. By your zeal you may arouse the passion of the people and you may defeat the end in view If you know a thing can be done, then make an honest attempt to get it done. Otherwise, leave it to people to take their own time to do it He is fond of quoting a well-known ilustration in this connection. If there is a line and if we want it to be shorter, draw a longer line parallel to it without disturbing the original and the former becoms shorter naturally Do something substantial People will see it and they will come out of their old ruts and join you.
Before I conclude this sketch, I am tempted to add a few personal details of Muni Chitrabhanu. A Jain
Muni can have no private life as such. He Personal details lives in broad day-light so to say, accessible to everyone at any time And yet, I thought, it would be of some interest to the general reader to know something of the characteristics of a Jain Shraman. He puts on two wrappers to cover his body. Our Muni wears khadder Even before he took ascetic vows, he had adopted it. The Shraman gives preference to wool for a spread or a blanket He goes bare headed and bare footed everywhere and in any weather
He is methodical in his habits He keeps every thing tidy and in order, from his personal belongings which are very few, to paper and books of which he has always a considerable stock You can claim