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all express, are all truc because each of you touched certain part of the body only. And hence those opinions are partially correct. This is the example of "Anckantwad." No one in the world should think that whatever opinions he states is correct and whatever opinions others declare are incorrect. We should try to reconcile all shades of opinions and after all what is democracy? In democracy we have got to respect and to consider calmly the opinion of the opposite sides also. Thus this great principle of democracy has been instructed to us by Lord Mahavira, pretty long years before.
Now let us try to studly his another message. The next message is of sacrifice and self restraint. Lord Mahavira is the ideal examle of sacrsfice and self during his life-time. He rejected the plea of his brother to adopt
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the thrown of his father. He was not willing to accept the kingdom. He renounced. the power and wealth. All the great men of the world are and were simple and therefore they could fullfi! their mission. Lenin, the maker of Russia was having a very simple diet. Similarly Gandhiji used to few items only for his diet. And because they were simple they could contribute much to the mankind.
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So if we want good health and peace wc must observe the principale of "Self Restraint."
The society or nation fluorishe only if the people of the nation make sacrifice.
Similarly in a family if all the people observe self restrain, then in that family there would be no difference of opinions. The family will very peacefully stay for number of years. Hence we should always keep in Our