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Legitimate Dialect and Virtuous Speech!
Prachi Dhanvant Shah
The month of January is very endearing to my soul lead our soul to the right conduit. But in today's world, as this is the month when we celebrate my legendary we repeatedly surpass the most imperative Jewel of hero, my father Dr. Dhanvant Shah's birthday. Papa, right conduct, that is responsible to silhouette our hailing with an intertwine childhood was unaware of character and reflects our culture. The Jewel that can his actual birthday, and so, for many years, he sparkle someone's heart or can shatter the same heart celebrated his birthday on different dates in January. into pieces causing severe pain, causing a way of Finally, when we three siblings were wise enough, indirect violence. This jewel is the Gem known as picked up one date - 5th January and gave Papa a new speech, Dialect, language... birth date. January 5th, the most precious day of my Bhagwaan Mahavir has mentioned that 'one life! And this invokes me to share my thoughts on the should not utter displeasing words that arouse ill subject that was so very substantial for papa, and that feelings in others. One should not indulge in speech is "right speech". As children, we were always conductive to evil. This is also considered as a hue of enforced to dispel right speech with etiquettes. If we violence. And when Jainism is the religion of nonwanted to see Papa happy with us, we had to clasp violence, then how can we cause this practice of ourselves to this fundamental precept and, so we violence in our daily life? always did. This reminds me of an incident of my The human voice is the most powerful instrument childhood to share with you. In our growing age, we we play, which has the most powerful voice in the siblings were articled to receive phone calls whenever world. It can edge a war or can spread peace and love anyone called up at our residence in presence or with the mystical words "I love you"! It can lead to a absence of papa. But the way we were to answer viral misery or can soothe the deepest of a wound. phone calls, was very challenging for us at that time. Our voice led by a mode of language and speech that We were to use a very definitive dialect for the same. is echoed beholds various pitch of sounds. And these "Hello Namaste! Aap Kaun Bolo cho?" (Hello Namaste! pitches of sounds that we use during our ordinary day, May I know who is calling?). This statement for some be it with our friends, family, at work or anywhere, reason was very embarrassing for us to speak. And imparts numerous clouts and stimulates several So, we would push each other to receive the phone emotions for the person receiving your voice. call. Eventually, me being the older one, would always consequently, it is very much crucial and imperative feel responsible amongst us. That was not just enough. to control our words, our speech and dialect. Why not If Papa was not around, we were to say, "Please find a way, to bring a wakeful quality of heart and provide me your number and I would ask my papa to mind, and infuse it in our ordinary moment of life? revert your call". It wasn't just as simple as to say, Why not be awakened about what we deliver through "please call after a while." Hence, receiving a phone our speech in our day to day life? Take a moment and call was a perplexity and an annoyance for us in those explore your words and speech you used today. Was days. But eventually, as we matured, we realized that your speech inadvertent even for a moment of the this simple habit of ours, of our childhood, was so very day? I'm sure the answer would be YES! A mindful adequate for the tenacious podium of right speech speech is the most precious Gem we all need to today. As speech is a gizmo that reflects your culture, treasure and pursue. And besides being mindful, a your integrity, and the pedestals of your clan.
right speech that leads the speaker's attention would The three Jewels of Jainism as known and get people listening to you and not ignore. deliberated by Bhagwaan Mahavir are Right Faith, Generation is changing and so is the thought Right Knowledge and Right Conduct. These three process of this generation. Practical life has adapted jewels would escort us to the path of salvation and to a rollercoaster ride, with set goals and priorities.
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| SR No. | 526114 |
| Book Title | Prabuddha Jivan 2018 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sejal Shah |
| Publisher | Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh |
| Publication Year | 2018 |
| Total Pages | 52 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India |
| File Size | 1 MB |