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AMAR VANI bility to give good citizens to the country. See that you make no mistakes in your mission.
Man, if you hold a position of authority in the administration of your country, just consider whether you are faithfully performing your duties. Do you consider yourself only as a humble servant of the society? Your function is not to rule but to serve. The public pays for ihe maintenance of your family, and therefore the public rightfully expects good service from you. See that you do not accept any illegal gratification. Further see that you do not coerce or persecute anybody by the power of your authority. See that you don't consider your duty as a useless burden upon you. Show no undue favouritism to any particular indivdual, family, caste or religion.
Man, if you are really a man, work hard to make your living. Honesty and generosity are the highest qualities of man. Do not snatch away from others like animals and monsters.
Man should not be the tiny flame of the candle that goes out at the sightest blow of breath. And as soon as the candle goes out, there is nothing left but all darkness around you. Not even a spark of light is left. This is not proper. This is unbecoming the dignity of man. Man should be a flaming fire that should not go out even when tempests of mịsfortune blow against it. They should rather inflame the fire in him all the more until he should become a conflagration.
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Know that there is infinite knowledge, infinite consciousness and infinite power within you. Yon are not meant to
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