Book Title: Aptavani 09
Author(s): Gnani Purush Dadashri
Publisher: Gnani Purush Dadashri

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________________ I have defined it very nicely. So I tell them, 'This verily is the sign of my failing matriculation!' Yard stick of commonsense You have a degree of C.A. (Chartered Accountant) but you still have roles to play. You will have to act accordingly. The role of being a C.A., then the role of having a wife; will you not have to know all that? Otherwise, your wife will give you much trouble. Is that not so, because you do not know how to deal with her? She would not give you any trouble if you did. And your wife has not come to give you trouble, she has come to make a home for you. But when one of you fall short in your roles, the other party will start to nag; the nagging will start. Yes, it is because you do not have the know-how! What do young girls say when I ask them for their opinions about boys today? They tell me, 'They are stupid. Is that not something to be ashamed of? When girls say this about them? It is natural for a ten-year old girl to have the worldly knowledge and maturity of a fifteen-year-old boy. She may be ten years old but she has foresight. Therefore women have greater foresight, home administration skill etc. Lack of practical understanding I asked one lady, 'Why do you not get along with your husband?' She told me, 'He is so smart and intelligent, you cannot even begin to talk about it.' I said to her, 'It is good for you if your husband is smart.' So she says, "But he is not practical.' So what she is saying is that he does not have commonsense and so he fights over the most trivial things. Then she tells me, 'What should I do, he does not have any commonsense?' I told her, ‘Don't say anything, I understand everything.' One cannot reconcile this. Should a person not have at least some commonsense for daily worldly interaction? Should a person not be practical? So what do I tell women? I tell them, 'Listen dear. What will become of you if your husband turns out be without practical commonsense? Do you like living a life with someone like this? Nevertheless, you will not be able to escape whatever is in your destiny prarabdha karma effect, and yet you

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