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it will be as bitter as poison. It will all be recorded anyway. So make sure you record only the good things.
Questioner: I do not want anything that is at all bitter.
Dadashri: If you want the bitter, then say bitter things, or else do not say them at all. Even if someone hits you, you should not say a thing to him. Just say to him, "I am much obliged to you."
The Lord has said that in these times, if someone insults you, you should invite him for dinner. Even if he has a 'wild' temperament, you should still forgive him. If you tried to get 'revenge', you will be pulled back into the worldly life (sansar) again. You must not take 'revenge' in this age. There is nothing but 'wildness' in this Dushamkaal (the present era). You can never tell what kind of thoughts you will have. You will even have thoughts about the end of the world! In this age, so many jiva (living beings) are going to collide with each other. And if you create enmity with such people, you too will have to collide. That is why we say, "I salute you sir!" In this time cycle, it is best that you instantly forgive someone, or else you will have to suffer. And this world is founded on vengeance (veyr).
In this age, it is impossible for you to go and reason with someone. And if you are capable of making others understand, then you can explain to them using good words, so that even if it does get 'recorded', you are not held accountable. So stay 'positive'. In this world, only the 'positive' will give you happiness; the 'negative' will give you nothing but a great deal of grief (dukh). Can you imagine the magnitude of liability! Those who go about looking for justice and injustice will insult and give abuse to so many people. It is not worth looking for justice and injustice. Justice and injustice is a "thermometer” (gauge) for the world, to assess whose "fever" has come down by how much, and by how much has it gone up? The world will never become just, nor will it ever become unjust. The same corrupted mess will continue on.
