Aspirants Guide

Author(s): Atmanandji Maharaj
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Sadhna Kendra Koba

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ASPIRANT'S GUIDE
cultural way of life.
He had a seven years old grandson named Somadeva.
Once both were travelling together to Calcutta, they were at the Hoogli railway station. The grand father asked the son to sit on a bench on the platform and said, "Be seated till I come. Do not get up." The father was busy arranging about the luggage. The train arrived and all the passengers took their seats in the train. The grand father suddenly remembered Somadeva. There he was, seated on the bench while his eyes were searching for his grand father. Immediately the father ran and lifted him into the train. Then he asked, "Well, dear boy, why did you not come on your own to sit in the train ?"
Somadeva replied, "Under your orders, 1 sat there. How could I get up before you came ?"
All hearts were elated by the boy's firmness in obeying orders. (3) George Washington, the first President of the USA was renowned for regularity and discipline in his life. He was firm and insistent on accomplishing a fixed amount of work at a fixed time.
Once he had arranged a party at his house to welcome the newly elected members of the American Congress. The members did not come in time and therefore Washington started on his dinner ! When the members arrived, they were amazed by it. Then Washington said, "Well friends, I am so sorry, but my butler serves my dinner at a fixed time because he knows that his master takes his meals at a fixed hour."
With this, Washington continued with his dinner and all the members joined him.
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