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intention, did it with good sentiments. The other farmer did not do it with good sentiments and harboured bad ideas. The outcome was different due to this difference.
There is a small story. Two farmers were proceeding towards their fields. On the way, they met a saint. His head was shaven. One farmer saw him. He thought that Mastak mund pag sir nahin. Kapad husi par sitta nahin (his head was shaven and, therefore, there would be stalks but no sheafs of corn). The other one saw and was pleased. He thought instead ek dekh nai huyo khushi erare mathe jisa sitta husi (His forehead was so big that the amount of sheaves will also be equally big). It happened just like that. In the field of the first, there were big-size sheaves of millet. The owner of the other field had to remain satisfied with bare stalks. Scientists did a lot of research and experiments on the subject. One plant was irrigated with dedication and the other one without the needed involvement. The first one bloomed in a few days and the other one withered and dried up. Karmas can be one of the factors, but it is not a universal phenomenon. To think otherwise would not be in conformity with the principle of anekant.
Question: Though India is a big country, why is it afraid of a small country like Pakistan?
Answer: Both are afraid of each other. India has the fear that Pakistan is arming itself with modern weapons. Only the other day, the former Prime Minister has accepted that she possessed nuclear weapons. Since then, they conducted nuclear explosions in no time after India's nuclear tests. The fear is that whenever those weapons are used, it could only be against India. Pakistan has also just the same kind of fear. Both countries suffer from abject poverty. Both are struggling against problems connected with the need to provide education, health-care and food, but because of distrust and fear, both are incurring heavy expenditure on security. If the clouds of distrust get diffused and the atmosphere of suspicion does not persist, the fear will also disappear.
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