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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
10. DUTY
DEAR LOVERS OF DUTY!
The real objective implied in all lofty ethical principles and virtues is dutifulness or acting according to the voice of Duty. Mahatma Gandhi has said:
" toy À TAI I"
Kartavya Me Madhuratā Hai. “There is sweetness in doing our duty."
Those who have experienced this sweetness always do their duty sincerely. In case, there arises a conflict between our sense of duty and our love for someone, they prefer only duty to love. They sacrifice love on the altar of duty. They do not think of the fruits or results because they take delight in doing their duty. If we take a look at the various objects of nature, we find that each of them is doing its duty. The earth carries with patience all creatures and objects. Water quenches the thirst of all, fire helps us to cook our food. Air helps all people to keep themselves alive through respiration. Trees give us fruits and shelter or shade. The moon driving away darkness shines in the night. The sun spreading his radiance everywhere, keeps all beings awake and active; but why is it that only man sits idly with his hands folded? Man should also carry out his duty. If we carry out our duty with sincerity our future will be bright and blissful. By combining the root verb () (kri) and the avyaya (tavya) (Troy the word kartavya or duty has been coined and it means duty is that which ought to be done by us.
What is it that we ought to do? There can be no single answer to this question because the answer to the
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