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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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be easily dispensed with, they are transferred to distant places every now and then. This happens because no officer likes to have such inefficient people under him. Therefore, they are passed from place to place like a foot-ball. They have to spend their whole life in despair and distress.
If you deceive your lawyer, that is, if you do not reveal to him all the facts of your case, surely, at the end he will lose your case. You will not only lose the fee paid to the lawyer but also you will have to pay your opponent all his expenses. Moreover, you will be penalised, and that is another matter.
It has been rightly said, “The quality of deception is r.ot inborn in any one. If you have not practised deception, practise it and see the result. If you do not want to taste the bitterness of repentance, take example from those who have suffered from practising deception."
If any one reveals to you the secrets of another man, he deceives that man and he is betraying the trust that has been reposed in him by that man. Be caresul while dealing with such a person. Never reveal to him your secrets because if his selfish objectives are not achieved, he will be angry with you and just as he revealed another man's secrets to you, he will reveal your secrets to other men. He will reveal your secrets to your enemies and will cause great loss and damage to you.
If you practise deception or simulation to help others it is not objectionable or improper.
Emperor Akbar in a fit of anger, dismissed a servantmaid. Her name was Daulat. Weeping over her misfortune, she approached Birbal who was an intelligent minister. Birbal suggested to her a plan to get back her position. She went away happily and was waiting for an opportunity. The Idd festival came. On that day, she went and began knocking on the door of the chamber in which Akbar happened to be sitting. The emperor asked from inside, “Who is it?” She replied, “I am Daulat
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