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troubles to us. These truths are illustrated by the following examples :
Once there was a beggar. He was one night sleeping on the footpath near the shop of a jeweller. On that night, a marriage procession was passing by that road. The bridegroom was riding on a horse to the accompaniment of band and dances. There were bright lights ad ing to the splendour of the procession. Not only the bridegroom but also his horse was decorated with flowers.
The beggar began to think, “I have bought a lottery ticket paying one rupee. If I get the first prize of ten lakhs, I will also buy a bungalow and I will also ride like this bridegroom to marry a beautiful girl.” As he lay thinking, he slept and he saw a splendid dream. He had got the first prize. His photograph had appeared in papers. He had bought a bungalow for five lakhs. Hundreds of proposals came to him. He chose a beautiful girl from among them. Wearing the dress and decorations of a bridegroom he too was riding on a horse at the head of the bridal procession. He approached the house where his father-in-law, mother-in-law and his prospective wife were staying. They received him with great honour. He sat' in the marriage pandal by the side of the bride. The time came for joining their hands. To hold his bride's hand, he stretched his hand but he could not hold the bride's hand but someone struck his hand with a lathi. Waking up from his sleep, he said, “Watchman! If you had waited for two minutes, I would have at least held the hand of my bride.” He described the whole dream to him. The watchman said, “I thought you were a thief because you were stretching your liand towards the lock of the shop. That was why I stru your hand. I did my duty. How could I know that you were stretching your hand to hold your bride's hand. At any rate, don't dream of marriages, otherwise you will have to receive beatings thus.”
The second example is that of a cloth merchant. One day the merchant had excellent business. Throughout
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