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unfavourable situation. And to get over unfavourable situation, follow and obey the arrangements of nature provided by its creation. Whenever you face a loss, think that it was a part of natural arrangement and it had to happen, so it happened. The things which have to happen, can not be avoided from happening at any cost. Weal and woe, victory and defeat, life and death, meeting and parting, blooming and fainting, incidence or coincidence - all these things are part of nature and its arrangements. No person in the world wishes for sorrow, but he gets it. No one wants loss, but has to face. No one wants to be insulted but he has to bear it. The things that happen against our wish, accept it that it was to happen. Don't think the happenings not happenings. Have a pleasing and greeting feeling to every happening. If we are unable to adjust ourselves in any situation, we will become the victims of tension and depression.
I will do say to consider life and death a part of arrangement of God. If someone takes birth, be at ease, if someone dies, also be at ease. Do not develop tension at loss and do not get proud or egoist at profit. One who remains happy and at ease in every situation, is a capable only to maintain peace of mind in his inner conscience. People are fan of Kabir's saintliness. You also try to understand it.
It is said; a merchant had a very beautiful maid. Once he had to go out of station for a visit and he was not able to decide with whom he should keep her. At last, one of his friends suggested him to leave her with the saint Yusuf. When he reached to saint Yusuf, he heard so bad things about the saint from the villagers which were against the dignity of a saint's life. So he came back. He told his friends about the things he heard from the villagers against the saint but the friend appreciated the pious conduct of the saint. He again reached to the saint and the people again
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