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behaving positively even with an enemy while the some other can not enable themselves to behave properly even with their friends. Great people behave in a great way even with their enemies but the ordinary people behave ordinarily even with their friends. The greatness reflects from the personality of any person. One, who behaves politely and properly with everyone, uses respectable language with all and behaves in a relaxed way with friends and always proves himself a hero of great personality.
The secret of someone's name and fame is confined to his balanced behaviour. I remember - A blind man kept on sitting at the circle of a town with his begging bowl and survived with whatever the passers-by gave him. One day, some soldiers riding on horses passed by him and one of them, who was their leader, addressed him and asked, "Blind! Did you see anyone going from here?” The blind positively replied by addressing the person as the Commander and told that he had felt some enemies going from there. The Commander passed ahead with his troop but he was surprised how the blind recognised him. After sometimes, some more horse riders came there. One of them asked, “O Brother! Have you seen anyone going from here?” The blind replied positively by addressing the person as the Minister and told that he had felt a Commander and his troop going from there. The Minister thought how the blind knew about him but without commenting anything, he also walked ahead. After sometime a chariot passed by him and the person riding in the chariot said to the blind, "O Divine person! Have you felt anyone passing by your seat?” That Blind respectfully replied, “Yes, your highness! I have just felt the Prime Minister passing by me.” The king realised his greatness and passed ahead.
The three Chiefs and their troops, having been completed their tasks, when came back at the same circle,
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