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began discussing how the blind recognized their identity properly and exactly. They asked the same thing to the blind too. The blind replied that he could know their recognition by their different behaviour, by different addressing words and the sounds of the hoofs of their horses. The person who addressed him as a blind made him realise that he could be a commander who was habitual to use harsh and commanding language. The person who addressed him as Soordas (the blind) made him realise his politeness and his power of deciding the cases in the court so he recognised him as the Prime Minister and he felt the king passing in the chariot who addressed him (the blind) as the divine person made him realise that such a great confident and polite person must be the king of that kingdom.
Whether you are mother-in-law or daughter-in-law, son or son-in-law, customer or merchant, student or politician, make your behaviour so civilized and polite that all might regard and remember you. People will recognise you as a king or as a beggar by the behaviour you keep. One of my intimate fellows told me that he went Pune with his friends to see a girl for engaging her. His friends were well to do so they took him to Pune by air. They all were warmly welcomed at Pune. The party of Pune was also very prosperous. They seemed quite royal and the girl was also very beautiful. After it, they arranged a feast. Many dishes were served by many servants. The feast was over and when they were about to depart back, the host told them that if the guest could assure, they would......! My friend told him that he will reply after reaching his home. They got into the aero plane again. On the way, the intimate friend asked to his friend with whom he had gone to Pune why he had not agreed and told them yes inspite of the girl being very beautiful and well mannered together with her prosperous and well cultured family. The friend replied that everything
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