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pieces of work to your mother. Do your own things yourself. It is well known thing that when a bird gets his wings, his mother lets him fly high in the open air. Develop a habit of doing your all things yourself. Whether it is a matter of serving food or washing utensils or clothes etc. it is a sin to get your ort utensils washed by anyone etc. It can be done only in emergency cases. To get an ort dish washed by your sister is to insult her i.e. rakhi a sacred hand bracelet made of threads, made to put on by sisters on Rakshabandhan festival in order to care their safety under any circumstances. Is it our independency to get our deeds done by others? Why should we ashame of doing our own things? You readily do the things of society and others then why should you be dependent on mother or sister to get your own routine things done by them? I request you to avoid such things.
People divide their shares among each-other but do not make partnership. You should share the weal and woe for the happiness of your family. Mothers! if you have become mothers-in-law, then do not impose every burden of domestic chores to daughters-in-law and Daughters-inlaw! If your mothers-in-law have to work early before dawn, then do not embarrass your life this way. The kitchen in which mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, sister-in-law and elder sister-in-law cook food together, Lord Mahadev and Mahavira begin to shower blessings in that house automatically. There remains their deity pleased naturally.
To be free form every addiction is the third main component of a happy family. Even you should not recite holy couplets if you have not given up all the addictions. Reciting holy mantras, having been drunken wine is against the religion. We may adopt various religious activities later on provided if we have given up every kind of addiction then it may be considered that our steps have advanced to
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