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DUST ON DUST To this man and his wife, leading a life of labour and content, the world was not a fair for fun and selfindulgence but a garden of renunciation.
The man had explained to his wife the significance of the principles and practice of religion; the wife had demonstrated to her husband the lesson of service and devotion, so that the two led a life of utmost piety.
Once, the two of them were journeying on foot. The husband was walking a little ahead of his wife. Suddenly, he caught sight of a necklace of gold at his feet. Evidently, someone had dropped it. "Perhaps the sight of gold will tempt her," thought he, and hurriedly covered it with dust. The wife who was only a few steps behind, had not failed to notice what had happened. By and by, as they both were resting, she asked him, “Why were you bending by the wayside:”
“I saw a gold necklace on the ground and was covering it with dust lest someone be tempted at its sight,” he answered sheepishly. .
“Gold:” she rejoined, “Does somebody else's wealth still appear gold to you? Why don't you say you were throwing dust on dust?"
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