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of Sage Durvasa. It was as if he was a reincarnation of the sage himself. He needed only the slightest excuse for his fury to be unleashed. He became disgruntled by his nature and decided it was time to change. He decided to go live in an uninhabited region in the Himalayas. He stayed there for thirty years. In this long a period, he did not show anger even once. He thought that he had conquered his wile nature and was ready to go live amongst people. This was around the time the Fair of Kumbh was being held. The place was brimming with people. Someone in the crowd stepped on his toe by mistake and the ascetic's violent anger erupted like a volcano, "Are you blind? Couldn't you have been more careful?" Why was it that despite not showing his anger for thirty years, he had not imbibed forgiveness? If we think about it, it becomes quite evident that it was because no opportunity had arisen in the seclusion of the mountains, where forbearance could be cultivated.
Children, who are not used to walking without their footwear, right from a very young age, develop tender feet. Walking barefoot on rough, hard surface makes a child's legs strong.
Today, a child is introduced to a calculator right from a very young age, therefore his mind is attuned to it in a certain way. He may be perplexed even at solving a simple problem like 12 x 17 mentally, whereas a child who was taught to solve math sums mentally will have its answer in a blink of an eye. It is clear then, that more complex problems cultivate the mind and make it more agile.
Nature is applying the same rule, which is applicable
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