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Daughter-in-law: If they were not evil, wouldn't also have married a wife who brought a large dowry?
Yet, the husband was unable to imbibe in his heart, his wife's convincing advice and thus agitation and agony became his fate. One day, some sweetmeats were sent over to the house. The better ones were kept by the mother for the younger couple whereas the ordinary ones were given to the elder daughter-in-law. The elder son could not bear this. He said, "Mother! I have watched you being partial for a very long time. If you want to continue in the same manner, we will have to separate out." The elder daughter-in-law was appalled to hear this. She said, "What are you saying? How can you talk about separating from the mother who bore you in her womb for nine months, who raised you, educated you and One must not think like this."
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On hearing this, the husband started thinking. His wife received no appreciation from his mother even after toiling all day, in fact, she had to bear all her abuses. On the other hand mother never tired of lauding the younger daughter-in-law who lived like a queen. This was a daily occurrence, yet his wife's composure, keenness for work and her reverence for his mother remained unchanged under any circumstance. He used to ask her, "Why do you bear all this?" The wife would reply, "Where am I bearing anything? All this comes naturally to me because I have adjusted myself."
"Why do only you have to adjust and not Mother?"
"This is because mother is our mother. Don't we have to adjust to her?"
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