Jailer

Author(s): Abhayshekharsuri, Sujata P Kapadia
Publisher: Harshadray Private Limited

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and ordered them to play soft, soulful music to him so that he could fall asleep. However the Emperor knew that the musicians, having become engrossed in music, would not know when he fell asleep. He called a guard and told him, "Once I fall asleep, you can tell the musicians to leave.” In some time, sleep overtook him. The guard realized that the Emperor was asleep but he became covetous to hear some more melodious music, "Let me listen to the music for some more time before I send away the musicians", he thought. The Emperor had just fallen asleep and was unlikely to wake up. The music thus continued to play. The guard had not had enough, in the meanwhile the Emperor awoke.
Let's say that an IPL match is being telecasted, and it is time for you to leave for work. Tempted, you decide to watch two overs, after which you would leave for the office. But would you definitely get up and leave after two overs? No. The two would become twelve, and the twelve would become twenty. Then it will be another twenty overs of the rival team. This way, you would end up watching
the entire match.
From this, one can deduce that the senses enslave our soul. It is as if the senses are telling the soul, "You may have decided to get up after two overs but you are not free to act according to your will. You will not be able to get up till I permit you."
The same thing happened to the guard. "Let me listen to the music for some more time, then some more". And in the meantime, the Emperor woke up.
Digressing from the subject, a question arises - "Does
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