Jain Lesson II

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: Diwakar Prakashan

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needed her help to study for a test, she did not help me and I got a “B” in the test. Now I realize
how getting mad caused me to get a “B”. Teacher : Sunil, have you experienced this kind of trouble? Sunil : Yes, one day my sister and I were by ourselves at
home. My sister got hungry and wanted to order pizza. She did not have enough money and I would not share any of my money with her. So she had to stay hungry. A few weeks later, our parents dropped us off at the Mall to go shopping. While we were at a clothing store, I noticed a nice jacket that I wanted to buy. I checked the price and I saw that I did not have enough money. I asked my sister, if she would let me borrow some money. She said "No" and reminded me about when she wanted to order pizza. I told myself, if I would have shared the money and not been so miserly, she would have given me money to buy that jacket. Later she said, "Don't feel bad. I am not going to be like you, but remember that it is good to share." Now I know
that sharing is a very good idea. Teacher : Does anyone else want to say anything? Hina : Yes sir, now I realize what our inner enemies are.
We should control our anger. We should not be greedy. We should not insult anyone. We should not deceive anyone. In other words, we should
control our desires. Teacher : Yes, we should have total control on our desires,
so that no matter what happens, we don't get mad, greedy or arrogant.