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JAINA STORIES
Nanchand engaged himself in business heart and soul. The initial success gave him the greatest encouragement. At the end of the second year, he had a profit of five lakhs This too he reported to his partner-in-business very honestly.
However efficient a man may be, at the wrong turn of his luck, his efficiency even changes into inefficiency All his estimates and expectations betray him and there is heavy loss where profit was so clearly visible This happened with Nanchand.
One day, a wandering merchant pamed Lakha came with a large caravan consisting of hundreds of pack animals to the port of Ghogha He was to despatch his wares to Java. He came to Seth Hirachand's house where he lodged. He wanted to insure his thiogs against marine risk to the extent of fifteen lakhs So he sent Hirachand's man to Nanchand's shop in the barbour with a request to underwrite for the same amount. This, he said, would bring the shop a great profit
Nanchand gave thought to the request He thought of the condition imposed by his partner But tbe value of the insurance was much larger than the capital of his business But the very next moment he thought that his stars were favouring him in anything on which he lay his hands and that in this deal too, the luck would give him full support. So at last he agreed to underwrite
Man has many expectations, but it is not necessary that all his expectations are fulfilled Nanchand thought that the ships would reach their destination without any difficulty, and this one deal would bring him a profit of three lakhs. When the ships were in mid-ocean, however a violent storm started and most of the ships were in danger in the ocean. Some men of the crew could escape with great difficulty. They came back to Ghogha to report about the great calamity,
When Seth Hirachand came to know of the disaster, he bastencd to Nanchand to get the compensation When Nanchand heard of it, the earth slipped from under his legs. Hc bad taken such an enormous risk without consulting with bis partner and the risk bad materialısed bringing such a
