Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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=Life - As I've seen it =
Things were running smoothly and suddenly an unexpected challenge came up. This is likely due to bad karma. Let me narrate to you how a small situation turned out to be a big problem and how solving that was a real challenge. One afternoon my peon came and told me, "Ben, Prasanna's in-laws have come to meet you." I called them in my house. They looked worried. I started with casual conversations to lighten the mood. They said, “We are having some problems and that's why we have come. We are sure that you will be able to helps us out. We know that you care for Prasanna and she also respects you like a mother." | told them, "You are right. Prasanna is like my daughter and I respect her a lot. If she is in trouble, then I will try hard to solve it, you do not worry at all. There is always a solution to any problem." That gave them comfort and they started sharing their concern. i
"Prasanna has not been attending her classes for some time. This was because during one of her classes, she got into an argument with her teacher related to her class work. Very quickly it turned into a heated exchange. The teacher became very angry and asked Prasanna: to get out of the class. Unable to bear the insult, Prasanna left the class hurt. She went home and cried. She then decided she would never attend this teacher's class and also she would quit her studies altogether. Her pride was hurt and she felt very depressed."
"She then told everything to our son and also mentioned that she would not be going back to the
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