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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
said, "I see no disease in your teeth; yet I will remove these teeth and fit a new set of teeth". The gentleman agreed to this. The dentist removed his teeth and fitted a new set of artificial teeth but his disease continued as ever. When again he was examined it was found that everything was normal with him.
The doctor said, "This is a terrible disease. It must be a new disease unknown to the medical world. It is a dreadful disease. There is no remedy to it. Therefore, you return home and spend your last days with your wife and children at your home".
Thus obtaining a "death-certificate" from the doctors, the gentleman returned home. The gentleman thought, "Anyway I have to die. Let me die peacefully and happily'.
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He sent for his tailor and said to him, surements and stitch a costly suit for me".
The tailor took measurements. The measurments had increased compared to the earlier ones. Now, his collar measured 14 inches while it formerly measured 12 inches. The gentleman asked him to stitch his collar according to his earlier measurements. Then, the tailor said, "If I stitch your shirt and coat according to your earlier measurments you will not be able to breathe properly".
The gentleman at once exclaimed ; "I see! While a real doctor is at home I went abroad and spent a lot of money unnecessarily and lost my teeth into the bargain".
The gentleman's disease was at last cured. He had got his collar stitched thus to save money and he had paid heavily for his miserliness. In the same manner, you go to your shops every day and earn money but do you get mental peace from it. By your good fortune you might have got many worldly possessions and worldly
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