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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
the consequence of this development ? Undoubtedly, the consequences would be dreadful. Those who were engaged in making such bombs had to die in a tragic manner. At the end, they had to die groaning. They became mad. The victims of the atomic bomb cursed the makers of the bomb. Even the makers were filled with repentance.
What a terrible misuse of intelligence ! intelligence should lie in speech. Word or speech gives expression to intelligence,
If one word functions like medicine, another can cause a terrible wound. See the effect of words ; one word can kill thousands, but another can save thousands of lives.
Harsh words wound the hearts of people. Can anyone bear with harsh words ? On account of agitations, people find it difficult to exercise restraint on their speech.
As long as you do not exercise a restraint on your speech, there will be no happiness and peace ; therefore, it is absolutely necessary to exercise a restraint on our speech.
SAINT AND SATAN :
One day a Rajput happened to meet the Buddha. For some reason, he was very angry with the Buddha and he spat at the Buddha and disgraced him in the presence of his disciples but the Buddha was absolutely serene and calm. This intensified the anger of the Kshatriya. He again and again spat at the Buddha ; yet the Buddha was calm and composed. He never uttered a single word. His disciples said, "If you permit us we will destory this fellow within seconds !"
if the Buddha had uttered one word, the Kshatriya would have died, but slaying a person is an easy job but keeping a person alive is an extemely difficult job.
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