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house be spared ? But during these incidents we fail to retain our smiles.
As Shastriji was stepping out of the hall, someone from the audience inquired : "Did you not feel upset by such repulsive behavior ?" He gave a very fitting reply: "We are habituated to inhale the smoke from the kitchen furnace every day. Why should I get angry?"
Earlier people used log fire to cook. Today they use gas. The activities of cooking and dining continued in the same routine manner. The only change was in the equipment. But rarely anyone has noticed that this change in equipment has brought about a change in man's temperament. A person who blew air into the log fire everyday, inhaled the smoke and tears rolled from his eyes. This smoke cleansed his eyes everyday and hence people did not get cataract till a very late age. A person who was habituated to inhale smoke unknowingly got trained to tolerate pain also. Gas and lighter can give food, not training !
What difference does it make whether a person ignites a lantern or switches on the light to dispel the darkness? There is a huge difference. It takes some time to light the lantern. It also needs some time to stabilize the lantern. If there is a strong wind blowing, the lantern has to be lighted several times. If the flame is excessively bright, glass of lantern becomes black. The lantern is a complex equipment. Whereas the electric light serves like an obedient slave. You merely press the switch of the light and there is brightness everywhere. Don't think that with the advent of new technology, man has to merely labour less. His training or learning to manage and find a solution using a complicated
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