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equipment which does not perform without some tinkering has also come to an end. His tuition about how to deal with a complicated or resisting equipment has also come to an end.
This lantern is merely a sample. Just compare all the old equipments with today's new equipments. All the old equipments were resistant and reactive. All the new equipments are servile and instant. Just press the switch and they start functioning. Hence people habituated to use such equipment, have developed a tendency in their minds that every work should be done instantly. A man believes that if I say "keep quiet", my wife must stop talking immediately, and if I say "speak up" my son must start talking immediately. As if "keep quiet” is the Mute and "speak up" is the Play key on a remote !
Today people lose their temper over very small and insignificant events. One of the reasons that seems responsible for this attitude is that with the use of such highly servile scientific equipments, man's arrogance, desires and expectations have increased manifold. If these are not satisfied, he loses his balance. His peace of mind and family relations are all disturbed.
A lady who sells daatan, (neem or babool sticks used for cleaning teeth), addresses her donkey thus, when it does not walk properly : "walk my sister ...walk ...please walk ..". You would be surprised when she calls the donkey her sister, isn't it?
When someone inquired of her the reason for so addressing the donkey, she replied: "This donkey is a very stubborn animal but I am cultivating the habit of talking sweetly with it
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MIND YOUR mind : 99
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