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come to an end. When the white flag is swirled during a war, it means that the war is now coming to an end. In the same manner, once you get grey hair, you must realize that sensual pleasures should now come to an end.
The appearance of grey hair leading a man to the path of renunciation has become a thing of the past now. Thanks to hair-dyes ! To want to look young is an indication of internal un-fulfillment of sensual pleasures. If a book titled "For The Young Ones" is launched, all those above 40 years will also be seen crowding the book store. Even those who have entered vanaprasthashram i.e. an age for gradual retirement, also dislike guidance regarding old age. They feel that there is still a lot of time left.
The great poet Kalidasa had in the initial shlokas of the first section of the Raghuvansh described the family tree and predecessors of Rama very beautifully. While penning the adjectives used for the family tree of King Raghu, he has given the entire guidance for the activities associated with old age.
"Towards the end of their life span, what did the kings whose kingdoms extended right upto the shores of the oceans do ? They used to renounce the world during their old age. Through their spiritual practices and attainment of self-realisation, they would vindicate their old age. Instead of giving up the body voluntarily through the practice of yoga, today the body is discarded on death, resulting from diseases after the indulgence of sensual pleasures". As per one survey, the true lovers of television are people who are in their twilight years. If these people would give even half their
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