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decade. He had replied :"I do not have any trouble because of my hearing impediment. It is others who have to face the trouble". Then he smiled a little and clarified thus : "Look, Due to my hearing impediment, I do not have to listen to useless and senseless talks. It is after listening that we start thinking over it. Since I can't listen, I don't have to think about useless things anymore. If there is anything important for me to know, others spend enough time and efforts to make it clear to me. Hence because of my deafness, my troubles have been reduced while that of other people may have increased".
Jaadavjibhai completely ignored his hearing impediment and continued to spend the whole day reading spiritual books and performing spiritual rituals for twelve whole years. We never heard any complaints from Jaadavjibhai such as : "Nobody listens to me at home".... ; "Now I have no hold in any matter".... ; "Nobody is looking at me"..... "Nobody has time to sit with me" ..... It is correctly said : your family resides in you. It is said in the Jain Aagam called Aacharang Sutra :37441 qu#9 TE FATI,
fffffA I "Dear One! why don't you only become your best friend ?"
A youth who is fond of sensual pleasures, in his thirst for such indulgence, invites old age in his young age only. He becomes sick even before he grows old and literally drags his time. While a person who is spiritually inclined, enjoys his old age also.
Since we have learnt to live in the external world only, when there is a hearing loss, our internal chaos increases manifold. Just ponder on that what have you achieved from the words that you have heard so far? Affection or turmoil ? The
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