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characteristic, it is alright if the water from the tap falls into the bucket. But when the water from the river Tapi overflows into the streets of Surat, we have to call this phenomenon as floods only. It is alright as long as the tea boils on the gas burner, but when that same flame flares up and engulfs the whole house, it has to be called a fire. The car has veg, but a car whose brakes have failed has aveg. A pen has veg but ..... when turmoil flows from within, the pen leaks (does not write sanely) and spoils everything.
When you observe a man's strengths and the level of material comforts enjoyed by him today, you realize that it is not a depiction of his power, but of a vulgar display of excessive might. When time comes to give up comforts and you can do so easily, it is called veg. But if you cannot give up your comforts, then you should realize that it is aveg. Floods are bad because, instead of satiating your thirst, they take away your life. Fire is bad because, instead of enabling the roasting of the roti, it roasts the man himself. The cyclone is bad because, it kills everyone and destroys everything in cold blood. Don't you think we should revise our opinion on science ? On the pretext of giving comforts to man, science destroys his mental composure. The difference between water and floods, between breeze and cyclone, between flame and fire is only that of dimension and degree.
Comforts can be a part of one's life, but when they mean everything to you, there will be nothing except lamentation and devastation. Instead of making you wear a ring on your finger, what happens if someone cuts your finger ? Instead of garlanding you, what happens if someone wrings your neck ? Instead of putting medicinal drops in your eyes, what happens
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