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THE MYSTERIES OF MIND
cold, comfort and pain and convenience and inconvenience do not affect the tolerant man. They affect those who do not possess the requitsite strength to face them. One who possesses tolerance has such a strength. Those who have been born and brought up in the midst of difficulties and privations ultimately develop in themselves the spirit of tolerance. On the other hand those who are born with a silver spoon in their mouth do not understand the value of tolerance.
People make promises but do not stick to them for the following three reasons :
1. Fickleness of mind. 2. Intolerance. 3. Waywardness of the sense-organs.
Generally we are unaware of what are going to be the cosequences of our desires, and when they take place we become upset. This is because we do not have tolerance. Hence the need of developing it. Even God will not be able to upset the mind of him who has practised tolerance. On the other hand he who lacks tolerance will always be unhappy and miserable.
The fifth principle of mental health is that we should present ourselves as we are. We should not put up appearances. Generally people are snobs in their social life and when people see them in their true colours they are put in a qandary. Secretiveness creates ill feelings.
Once a man went to a neighbouring village, to seek a bride for his son. The family which he visited had planned to dupe him. They rattled silver coins in the adjacent room. The visitor heard the rattling sound and formed the impression that the family was a rich family. The proposal for the marriage was accepted and the marriage took place. But when the father of the son come to know that he had been deceived, their relations became strained. Both the parties were thus harmed. Those who put up appearances not only deceive others, they deceive themselves also. They create difficulties for all. We try to create false impressions on the minds of others in order to hide our own real state. He who is not handsome tries to appear to be handsome, but cosmetics can hide
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