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higher human values, enhanced virtuosity or spiritual progress in life.
Ordinary people should work to earn money to support their family and dependants, while saving for marriage and other events, unexpected expenses (sickness etc.) and old age requirements. It is okay and necessary to 16 earn money by fair means and fair dealings, such as doing job (service), commerce, trade, farming or other business. But in so doing , unfairness, treachery, adulteration and cruel and violent acts and intense sinful activities should be avoided; and one should earn only by fair dealings. While working to earn, one should see that it does not neglect the family and normal social relations. Thoughtful people should devote the necessary time for good offspring, family and friends, duties towards society and especially for children to instill good values, share leisure activities, and not to dry up the flow of love, culture and friendship.
People who run blindly after money and do not keep balance between wealth, children and social life, mostly regret and suffer from one or more of the following problems:
Tension, confusion and mutual distrust in their routine life.
EKONOMWMWANA
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