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Noble-Mindedness When his son asked for twenty rupees, the man recalled that earlier that week he had given him the same amount. He knew his son was well behaved and had not yet given him any cause for anxiety. He was regular at school and brought excellent reports, but the man wanted to find out what the boy did with the money. So, after handing out twenty rupees, he asked his servant to follow him and report what the boy did. The boy went to a slum where poor families lived. There he met another boy who was dressed very poorly. Together they went to a bookshop, and when they came out the poor boy was carrying a parcel of books and his face was glowing with joy and happiness.
The servant on going back to his master reported what he had seen. When the boy returned home, his father hugged him and said he was fortunate to be blessed with a son who observed the golden rule to put him in the place of others.
That boy who showed such generosity of spirit was none other than the great nationals leader Chitranjanjan Das who came to be known as Deenabandhu or friend of the poor. 43 bn Inter Path to Righteousness. Only
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