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me the story of his anguish. His wife was in love with some other man. He had seen his wife going about with that man whom she loved. That man was a Dada (a rowdy). This man, the husband of the woman was a merchant. Though he had tried his best to prevail upon her to discard her friendship with that man, she had refused to do so. He became very angry with her, and once or twice, he also beat her; but she did not give up her intimacy with that man. His problem was, "What shall I do now?" Added to this; he had two children. If he sought a divorce from her it would affect the prestige of his family; and then there would arise the problem of taking care of the children. Though he persuaded her countless times, she did not care for his advice; and did not agree to discard her intimacy with that man. The gentleman fell into a state of bitter despair. His mind was torn by tensions. He was so greatly distraught with tensions that he feared that he might become mentally deranged. He feared that he might become mad. In the eyes of society, he was a happy man. He had a flourishing business; he had money; he had a wife and children. He had prestige and position in society. That is what society thought of him. But internally his life was fraught with anguish and agony. Though he had the means of external felicity; he was tortured by internal perplexity. He also feared that at some time, in a fit of anger, he might kill his wife. He did not possess the ability to kill the lover of his wife; on the contrary, he had the fear that the Dada might kill him. If his wife said to her lover, "Finish him", the Dada would surely finish him.
How could he carry out his spiritual activities in that condition when he was in such a great agitation ? How could he meditate upon his soul and upon the Paramatma ? How could hę be absorbed in spiritual activities ?
WOMEN SHOULD NOT ASSOCIATE WITH OTHER MEN !
If women of sense and noble character want to be free from fear and worries, they should keep off other men. Even their acquaintance with the friends of their husbands should be within the limits of morality and propriety. They must have the firmness to remain within the limits of propriety. They should
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