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THE WAY OF LIFE
exhilaration to carry out noble tasks. The secret of noble people is that they do not spend their mental potentialities wastefully; on the contrary, they preserve and conserve them.
Noble people do not also expend their physical potentialities wastefully. They do not unnecessarily bustle about and indulge in hectic activity. They do not go from place to place unnecessarily. They use their physical strength only after careful thinking. Therefore, when a special and important necessity arises, they will have abundant physical energy to meet that necessity. They do not get fatigued, and they retain inspiration in their body. Vitality is preserved on account of noble conduct; therefore, the body of a noble person is not only strong but also full of buoyant energy.
YOU SHOULD ALSO REFRAIN FROM WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE OF MONEY
Noble people do not spend money wastefully. Wealth also is an important potentiality of a householder. Only those who do not waste that potentiality can use it properly. Do you know what is meant by saying that money is spent wastefully or usefully? I hope you do not waste money. What do you think of those who do not waste money ?
"I should not squander away my wealth, unnecessarily”. Only if you have this firm determination, can you keep off wasteful expenditure and you will be successful in prevailing upon your family not to waste money. Yes. It is necessary to make your family realise the importance of prudence and economy. Otherwise, if you do not waste money, your wife and children may waste money. You may not go to movies but they may spend a lot of money on movies. You may not go to hotels but they may. You may not wear fashionable dress but they may waste money on fashionable dress. If you manage with cheap sandals worth ten rupees, they may buy expensive shoes worth two or three hundred rupees. If you want to go anywhere, you may go on foot or by bus but they may unnecessarily go from place to place hiring taxis. You may like to have only a little furniture in your house, but they may like
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