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THE WAY OF LIFE health. Moreover, people who live in villages can keep themselves free from many kinds of sinful actions.
IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A SERIOUS DISTURBANCE LEAVE THAT PLACE
Question : Are there no disturbances in villages ?
Answer: Of course, disturbances take place in villages but they are smaller in number, What kinds of disturbances occur in villages? Listen, I will mention some of them.
* Heavy rains may fall. * If there is a river near the village floods may occur. * Famines may occur. * Mahamari (Pestilences) can spread in villages. That means
many dreadful diseases might break out. * Hostilities may appear among people and quarrels may take
place between classes. * In villages, there is the danger of dacoits and thieves.
If such dangers and disturbances arise in a village, you must leave it. Soon after you sense the possibility of the occurence of any disturbance, you must leave the place. You should not stay there until an actual calamity occurs.
Some years ago, there were violent floods in a river beside a village near Jaipur. The river began to flow into the village. The young men of the village came out into the streets and began to give a warning to the people of the village. The people also began to move away to safe places. But a fat-bellied Seth did not take the warning. He said to the youngsters; “Brothers ! of course, I can go to a safe place, but what will happen to my iron-safe? Kindly carry this iron-safe of mine to a safe place”. The young men did not stay there. They went away seeing the danger. The fat-bellied Seth stood clinging to his iron-safe. The water-level began rising. The Seth did not leave that place; but his soul left his body
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