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1. The Tadatvika Type of Men :
These people spend their wealth improperly and wastefully without even thinking of it. When their wealth is wasted, they experience failure in the objectives of Kama and Dharma. 2. The Moolahar Type of Men :
These people keep enjoying the wealth, which they have inherted from their ancestors. They do not acquire wealth by their own efforts. These are called the Moolahar type of men. Such people become poor very soon and taste failure in their Kamapurushartha and Dharmapurushartha. 3. The Kadarya Type of Men :
These people acquire and hoard wealth working hard, bearing with difficulties and causing difficulties to their assistants and servants. They do not spend their wealth to carry out either the Kamapurushartha or the Dharmapurushartha. They do not enjoy their wealth; nor do they sacrifice it. Their wealth is taken away by the government or by their co-partners or by their heirs or by robbers.
THE PRESENT DAY PEOPLE
For some years, we have been seeing how the enormous wealth of some affluent people is being confiscated by the government. The government takes away their wealth and also punishes them. Yet your temptation to amass wealth has not decreased. This is so because, you do not think of the problem seriously. The Kadarya type of men are increasing. We also come across many rich people of the Tadatvik type. Wasteful expenditure of money has been increasing greatly. Those who acquire wealth without effort squander it away. Even the middle-class people waste money.
* They waste money on enjoyments, foreign tours and
purposeless travels. * They go to hotels with their families and friends and eat
food there. Those who go to posh hotels pass for wealthy
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