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On the way he met a businessman, who was a jeweller. He saw that the stone hanging around the neck of the donkey was a diamond. He knew that he could sell it at the market for twelve lacs (1,200,000 rupees) that very day. He thought that if he told the potter this, he would never give up the stone without twelve lacs remuneration. So he said, cunningly, "Your donkey is very good looking and the stone hanging on his neck is also beautiful." The jeweller spoke in the potter's own language. He told the potter that he had just been to his astrologer, who had told him that his Mars was unfavorable, and had advised him to wear a stone like the one on the donkey.
The potter replied, “Yes, you are right; now I understand. This donkey of mine appears very happy.now, but before tying this stone on him, he was very sad and depressed. Maybe his Mars is also adverse". The jeweller said, “But friend, this donkey is only an animal. Whether its Mars is adverse or favorable makes no difference. He will eat what you give him and carry the earth which you put on his back. But I am a human being. If my mind is not peaceful, I can't work. Why don't you take some money and kindly give this stone to me?"
The potter decided to sell it and said, "Hear me, I am telling you the price, and I will not take any less or any more than two rupees." But the jeweller thought that if he could do some haggling the potter might reduce the price. Why pay more? This is the temperament of a businessman. They are very miserly. They will not spend a single paise unless they are forced to. So he offered to pay one rupee, and then one and one quarter. In the end, he agreed to pay one and a half rupees. The potter, being vexed, then refused to sell. The jeweller did not lose heart. He thought the potter would agree after some time, so he moved on.
In the meantime, another businessman happened to pass by. He saw the stone and used the same trick. The first businessman, the jeweller, remained watching from a distance. The second businessman said to the potter, "Brother, the stone hanging around the neck of your donkey is very beneficial for people who are afflicted by adverse Mars." (Although, it was a diamond, and actually beneficial for some other star.) The potter replied in annoyance, “I have seen many others also afflicted by Mars. So would you also like to purchase the stone?" The businessman replied, "Yes, I would." The potter said bitterly, "I have just met a person like you, who was worthless. I
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