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contact me after 6 months again and let
me see what can I manage for you in the
meantime!”
After 6 months the landlord again
returned for financial help. The
businessman again inquired as to what
happened this time with the goats! He
informed that this time around there were
10 babies born to them but only 3 could
survive.
The businessman once again
excused himself, Now this landlord got
upset. He thought, This man has so much
money but still he is not giving me. He
doubted his intentions to help him out.
But as he was in a tight spot he didn't have
any choice. He obeyed the instructions
again.
After a period of six months he
returned. This time he was beaming with
joy and there was a sign of happiness on
his face. When asked he replied, “I don't
know how the time went by. The goats
reproduced 10 babies and all of them
survived. Most of my time was consumed
in their nourishment through the day.”
“Excellent” – the businessman
shouted in excitement. “Tell me how
much money you need to do your
business?
The landlord was stunned. He didn't
expect any financial help. He had been
chasing him for long and this man was not
lending. How was it that all of a sudden he
was willing to lend?
The businessman finally explained to
his landlord friend – “The reason behind
this is that now your 'time' had changed
for better. Earlier there were no survivors
from goat's babies for initial 6 months.

After a year only 2 out of 10 babies
survived. That indicated your lean period
was still on. But this time around after
another 6 months all 10 of them survived.
That indicates now your good time has
started again. It will be wise to invest in
business at present and chances are there
that you will succeed now.

P

ujyashri says: When times
are bad, people try to
borrow money from
friends, relatives, and other
sources and attempt all sorts of
business activities. The wise thing
is that during such time one
should take up a job or some
alternative means of income and
try to keep low profile. Try to
concentrate on inner progress
such as bhakti, meditation or
religious activities that will keep
you in good and stable mental
state, rather than running here
and there wasting energy. Profits
and losses are linked to one's paap
or punya karma (merit or
demerit). The wheel of cycle
moves constantly and we
experience good or bad results.
So when the good thing starts
happening around understand
that Time Cycle has started
favoring you again. Such is the
nature of virtue and sin (Paap and
Punyoday). So it is wise and
prudent to develop spiritual
activities in bad times.
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