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Aptavani-2
A very rich businessman (sheth) had acquaintance with a
doctor. This sheth had a son, whom he indulged and spoiled
excessively. His son had hurt his finger and needed surgery
because it had abscessed. The doctor reassured the sheth that
it was a very minor surgery and that he should not worry. The
sheth told the doctor he wanted to sit in on the surgery and the
doctor had to concede, because the sheth was a man of
influence and status. In the operation theater, the sheth was
sitting about eight feet away from the operating table. As the
doctor made the incision on the son’s finger, the fool sitting eight
feet away started to cry. Now there is no wire connecting the
two of them, so how can water be pouring out of his eyes as
the doctor makes the incision? Why does he cry without any
such connection? It is nothing but stupidity. This world is nothing
to cry about. And wherever there is an occasion to cry, you
should be cheerful. It is like this, if you divide a negative number
(situation) with a positive number (situation), the other account
will be dispensed with. Wherever y