Aptavani-9 273
gives readily when it comes to giving or taking. Like a piece of log; it sheds wood when you pull the saw and also when you push it. So, a noble man is very humble- he gives even in the act of receiving; he allows himself to be cheated when he gives to others. He gives more than he should so that the other person does not feel hurt. So he allows himself to lose when giving and also when he receives. Such a man is a noble( khandaan) man.
And there is no problem with the ego of such nobility. Such an ego will preserve nobility; one loses his nobility and becomes morally bankrupt if such an ego is not present.
My elder brother lives here in Baroda so whenever I visited him, his friends would ask me,‘ Bring back a pair of pants’, or‘ bring me a vest’ or‘ bring me a shirt’. Friends do this don’ t they? And what was my nature? I would buy from the first vendor I stopped at to inquire about the goods. Then I would accept his prices whether they were high or low. I would buy from him so that he would not feel hurt. Therefore, I knew my nature and I also knew the nature of the people who asked me to buy things for them. They would go to seven different shops, insult the vendors while bargaining with them and then they would make their purchases. I knew these people would buy things even two aanaas cheaper than what I would buy for. Therefore, I would automatically deduct two aanaas and then one extra aanaa from the price I paid for their goods. If I paid twelve aanaas, I would tell them I paid nine. This way they could not accuse me of charging them a‘ commission’. They would say,‘ I paid ten aanaas for the same thing and you are taking your commission by charging me twelve aanaas?’ I have never taken any commission. I have not learnt to charge any commission.
I have never taken commission in my life. If someone asked me for a favor-‘ Can you make arrangements for them