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a lot of energy (shakti) to do that. Will a person not question
his actions and second-guess himself when he misses his
scheduled appearance in court that day, after the train has left?
Will he not regret his actions? When you get into a confrontation,
even if you are right and others are wrong, should you not settle
the matter before the train leaves (before it is too late)? Are you
not the greatest fool if you hang on to your side of the story even
when they tell you, ‘Sir, please let go of it now, the other person
made a mistake?’ Then the guard blows his whistle and the train
leaves. This is how the world functions and the fools are left
behind sitting on a bench!
Questioner: But then he also finds a few people who
affirm his action and behavior by saying he did the right thing.
Dadashri: Yes, you will find such people who will say,
‘You said the right thing. Can I get you some tea and snacks?’
People will take away whatever little money you have left. In the
final analysis, there is no joy in this.
If someone were to beat you and push you out of this
Dada’s train, get back on it from the back door if you have to.
Go into the next cabin if they throw you out of this one. If they
throw you out of there, then go to the third cabin, then go to the
fourth and so on. What is the nature of worldly people? They
will remove you from this train, but you should get back into any
other cabin and not miss the train.
Who is the loser?
When I was young, I used to sulk a little once in a while.
Even then, I concluded that there is complete loss in it. It is
nothing but a business of loss. Therefore, I had decided never
to sulk or upset and non-communicative (risavu) again, no
matter what others do. So, I stopped getting upset and non-
communicative (risavu) at a young age. I felt there was a huge
loss in this.
One day when I behaved that way, I lost my share of milk