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today at midnight? May be he wants to borrow money? His
demeanor changed. I did not want anything from him. I saw the
change in his demeanor from his usual one. When I went home
I analyzed the situation and realized that it does not take long
for people to change their worldly appearances and expectations.
That is when I decided that for anyone who is close to me, I
should impart such a state that he or she does not become
apprehensive or harbor fear because of me. I then told everyone,
‘You do not have to do any work for me. You do not have to
be apprehensive or fearful that I will ask you for anything.’ They
questioned why I was saying such things to them. I told them,
‘ I am not looking for anything from any two-handed creatures
because they themselves are unhappy and are looking for
something. I do not expect anything from them. But you may
continue to keep expectations from me because you are searching
for something and therefore you are free to ask. Get your work
done from me without having to do anything for me in return.’
I told them this and removed their apprehension and fear. Their
reaction was, ‘No person, other than a superhuman being can
make such a profound statement.’ What they meant was that
unlike an ordinary human being, only a superhuman being can
have such a trait.
Constantly a Thinker For Welfare Of The World
In 1928, when I was twenty years old, I had gone to
watch a movie and a question arose in my mind as to what kind
of negative influence the movies would have on our people, our
culture and our values. It also occurred to me then, whether
there was any solution for all the thoughts I was having and
whether I had a control over anything in the first place. I
concluded that I definitely had no control over anything. If I
had, then there would be some point to my thinking and analysis.
It was nothing but sheer egoism to think and fret over things I
have no control over. Then I had another thought, ‘Is this going