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came about in the first place: ‘We never used to have this
problem before! Before nobody used to insult me if I did not
bring back anything. So it was a mistake to bring anything in the
first place. I brought it twice and when I forgot the third time,
I had problems. So it is not worth having worldly interactions
with these people’.
Do you know how kshatriyas deal with people? They will
lay down their lives for others but they will also expect the same
from them in return. They will not hesitate to give their own life
or take someone else’s. They are big speculators in business
and their dealings are extravagant in all aspects of life. I could
not afford this ‘I-will-give-you-my-head-but-I-will-also-take-off-
yours’ mentality. I did not want anyone’s head and what if he
was to come for mine? I wanted no part of any such transactions
and that is why I decided that it was best to live with the
vaniks.
Someone asked me if I knew why Ravan lost his empire.
I asked him, ‘Why did he lose his empire? Why don’t you tell
me?’ He proceeded, ‘Ravan would not have lost his empire if
he had a vanik as his advisor.’ I asked him in what way and he
said that when Narad told Ravan about Sita and her exquisite
beauty and charm, Ravan became very tempted and made up
his mind that one way or another he was going to have her.
Now if Ravan had a vanik as his advisor, he would have said,
‘Sir, be patient a little longer because I have seen another, even
more beautiful woman.’ This way he would have been
successful in diverting Ravan from that critical moment which
led to his demise. If a person is diverted at the most critical
of moments, he will live to be one hundred. This is what the
man told me. I told him there was a lot of wisdom in what he
said and that we definitely need to be guided during such
critical moments. That is why I chose to live between two
vaniks for forty years.