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were spent away when problems in business arose. There has
never been shortage of money, nor has there been a surplus. I
have never stashed away any money deceitfully, because I never
touched any dishonest money. We were fine with no shortage
or surplus.
Problem Of Giving And Collecting
I had fun with my friends and I also helped a lot of them
financially. In the year 1942, I was 34 years old and my
friends had borrowed money from me but they never returned
it. I was not bothered about a few hundred rupees people
would not pay back. But I had helped a lot of my friends
because I had the money, however none of them came to
return the money. Hence a voice within me said, ‘It is good
this has happened because if you were to ask for it back, they
will come to borrow again.’ If I were to ask them for the
money, they may pay back the five thousand a little at a time
but they will come back to borrow ten. So I wanted to put
a stop to this ha