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Right Understanding to Help Others
service (samaaj seva)?’ He told me that he collected money
from wealthy businessmen and gave it to the poor. I asked him
whether he knew how the money he gave away was spent. He
asked me why there was a need to know once he had given the
money away. I told him that I would show him a way to help
the poor. He should collect the money from the wealthy, but
instead of giving it directly to the poor, he should buy a vegetable
cart for a poor man and give him some money to buy vegetables.
He should tell him to sell the vegetables and from the profit he
makes, he should reimburse him a certain amount every day for
the cart, allowing him to keep the rest. It is not necessary for
the poor to start a large business. Selling vegetables would earn
them enough money at the end of the day. This incense fills the
entire room with its fragrance as it burns. Can we not create a
fragrance also? How can we do that?
In my late twenties, I had a heavy ego and not only that,
my ego was very eccentric. I used to feel that if a person did
not benefit in some way by meeting me, then it was useless for
him to meet me. So everyone that I came across benefited from
meeting me. What good would it do them to meet me if they did
not gain something from me? Similarly, this mango tree stands
to benefit others. It says, ‘I am not a mango tree if a person
cannot enjoy my fruits while the mangos are in season. It does
not matter if my mangos are small, they should pick whatever they
like and get some enjoyment from eating my fruits.’ The tree does
not reap its own fruits. Should we not think like this too? How
can we become worthy of a human life? If people were explained
in this manner, they would become wise. What do you think?
Questioner: Yes, groups of such good community
workers were to be found everywhere, just as you are saying.
Dadashri: But today, even that too is ruined. Nobody is
at fault! It was meant to happen, but if a person were to change
his way of thinking, he could improve things. It is the duty