Passage 33

In English

Young people, the wealth which we may earn, the prosperity which we may acquire, the mansions which we may build are all transient and temporary. Our conduct is the most important thing in our life. Our conduct is the one which lays the foundation for our future life. It is only when we can shape our present conduct along a proper path, that out future can hopefully be peaceful and happy. In this context, we can take a small incident from the as an example. , who was wanting to be close to , was willing to sacrifice all her ornaments, sacrifice all her wealth and every one of her possessions. Because of this supreme sacrifice, it was possible for her to go close to . But in the forest at , the moment developed an attraction to the golden deer, became distant from her. If our worldly desires and worldly attachments become stronger, we move further away from God. If we cut out the worldly desires more and more, we get closer and closer to .