In English
Five kilograms of rice was supplied to the householders every month. After a time complaints reached the ruler to the effect that the cats were not being properly fed, and that the householders were themselves consuming the rice intended for the cats. So the ruler ordered them to present themselves in the court with the cats they were rearing. When they appeared along with their pets, it was discovered that the rumours of misappropriation were false. Every cat was astonishingly well-fed and plump. One cat, however, the one reared by , was lean and hungry. When the ruler charged him with misuse of the rice supplied to him by the state, he said, "Master! None of these other cats has ever caught a rat. Those cats are too well-fed for that. When they have no hunger, how can they seek out and kill rats? My cat catches at least dozen a day." The ruler had to agree that his plan was a big flop. It had produced just the opposite result! Remember, the rules laid down for you are for your own good. Whatever I do, speak, or order, is for your good, for rendering your future years happy and fruitful. This Is the most valuable period of your lives and you must be thankful that you are spending it in this atmosphere, in the midst of this . All this is being done because I know that you are all Mine. Even if you deny that you are Mine, I shall persist in telling you that you are so until you understand. For I am the Divinity that is your Reality. The 'I' in you is disturbed and becomes distressed when you stray into unrighteousness and wander into waywardness. Therefore understand well the value of the schedule of work and worship prescribed for you here, and have your personalities moulded to the best shape so that you may shine forth as inspiring examples of service to man and God.