In plain words
Along with learning we must nurture character
In the Rāmāyaṇa there are fine episodes. The young people of today must follow them well. The Rāmāyaṇa has described Lakṣmaṇa's qualities in many ways. Though he lived alone in the forest for fourteen years, he never once saw Sītā's face. When he saw the ornaments that had come into Hanumān's hands, Lakṣmaṇa says, ‘Brother! These armlets and these earrings I have never seen at any time; whether they are Sītā's or not, I do not know. But the anklets alone are Sītā's; those alone I know,’ he said. ‘Nityaṃ pādābhivandanaṃ.’ For, he said, ‘I saw them only when I made my salutation at the feet every day; otherwise I would not have seen even those.’ ‘Lakṣmaṇa's purity is known to Me; the world does not know it,’ He thought. Besides this, to show the world Lakṣmaṇa's ideal, Rāma took up certain tests as well. Once, Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa, all three, were resting under a tree. To proclaim Lakṣmaṇa's purity to the world, Rāma devised a plan. ‘I have to go out on an important errand; this is a dense forest, so without taking rest even for the blink of an eye, keep careful watch over Sītā,’ said Rāma. This seemed to Lakṣmaṇa a test. He kept looking only at Sītā's feet. After a while a bird came and alighted on that tree. Rāma had come, taking the form of this bird. ‘Whoever may come, I must guard Sītā,’ Lakṣmaṇa vowed. That bird uttered a śloka.
When one sees a very sweet fruit, when one wears a fragrant flower, when one sees a young woman alone, how can a young man hold firm?