In plain words
Without the two wheels we cannot travel at all. So only when we carry out our duty well does the right come to us naturally.
Today some fight for rights, but they do not stop to think, ‘What is my duty?’ If each one asks himself, ‘Am I carrying out my duty?’, he finds he is not fit for this right at all. Today, when all the village officers take the oath, they must pledge that they will bring the village fitting welfare, security, unity and amenities! They must labour for these as far as is possible. Only when the village is good will your family be good too. So, if you look first to the welfare of the village and stay united in education, in medical care or in any other small tasks, we can achieve a great deal. Without unity we can achieve nothing at all.
When we seek good positions, our conduct too must be good
“Good times, positions and a good life men keep seeking. But good thoughts, Jñāna and good conduct they do not seek”. When we seek good times, should we not seek good thoughts too? When we seek positions, should our conduct not be good too? We must not act so that the one runs counter to the other. Only when we live that way will our life too be an exemplary life. From ancient times, when there were no ministers and no governors, the village officer alone was the head of the whole village. He worked very well and shaped the whole village. In those days people lived in unity. All the people stood by one word and on one path. Today, if there are four people in a house, the four have four words and the four go four ways. How is unity to come about? Only when the five fingers of the hand come together as one can we do any work with ease. If the five fingers go five ways, we can do no work at all. The hand itself becomes useless.