Passage 45

In English

Suppose one is chewing a hard nut or any such food and the teeth bite the tongue; the tongue will never punish the teeth that bite it because it considers that they belong to it. The teeth may harm the tongue, but the tongue will never react. When you meet a noble man, you praise him, calling him good and godly. If he is wicked, you use harsh words, saying what a wicked person he is. You accuse him like that. The same tongue calls one person divine and another wicked. It is only the words. So, words are very important. Words originate from humanity’s power of speech. The source of the power of speech is will power. It is the source of not only power of speech but the power of discrimination, the power of intelligence, and the power of awareness - all powers originate from will power. That will power is the chief energy in man. We should preserve that energy. We should not make use of it to fulfill our silly desires. Sacrifice is needed. If there is no sacrifice (), we cannot enjoy . We should renounce our petty cravings.