Passage 10

In English

There were two neighbouring shops located in a narrow lane; one was a pan (betel) shop and the other, a coffee shop. One day the owners of these shops got into a fight, during which the pan shop owner brandished a knife at the coffee shop owner, resulting in a small cut on the hand of the opponent. He was arrested by the police because he had no authority to use the knife as a weapon. But a surgeon openly announces the date of an operation involving a deep cut in the abdomen. Most of these operations are normally successful. But sometimes an operation may fail, for which the surgeon cannot be taken to task. By this example, we may realise that a person obtains a right basing on his merits only. Today we see people fighting for rights without caring for responsibilities. Right and responsibility are like two wings, two wheels, two hands or two legs, which are complementary to each other in all activities. Truly speaking, man has no rights. There are only responsibilities. Do your duty sincerely. You have the right only to perform actions, but no right to the fruits thereof; they do come naturally. When a duty is discharged well, it gives you authority. Without discharging duty, how can you expect a reward?