WE SHALL ACCEPT WEALTH ONLY OBTAINED BY ETHICAL MEANS AND HONEST HARD LABOR

In the Yug Nirman Mission’s Satsankalpa or oath it has been emphasized that we shall behave in the same loving respectful manner with others exactly as we expect them to do the same. In this behavior honesty has a prime spot. There are many flatterers who utter sweet words yet since their intentions are selfish and wily this sweetness is but superficial lip service. True sweet speech must include integrity and honesty of mind. Honesty is like gold and goodwill is akin to fragrance added to glittering gold. Over here the value of gold is n times more than that of fragrance of politeness. If iron is rendered fragrant there shall be no takers for it. Dishonest but sweet talkers are very dangerous to deal with. Since externally they are sugary sweet but within very unethical and wily innocent people generally get deceived by them.

If one ekes out income via honesty it is akin to that powerful medicine which even if taken in miniscule dose renders us healthy. By giving up lavish spending and imbibing an economical way of living even a low income family can lead a happy contented life. Of course it is perfectly fine to try and earn more wealth yet after using this extra income optimally the remaining should be donated for society’s all round progress. We should never look down upon wealth because it has its utility value. Money earned honestly and ethically can not only uplift ourselves but that the world too can reach pinnacles of glory. No doubt wealth earned by dishonest, illegal and unethical methods shall always be censured and it is seen everywhere that such black money gets wasted in drug addictions, alcohol, gambling etc that ultimately crashes us to a downfall in life.

Many people lured by the urge to earn more take up the path of dishonesty and via fraudulent illegal means harass others in the process. They take advantage of helplessness of people so as to fleece them and thus hoard money earned unethically. Many believe that to indulge in gambling, speculation, robbery, taking exorbitant profits, giving/taking bribes, deceit, adulteration etc to be a symbol of their ‘great’ brain and thus try to become millionaires in a very short time span. Although such people amass money by taking undue advantage of gullible laymen yet know for sure that this tainted wealth does not last long. Such unethical people fall down in life so painfully that apart from lamenting and burden of sins no benefit accrues. Never can people live happily and serenely in this world if they execute tainted vile activities. Wealth earned via fraud and deceit may give temporary sense titillation yet it departs so quickly that it leaves people wailing aloud in anguish. Wealth attained without hard work especially as freebee gives birth to a vile malefic character. Those who get wealth as inheritance never possess a level headed intellect. This is because infinite vile qualities creep into their brains that pave the way for a crashing downfall in life.

If we devour arsenic we die immediately but slow poison intake invites death albeit slowly. The difference between earning wealth dishonestly and obtaining wealth with honest hard labor is akin to devouring arsenic and slow poison. It is best to avoid both at all costs because ultimately they destroy us. Thus very alertly people must earn wealth by honest hard effort. In this manner even if we earn less we can make do with it by leading a frugal life of simple living and high thinking. If the intellect used to earn wealth unethically is instead utilized for helping decrease our daily expenses, rendering our lives well managed and augmenting honest hard work skillfully most definitely everyone can solve their financial woes. The self satisfaction that we get from eking out an income via ethical hard work leads to overall good health, deliverance from Almighty God’s fury, all round progress and a sense of inner bliss since great saintly people shall appreciatively pat us on the back for our good selfless deeds. This is the path not only of material benefits but also of attaining Moksha or salvation. The true symbol of high intellectualism and farsightedness lies in walking on the path of this truth.