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  Security of Life 23-6-2001 
 
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Today a man accumulates wealth in the name of security for himself and his family but this is hoarding. In Rama Rajya nobody was allowed to accumulate wealth for more than ten years for his daily necessities. The people considered themselves as trustees of the wealth.

People in the Rama Rajya never believed in the right of ownership. They believed that the entire wealth belonged to God and no one was the owner. The rich were merely the trustees of the wealth. Let us illustrate this. Generally everyone is anxious to know his future. Once a king showed his horoscope to an astrologer to know his future. The astrologer said, "You will witness the deaths of many of your relatives ." The king was very angry and ordered him to leave his kingdom. He called another astrologer and showed him the horoscope. The other astrologer said, " You will live 100 years." The king was very pleased and rewarded him with presents. Both the astrologers had predicted the same thing. "You will witness many deaths" meant "you will live long" but the king could not understand the difference. This is what has happened with those who want to do away with the right of ownership.

In Rama Rajya no one was greedy, weak or unemployed. Everyone was guaranteed job or occupation for his necessities and comforts of life.


Security is in the present moment.

Contributed by : vandemataram


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