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Between Pride and Modesty

If an individual acknowledges the contribution of others, it will
cause him to be modest and think positively.

successful lawyer from Uttar Pradesh decided to
A buy property in Unitech Golf Country Homes, in
Noida. One of his friends asked him why he wanted
to own property in that very expensive colony. He
answered: “Because I do not want my Mercedes to be
parked next to a Santro.”
Why did this lawyer talk like this? It is because he
considered his car a mere commercial commodity. He
only knew that he had the money to buy a Mercedes
and so he purchased it by paying the required amount.
But, this is to seriously misconstrue the whole issue. In
reality, the car, rather than being a mere commodity is
a great divine gift

God created man, then He provided him with
natural forms of transport such as horses, camels, mules
and so on. This was the first phase of vehicles. God
knew that this would not be sufficient for man. So, as
a potential, He kept other forms of transport in the
natural world. This potential was that of mechanical
vehicles. By utilizing his God-given mind, man made
many discoveries about nature, and in this way, he was

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