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How to Lead a Successful Life

Don’t complain about the problem: simply try to deal with the
problem so that it should be in your favour.

elf-interest is the strongest passion of every man
Sand woman. Everyone is full of desires. And each
and every individual feels the necessity to fulfil his or
her desires. It is this state of affairs that has resulted
in corruption, injustice and all kinds of evil. Since,
according to the creation plan, everyone is free, it is
impossible to impose a complete check on social evils.
What must one do in this state of affairs? It is not
possible to eliminate all social evils. The only possible
option is to save oneself from the depredations of others.
In other words, to live without being exploited in a
world of exploitation. Exploitation is never absent, but
it is always possible to save yourself from exploitation.
Don’t complain about the problem: simply try to deal
with the problem so that it should be in your favour.

This situation, which prevails throughout the world,
is not an evil. It is actually a great boon. It is what
creates challenges and competition. And, challenge and
competition are the only ways to human progress, nay,
to all kinds of human development. In the last analysis,

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