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woman, has to be a joint venture. Without joint effort,
no one can achieve any great goal.
A joint venture does not mean that both the genders
must do one and the same job. This kind of absolute
equality is against nature, and is thus impracticable. In
life, there is no such thing as can be described as job
equality. True equality is equality in status or respect.
Here, joint effort means that both the genders, like the
two wheels of the cart, must unite in their life’s mission.

The role of a man or a woman in life is not simply to
earn money, to accumulate material things, enjoy life,
and have what is called entertainment. The purpose of
life is greater than these things. Man is not simply a
physical entity, but an intellectual being. A man or a
woman must enjoy life, not only on a material level, but
on an intellectual level. The best way to enjoy life is to
play the role of intellectual partner. Men and women
must live as intellectual partners.
The universe of facts has far more items than are
found in a shopping mall. The universe of facts has
billions and trillions of things which are spiritual and
intellectual in nature. And, man and woman must
embark their journey on this path, in order to discover
higher facts and to enjoy life on a higher plane, thus
unfolding the hidden treasures of life.

Jesus Christ rightly said that man does not live by
bread alone. Here ‘bread’ is a symbolic term, meaning
material goods. Experience shows that those who focus
entirely on obtaining material things die in a state of
dissatisfaction. No amount of material goods can give

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