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The Wisdom of Life
property, as it would have opened up a new chapter of
avenging what was once lost. Those who were occupying
the property would not have given it up so easily.

During my days at my home village, a person once usurped
an area encompassing thirty trees from our orchard. A
village neighbour, when he learnt of this, told me that
he would help me retrieve the ownership on gunpoint! I
refused. I told him that retrieval would not put an end to
the chain reaction that would begin.

In essence, we must always think if a new problem is
getting created or getting resolved. After thinking on
these lines, we should determine our course of action.

5 What defines a good citizen?

n my view, a good citizen is one who has a predictable
Icharacter to assess the comfort of others as well. His
fellow human beings can be confident of his behaviour,
beforehand. For example, while planting saplings, a
gardener assumes that no one would harm what he is
planting. A gardener expects this good character in his
fellow human beings. Similarly, if you are driving on the
road and do not blow the horn excessively because people
would be bothered by it, you pay heed to the needs of
others and can be rightfully called as a good citizen.

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