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this, you go that way you will get that. You walk about 15 miles, 20 miles, 25 miles, 30 miles on a rough terrain you have to go. Signpost only tells you if you go this way you will get it. It does not assure you that the path is something that is clearly paved and then you can walk on that. They are very much like our Indian roads. We should be happy about that. Atleast one thing on which we should acknowledge our indebtedness to the government is, the bad roads that are there after the signposts because signposts will give you good roads elsewhere, in our country we are fortunate fellows, we don’t know where it will lead. Here he says it’s a sign post to God realization but you will have to pave the right path yourself. It tells you this is wisdom to get out of all these things beyond that it serves no purpose. People who would like to cling to the signposts are welcome. Instead of moving on the path if they would like to cling to the sign post, that is a good way of being religious. Go with certain amount of humour also within this, that makes you lighter.
“Problems are so many with all humanity; and as such as one remains attentive to a problem, it becomes a stumbling block for him.” This is precisely a point that you should note.
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