Chapter 46

Be Well-mannered

Theworld takesitspath accordingtoaregularpattern. Eventshappen
andshowthemselvesOneafteranother.Oursmallexistenceinthisvast
universe is like a small particle which moves and impinges on other
particlesateveryinstantoftime.Therunningofthisworldisnotinour
handsandtheeventsof thisworlddo notoccur accordingtoourwill.
Fromthemomentthatonesetsfootoutsidehishouseinthemorningun-
tilthetimehereturnshomeintheevening,onemaybeconfrontedwith
hundreds of unpleasant circumstances.

One comesacross a great many difficulties in the arena of life. You
might be insulted by someone, have an unfriendly colleague, have to
waitforthebustoolong,havebeenaccusedofsomethingatwork,have
lost somemoney, havebeen robbed. or havecome acrossanyone ofa
number of similar events that could happen to anybody anywhere.

Youmightbesofrustratedwiththeusualeverydayeventsofyourlife
thatyouresembleatimebombwhichcouldexplodeanytime.Wellyou
maythinkthatyoucannotblameotherpeopleortheworldforyourmis-
haps,sowhenyoucomehome,youtrytoventyourangeroutonyour
wife and children.

Youenteryourhouseanditisasif'Izrail(theangelofdeath)hasar-
rived.The children disperselikelittlemice infrontofyou. Godforbid
thatyoushouldfind somethingto pickupfaultwith!The foodmaybe
saltyorsaltless,yourcupofteamaynotbeready.Thehousemaybeun-
tidy, or the children make a noise, and itgives youa good excuse to
blow your top in your own house.

Youthenbecomefuriousandshoutateverybody,abusethem,hitthe
children,andsoon.You willhavethenturnedahouseofaffectionand