Chapter 20

Be Careful That He Is Not Misled

Menshouldhavefreedomintheirbusinessandassociationsinorderto
beabletoworkandprogress inaway suitableto them.If menare re-
strictedintheiractivities,thentheywillnotbecomfortable.Awisewo-
manwouldnotinterferewiththeaffairsofherhusband.Sheshouldnot
monitorhismovements;becausesheshouldknowthatbydenyinghim
thefreedomheneedsandbytryingtocontrolhisactivities,hemayreact
severely.

Wiseandexperiencedmendonotneedtobecontrolled.Suchmenal-
waysactwisely;theycannotbe deceived;theyknowboththeirfriends
andtheirfoes.However,therearemenwhoaresimple;theycaneasily
be deceived and would easily be influenced by others.

Therearepeoplewhoareimpostors andare lyingin waitforsimple
men.Theimpostor,thoughpretendingtobeagood-doer,trapstheman
and draws him towards corruption.

The corrupt society and the unyielding nature of humans does not
help the situation.The simpleman may not realise his situation fora
while,butone dayhewakesupandfinds himselfdeepina trapfrom
which there is not any escape.

Ifyoulookaroundyourself,youseetensofsuchunfortunatepeople.
Perhapsnoneofthemintendedtofallinthetraporbecomecorrupt,but
throughtheirownsimplicity,ignorance,andunthoughtfulness,theyare
now preyed upon by the corrupt in society.

Onthisaccount,thesimplemenneedtobetakencareof.Bymonitor-
ing their activities, the wise and well-wishing people would be doing
them a great service. The best people for this task, however, are the