In this world life is transient,
Wealth and youth are not permanent;
Equally impermanent are wife and children;
Only Truth and reputation are lasting.
Concerned only with one's good and teaching the truth,
The preceptor may chastise or beat one,
Like the mother who administers unpalatable medicine
For the good of her child.
Do not forget this truth.
What greater gift is there than the gift of food?
What greater deity is there than one's parents?
What greater morality is there than promoting the public good?
~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
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