Sunday, October 04, 2020

Respect with & without boundaries

स्वगृहे पूज्यते मूर्खः स्वग्रामे पूज्यते प्रभुः ।

स्वदेशे पूज्यते राजा विद्वान् सर्वत्र पूज्यते ॥

Summary:
Respect normally has boundaries; only a scholar is respected without boundaries.

Details:
Though not intellectual, one is respected in one's own home by family. Love begets love. The love is conditional; children of unfortunate bad families will not have it.

A leader has respect in his domain (village or kingdom) as long as he does good or has power. Once the influence wanes, so does the respect, which is conditional.

A scholar, one who is proficient in any skill, is respected without boundaries. This respect is unconditional.

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