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many dimensions of his personality. There must be numerous
people like me who are blessed by him. His fatherly life will
continue to support and inspire us throughout our lives. He is
an invaluable treasure for the people of Gujarat, and it is natural
for all people to take pride in him.

Learn to Live Life
The life of Shastriji will continue to inspire us for numerous

years. His works will continue to teach us for years to come.
Once in a village came a Vaidyaraj (native medicine man).

It was natural for the medicine man to visit different villages;
he would stay at one village for months together, treat people
and serve the people of the adjoining villages. When he was in
a village, he researched on medicinal herbs and plants, and
utilized the medicines on the suffering people. One day, he came
across a leper.

He said, “Vaidyaraj, my life is as good as wasted. How ugly
I look! What will happen to my life? My social life is as good as
finished.”

The Vaidyaraj said, “There is a medicine which can cure
your problem, but you will have to keep self-control.”

The leper said, “I am ready to observe self-control if I can
rid of this illness.”

The Vaidyaraj said, “Think seven times before coming back
to me.”

Next day, the leper came back. The Vaidyaraj told him about
the type of self-control, gave him medicine which was a village
herb, explained it and said, “You have to eat khichdi (rice and
pulse mixed together) daily after mixing a spoonful of Arandi
(castor) oil in it.”

The Vaidyaraj explained to him everything and left for
another village. Twenty years later, he happened to visit the
same village again. A person came and bowed before him in all
reverence, and said, “Vaidyaraj, did you recognize me? You
visited this village twenty years ago. I was a leper boy at that
time. You had told me the treatment. I am that leper.”