The Moral Vision
Getting off to a Good Start.
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GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START.
Here are my entire life’s savings.” So saying, an
elderly scholar, who had spent his whole life
reading and writing, in the utmost simplicity placed
a cheque for Rs. 10,000 in the hands of his newly-
wed daughter and son-in-law. He explained that he
had been able to save this amount out of his meagre
income by living frugally and never wasting
anything. “I could have spent all this on lavish
wedding celebrations,” he added, “but I preferred
to hand it over to you young people so that you
could make a good beginning in life.”
The young couple were extremely grateful for this
decision and lost no time in investing the money in
a small business. To begin with they had to work
very hard to make a success of it, and passed
through various difficult stages. But they never lost
courage, and a time eventually came when they had
considerably increased their profits and were able
to live a happy, comfortable life. Knowing, too, that
their children’s future was assured. But without the
scholar’s initial providence, foresight and courage
in resisting public opinion, they might never have
