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(2) You should stand right next to them and request them ‘Go
ahead. Kindly oblige me’.”

(3) You should say, “Definitely, Of course. Without fail.”

(4) Immediately after this you should implement their wishes
to the best of your ability.

Does the current education system teach this courtesy ?
What is the value of such education ? A minister also has to
behave courteously with the king to stay in his good books.
It is possible that even the elderly people may commit some
mistake but if you heartily respect them, then you should say
‘Yes’ willingly and accept their order atleast at the first go
and then courteously explain the real situation the them.

Example of a disciple’s courtesy towards his Guru :

In the beautiful sootra ‘Updeshmala’ created by Dharmadasa
Gani, the Guru addresses his disciple, “Look, this white
crow is creating such a havoc and the disciple immediately
replied, “Oh, yes !" What is there to agree here ? Agree that
the crow is white ? Can’t the disciple see that the crow is
black ? Or inspite of seeing, he is pretending only because
of his respect for his Guru ? Instead he accepts it heartily
without any discussion. Later on, in privacy he will politely
ask for a clarification.

For eg. In the present situation, he can later ask his Guru that
I see the crow to be black in colour then how did you call it
white ? I did not understand.

Then the Guru will explain, “Listen, though the crow is black
from outside, but he is white from inside. This can be seen
from the fact that if he gets something to eat on the roadside,
he will never eat it alone. Instead, sitting on a tree-branch he
will continuously say ‘ka-ka-ka’ and create a havoc and thus
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