.……. Let us take one from the village life itself.
Simple Siyadoris, the habitual drunkard, suddenly dies. Usually in the case of a sudden death, a post-mortem is held. But before the formal inquest there is a tendency in the village to hold many informal inquests.
First of all let us consult the venerable chief monk. His verdict is that his lay supporter Siyadoris died because he could not keep the fifth precept ( i.e. abstinence from intoxicants ).
Now let us ask the village school master. His opinion is that this premature death is due to illiteracy.
What does the Member of the Parliament say? He would put it down to abject poverty due to misgovernment by the ruling party.
Let us ask the wife of the dead man who was at his bedside at the time of the death. She might say that her husband died because he could not breathe.
What is the coroner’s verdict? It states that the death is due to chronic cirrhosis.
But all these are partial truths.
If we ask the Buddha he would say that Siyadoris died for the simple reason that he was born!
There you are laughing – but that is the fact. Of course you might say “You don’t have to tell us that. We know that” But that is precisely what has to be told. That is what the world does not KNOW!….
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