
Biggest gift! Bhisma said to Maharaj Yudhisthira - A king should imitate the activities of the flower cultivator and not the manufacturer of charcoal. The flower grower waters his plants & trees carefully and takes from them only their fruit & flowers. On the other hand, the maker of charcoal uproots the entire tree and burns it to get what he wants If a sinless person associates with those who are sinful, he has to accept a share of their sinful reactions, just as the water that is associated with wood also becomes evaporated when there is fire. During the present lifetime, we see that the land holds the pious & the wicked equally. The Sun warms them both, water cleans them without distinction & the air blows on them equally. Their destinations are not the same, however for the righteous go to the heavenly planets, where they live without invalidity or lamentation, whereas the sinful go to the hellish planets, which are full of darkness, pain & sorrow ...