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the husband is older than the wife. But amongst the Mahommedans and Christians there is no age limit in marriages; and consequently the principle is not applicable. Now again the duty between man and man does not exactly come under the above principle. Here you must 'do to others what you would they should do to you' and wish for your fellow human beings what you wish to have for yourselves. Don't be selfish ; help, if you can, when your neighbours are in distress. And you should also be kind to all living creatures.

The second class of duties are those that you have to perform in matters that are entrusted to you by others, such as employment brings with it, or such as you yourselves undertake to do. Whatever the duty may be, if you perform it, God will certainly be pleased with you, and help you.

The above duties are general ones. But you as holders of estates have to perform