My style of wishing someone a happy birthday. Part II.

More than the actions or the speech, it is the volition of the mind that matters. Let me clarify this statement.
Consider the following situations…
I have a nephew. He plays in the mud and comes home dirty. I scold him. I use words like “donkey”, “idiot”…
In another instance, I become angry with a person with whom I did not have good terms. Again, I use the same words “donkey”, idiot”…
Does the words “donkey”, “idiot” convey same meaning in the two cases?
In the first case, though my words are harsh, I have plenty of affection for the kid. In the latter event, the words that I used plainly signify my hatred and ill will for the man.
Will a sensible person consider the usage of those two words to be indistinct?

Now consider other incidents.
A merchant is going through woods to a city. He has lots of valuable possessions with him. A bandit finds this out. To get the valuables from the merchant, he takes out his knife and puts it into the merchant’s belly. The merchant dies due to this.
Another story. A patient suffering from acute stomachache comes to a hospital. Tumor is detected and surgery is recommended. A surgeon operates on him. In the course, the surgeon takes out of his version of knife (surgical instruments) and puts it inside the patient’s belly to remove the tumor. Unfortunately, the patient dies.
Let us analyze the two cases.
In both case, the victims have died when knives have been put inside their bellies. Will a judge have same verdicts for the bandit and the surgeon? Will the surgeon be charged for a murder?
I tell you my friend; the difference between these cases is the volition or intention of the mind. The surgeon uses his knife with intent to cure his patient but a bandit does the same to kill the merchant. It’s the intention, which is more important over the speech or action.

With all this lengthy stuff, I just wanted to say feelings are more important. In accord, this piece of paper is worth more that a fancy greeting card and the small gift is worth a plenty! Got the idea?

Happy * 1/0 Birthday to you. Many happy returns of the day. May your desires come true. I wish you for your good health and success.

P.S I wanted to write something interesting. Alas! This is the outcome. I beg your pardon if it is least interesting to you.

Bye. Once again, happy returns of the day. Take care.
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29th June’07.