It was during late 80's, there was one strict head master who was quite rich in that particular village, he was educated and during free time he used to visit town. In town they had talkies, he used to work in that takies. He was in his mid of 30's, he had two children, one boy and girl. As those days weren't having bank, he used to stock his riches in his home locker. And his wife was born in rich family too, rich in the sense not with wealth but they had 300 sheep reared. And head master had become weak when his own brother was shot by himself . He had a factory of gunpowder, where he used to supply for Britishers as government in 90's made compulsion for a license and he wasn't permitted to run his factory, so with depression he shot himself. The headmaster had a sister and the story starts now. The headmaster was very much respected person in the village, he had lived life with standards. Once his riches were stolen including money and gold, he went to depression and he raised a complaint but soon withdrawn as the thief was his sister's son. During that one week, he had realized that life is about to live a moment instead stocking the wealth without any guarantee that it will be yours . He understood that loved one will always harm us. He gave some of the riches to his nephew the one who stole and he adopted himself to be seer. He left his wife and children alone. He travelled across Karnataka seeking the peace or the salvation. He didn't even visit for his daughter marriage, he said prayers and my blessings will be with you, my child. You can go now. She had travelled alone (around 1940's) in a train to north karnataka but headmaster refused for the visit to his daughter's marriage. She cried and pleaded but he said emotions are temporary, salvation is the final destination.
More strength to their family and a strong daughter , she made her mind to visit him alone to such far place with a little hope that her father might melt for her.(The family had tried to convince him so they had to try with his daughter to convince him but it wasn't successful)
What we can learn from this is, sticking to wealth and boosting it as we own it but we literally forgot that our lives are temporary.
Worth to mention, till today, the headmaster has followers and he has his own Ashram in his native.
When he took sanyastwa, many opposed as kids were still young but he didn't listen to them, he converted himself to vegetarian and many of his disciples too followed his path including his daughter.
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