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స్వీయ చరిత్రము.
This touches me very much. But how to remedy the evil. It is only Ramayya that is paid Rs. 4-0-0 a month. I think that he deserves it. Now the others are paid at Rs. 2-8-0 a month , Can you draw aline to whom this should be paid and to whom tis need not be continued. Take the other side of the question. No doubt some may not require assistance. But every one wants or pleads for assistance. Sreeramulu of Cocanada sends a telegram for immediate assistance. He sends letter for urgent necessity. How we to determine and who is to determine?He wanted Rs. 50 by wire. Ofcourse I could now easily reply "No more than fifteen you can get." Chalapathi Row sends a number of letters for his wife's medical assistance. His letters, you will see, show that he is in great need and that he would otherwise severely suffer. What reply could I make if there is no rule or system? Now I can say "adjust, no more than Rs. 15-0-0. Venkayya sends letter. Money is required for his child, send more money. Kothandaramayya writes my house is uninhabitable. Unless send some hundred rupees, he says, it will fall down and cause irreparable loss. Dear friend how to reply. Place yourself in that position and see what answers you could make. If you want for one year I shall delegate my powers and see if you can make better arrangement . I do not like to be bothered by their various applications. I want to give my undivided attention to Vedam..."
(నాప్రియమిత్రుఁఁడా ! మృదువుగాను మనసు కరఁగునట్టు గాను నా యంతరాత్మకు చేసిన మీ ప్రార్థన నన్నించుమించుగా మతిలేనివానినిగా చేసినది. ఏమిచేయవలెనో నేనెఱుఁగను. ఈవిషయములో నేనేమిచేయవలెనో నాకు నేర్పి యుపదేశించుటకయి నేను ప్రత్యుత్తరమిచ్చుటకు ముందు మన స్వర్గమునందున్న తండ్రిని (దేవుని) వేఁడుకొనుచున్నాను. ఈసందిగ్ధాంశము నిద
