Chanakyaneeti Demystified...

Use personal assets for personal use...!!!

Once, a Chinese traveller came to meet Chanakya in the evening. When the traveller entered Chanakya's room, he saw that Chanakya was busy writing something. Since there were no bulbs or tube lights in those days, he had lighted an oil lamp.  Chanakya welcomed his guest and offered him a seat. He quickly completed his work and then extinguished the oil lamp and lighted another one. The Chinese traveller thought that maybe this was a custom followed by Indians when a guest arrives at their home. Curious, he asked Chanakya if it was a custom.

Do you know what Chanakya replied? "Well, there is no such custom. Actually, I was doing an official work, pertaining to my empire, my nation. The oil filled in that lamp has been bought from the money from the National treasury. Now, I am having a personal and friendly conversation with you, which is not related to my nation. As such, I cannot use that lamp now, as it will lead to wastage of the money of the national treasury. But, this lamp contains oil that has been bought from my personal money," told Chanakya.