Though she knows that it is only make-believe, she joins in and creates in the children interest in the game. If she takes no part, the
children would find no fun in it. If the karma-yogi, because he is contended, gives up action, others, even though they have the need for it, will also give up action and therefore remain hungry, joyless. Therefore, the karma-yogi, like the ordinary man, goes on working. He does not think that he is in anyway an exceptional person. He exerts himself infinitely more than other men. 

It is not necessary to put a stamp on any action and mark it as spiritual. There is no need to advertise one's action. If you are a perfect brahmachari (a seeker of the real), then let our actions show a hundred times more zest than other men's. Even though you get less food, do much more work, let society get more and more out of you. Let your brahmacharya be seen in your conduct and dealings, as the fragrance of sandal spreads far and wide. The essence of the matter is that the karma-yogi, by surrendering the desire of fruit, receives endless rewards. 

His life proceeds evenly. He is radiant in body and mind. The society in which he moves is happy. He attains inward purity and also jnana. And society being rid of hypocrisy and deceit, the ideal of a perfect life comes within our reach. This, experience proves, is the greatness of karma-yogi.

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