Describe the author's philosophical reflections on happiness and fulfillment using the examples provided in Ratanji's story.

In Chapter 14, the author uses Ratanji's story to make a broader point that "no one has unmixed happiness" and that everyone has some form of nagging worry. Ratanji's wealth is deemed "entirely fruitless" because he lacks a son. To illustrate this concept of incompleteness, the author presents a series of analogies, questioning the beauty of things that lack an essential component. These include: Hari-kirtan without love, singing without rhythm, a Brahmin without a sacred thread, conduct without compassion, a holy appearance with a slanderous tongue, and, most relevant to Ratanji, a pilgrimage without repentance or a household without a son. This philosophical aside frames Ratanji's personal sorrow as an example of a universal human condition where something is always perceived as missing.