"He was my remembrancer"

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This lovely story was found today at Sundaresa Iyer's booklet

"At the Feet of Bhagavan".,

He worked as a school-teacher at Tiruvannamalai then.

 

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After breakfast one fine morning, I was in the assembly of

Sri Bhagavan's devotees. Sri Bhagavan was expounding some

remote point in philosophy; He went on talking till it was 10.45,

and we were all so much absorbed that we had no sense of time,

space or causation.

 

At 10.45, Sri Bhagavan turned to me and said,

"Why, fellow, you have not left for the school yet!"

I said, "But, Bhagavan, it is Sunday today!"

Bhagavan gave a hearty laugh and said, "It is a funny way

you do your school work. It is Monday today. Run up; your

Headmaster is waiting there at the gate, looking for you to come."

 

So I hurried, and reached school exactly at the stroke of the

recess bell. As I reached the gates, I found the Headmaster

standing at the entrance to the school, with his usual pinch of

snuff in his hand, his eyes turned towards the path of the temple,

and eagerly expecting me to come.

 

As I neared him, he said the same as Sri Maharshi:

"Why, Sir, you have forgotten that it is Monday, and perhaps

you required the Maharshi to remind you that today is a working

day!"

 

I answered neatly, "Too true Sir; I did forget, and Sri Maharshi

himself set me for duty!"

 

My Headmaster laughed very heartily, and answered, "Go to your

classroom!"

 

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please note: today is nevertheless only Saturday - and you did not

have to go to work :-)