He is the one who is giving and He is the one who is taking.

[Guest guest]

Namah Shivaya

 

Let us all pray for this kind of faith.

(Taken from an Ashram report on Swami Ramakrishnananda¹s visit to Sri Lanka

after the tsunami):

 

 

The next day after a programme at the Gayatri camp in Ampara, Amma's

disciples spoke with the people individually. When they asked one lady from

a fishing village who was dressed in a very old sari if the government was

supplying her with everything she needed, she displayed a powerful faith:

"Why should we get angry with others? It is He who prompts people to give to

others. If He doesn't tell them, then we will not get anything. The first

time the water came, it only rose about three feet. He gave us a chance to

escape. Some people went back after that first wave subsided to get their

money and valuables and then died when the second, bigger wave rolled in.

Now all the rich and poor are living here without any difference in status.

He is the one who is giving and He is the one who is taking. It is because

of His grace that others give."