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The Story of the wealthy Man and his four Wives

There is a little story which illustrates the four types of devotion that have

been discussed here. Once, a wealthy man who had four wives had to go abroad

for some important work. He spent a few months in a foreign country. Before he

returned home, he wrote a letter to each of his wives. In the letter he

mentioned that he would be coming home in a few weeks, and if there was

anything they wanted from that particular country, they could send a list and

he would be glad to bring back the various things to them.

His first wife was an unhappy lady; she was suffering from many ailments. She

sent the husband a list of medicines, explaining that her health was not good

and that she would like to have a number of foreign medicines which would help

her feel better. His second wife had a great many desires. She wrote, 'Dear

husband, please bring me some fine jewels, some silk saris and all the latest

fashionable articles that are available there.' He received her letter and

arranged to procure those items for her.

The third wife had a strong spiritual inclination. She wrote to the husband

asking for any good books that were available in that country, books which

dealt with the lives of great saints, depicting their life experiences. She was

always looking for good spiritual books that would inspire her in her own

spiritual aspirations, and so she asked her husband to see if he could find

such books and bring them back for her. His fourth and favorite wife wrote,

'Dearest one, I do not need anything for myself. I will be very happy when I

know that you have come back home, safe and sound.'

When he returned home he brought with him whatever they had asked for. The first

wife got the latest medicines and tonics from abroad. The second wife got

beautiful jewels and exquisitely textured silk saris. To the third wife the

husband brought the finest copies of the scriptures and other holy books. And

then he went to stay with the fourth wife, who had written, 'Please come home

safely; I want nothing else.' She only wanted him. The other three wives became

jealous of the favorite one since the husband had gone to stay with her. They

sent messages asking, "After such a long time without seeing us you have not

even once come to our houses to visit us. What is the reason for this?" The

husband replied, "I have given each of you exactly what you asked for. One of

you asked for medicines; I brought them. One of you asked for the latest

jewels; I brought them. One of you asked for sacred books; I brought them. One

of you wanted only me, so now she has me!"

http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/saigita140.html

Sai Baba Gita, Compiled and edited by Al Drucker - Published by Atma Press -

http://www.atmapress.com - ISBN: 0963844903Online Edition:

http://www.atmapress.com/saibabagita/index.html

 

 

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