Sai Baba Gita - The King who was Ruled by his five Wives

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The King who was Ruled by his five Wives

Once there was a great king who had five wives. But his wives never listened to

him. He might have been a king to everyone else, but he was not lord over his

own wives. And so he was suffering very much. He had a crown on his head, but

inside his head there were only worries. 'I have become a slave of these wives

and I am suffering very much,' he thought. 'Is there anyone in the world who is

not afraid of his wife? If there is such a one, how does he control her? How

does he manage not to be dominated by her?' To inquire into this directly by

asking individual citizens would not have been considered proper, so he decided

to hold a public meeting and invite all his male subjects to attend. There were

two stadium-sized tents put up at the meeting-ground. One was erected on one

side of the field, the other was put up on the other side.

The king announced that the first tent was meant for people who had controlled

their wives, and the second one was meant for people who were controlled by

their wives. All the male citizens of that country started pouring into the

capital; they all went straight into the second tent. The king went there and

found that this huge tent, the one that was intended for those who were

controlled by their wives, was filled to capacity. He got a little courage from

this for he realized that he was not the only one controlled by his wives. But

before beginning the meeting he saw one lone person waiting in the first tent

which was meant for those who had control over their wives. That mammoth tent

was totally empty except for this one man. The king was overjoyed to see him

there. He went to him and told him how glad he was to see that at least one

person in his kingdom had gained control over his wife.

The king questioned him, "Tell me, good man, what is your secret in controlling

your wife?" The man, trembling with fear, replied, "No sir! No sir! That is not

how it is. I cannot control her. It is I who am being completely controlled by

her." The king said, "Then why did you come into this tent?!!" With his knees

shaking and stammering his words, the man replied, "My wife ordered me to come

into this tent. She forbid me to go into the other. That is why I am here. My

wife ordered me not to go inside the tent where the slaves of their wives are

staying. She made me go into this one." The king got very irritated with the

man and commanded him, "You must leave here immediately! Under no condition can

you remain in this tent! Go and join the others in the second tent!" The citizen

turned white with fear; the blood rushed out of his face. He got down on his

knees and implored the king with his hands folded in supplication, "My lord,

please listen to me! You may punish me. You may do

anything you wish to me. But I am terrified of disobeying my wife. Please! Don't

make me go to the other tent!" The king then realized that there were no people

anywhere in his kingdom who were not slaves of their wives.

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