Faith and Patience Pay (May 1984) A.N.Ramesh

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Faith and Patience Pay (May 1984)

 

There must be ample instances in the lives of 'Shri Sai Leela' readers, when

they would have realised that faith in Baba and a patient wait has given

them the results that they had been craving for. There also would be ample

instances when Baba has showered his blessings even unsought for. In the

following instance Baba's blessings came our way only after a patient wait

and firm faith in Him.

 

On May 24, 1983 there was a very heavy downpour in Bangalore. We have a

pharmacy in Basavewaranagar, a developing layout. I and my wife were at the

shop. It was raining still when two men came to the shop and asked for some

cough drops and Bandaids which I gave them the time was around 8-45 pm. The

two men remained at the shop for a few more minutes and then left.

Immediately after, the lights also went off. Earlier at about 8 (p.m.) the

lights had gone off and so I had lighted a kerosene lamp and it had been

burning still. As it had been nearing 9 (p.m.) we got ready to leave. As I

bent down to collect my helmet i heard footsteps and I stood up. The same

two men had returned and one of them poked a knife on to my side and told me

not to make any noise. The other man pulled down the rolling shutter and

took out from his shoulder bag a chopper and waving it in front of my wife

demanded that she should hand over the gold chain she was wearing. Looking

at me she said "Jai Sai Ram, let us give them what they want". She took off

the chain from her neck and asked the fellow whether she could take out the

mangalyam at least, The man saying no, almost snatched the chain from her

hand. This was followed by the two bangles and wrist watch she was wearing.

 

Then the man demanded cash from me. I dipped my hand into the cash box and

gave off whatever money that came in my hand. Then they lifted the shutter,

went out and closed it behind them. Soon after I lifted the shutter and came

out to see which way .they went; but they had vanished into the darkness. A

complaint was lodged with the police and investigations were started. No

apparent results came our way. However I wish to add here that though we had

lost around 13 tolas of gold our minds were not that depressed and there was

this feeling that Baba would help us to retrieve the stolen property.

On the first Thursday of every month, we go to the Shirdi Sai Mandir at

Thyagarajanagar, which is founded by His Holiness Shri Radhakrishna Swamiji.

This has been the practice with us for the last two years. It was nearly

four months since the robbery. We got a new mangalyam made and on our visit

to the mandir in October we got it blessed by Baba and my wife wore the same

in His presence. In the first week of December a Police Inspector, Shri

Gangi Reddy, called on us and informed that the two culprits had been

arrested and that we should go to his office and identify them. Accordingly

we went to his office and identified them. Afterwards they were asked to

narrate the incident, which they did. Later I was asked to give an

application in the court requesting for release of the items pending

finalisation of the case. Accordingly, I gave the application on January 02,

1984 and the next day I collected from the Police Station what--ever had

been recovered, which was about sixty percent of that which we had lost. We

took the items to the mandir on January 05. 1984 and got them blessed by

Baba and took them home as His prasada. We are certain that it is only by

Baba's grace that we could get back even this much after the lapse of nearly

seven months.

 

A. N. Ramesh

Bangalore 55

 

 

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