Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Sairam, The Incident that I have narrated below happened last Monday,around 4 pm. I am currently doing my Final Year engineering in Electronics and Communication,Kerala,India. After a days tiring work in the College I was sitting in a nearby tea-shop.I ordered for a cup of tea.While waiting for the tea,I was simply watching the kids who were returning home from a nearby play-school.Some parents were also accompanying them.I noticed a group of six kids-all girls-along with a man.They were of around four years of age. The man accompanying them was around thirty-five years old.He was wearing a "lungi"(Conventional Kerala casual) and a dirty shirt.I thought probably one of the girls in the group is his daughter.He seemed to be a poor man. He reached near the shop.He too ordered a tea.He was sitting beside me.All the six kids were waiting outside.They all were chirping like sparrows. The man asked all the kids to come in and asked them to have their favourite toffees.With great happiness all those kids entered the shop.The man asked the owner of the shop to give "Mango Bytes" toffee for the kids,which cost 50 paise per piece.Among the kids,one girl suddenly spotted an expensive brand of toffee.She demanded for that toffee. The man was at first not ready to buy that brand of toffee.(Probably because he was not in a financial condition to afford that expense.)But then, all the kids started demanding for that expensive brand and he was really in a big trouble.One of the girls started trembling. Finally he bought all of them that expensive brand of toffee.All the kids became happy once again, and they atonce started chirping. The man went near the owner of the shop and in a low voice told him that he will settle the account later.The owner agreed. Now comes the interesting part: One of this man's friends was sitting in the shop then.He asked this man:"Friend why couldn't you purchaise this expensive brand of toffee to your daughter alone and later give it to her after reaching home,rather than spending this much of money for your neighbours daughters?" The man replied:"I could not differentiate like this.My neighbours daughter is my own daughter.Their happiness is my own daughter's happiness.I can't behave otherwise.excuse me dear friend." Saying this he went off with his sparrows. This incident touched me a lot. I feel that no parent will ever behave in this manner as he did.Though he may be financially poor he has got a lot of virtues.He is rich in that point.He is really great,isn't so? Sairam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Dear Shankar brother Sairam Tks for your nice real life story. Such people are rare in our society. He is a real follower of Swami. We are not who are not practising HIS teachings in daily lives. Sairam papu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Jai Sai Ram, Very happy to learn such a wonderful incident! Baba wants us all to act this way. Treat others with respect and whatever you DO , pour your heart into it as if there is nothing else you have to at that moment! I am very happy for that RICH man, wealthy with the heart full of kindness and love for all. Jai Sai Ram. meera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Embodiment of Love.... Wonderful illustration of what Swami is teaching selfless love....that is True Love! Rich in heart that is the most important thing, your neighbour's happiness is your own...little do we realize that! Om Sai Raam Radhey [ ®Åе£¥] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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