REAL VALUE OF DIAMOND

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REAL VALUE OF DIAMOND

 

Baba said, “Fakir (Mendicancy) was the real Lordship as it was everlasting” in

Sri Sai Satcharitra, Ch. VIII.

 

A wandering ascetic – a truly holy man – reached the outskirts of a village.

Weary and aching after his long trek, he sat down to rest under a tree.

 

A villager came running up to him and demanded, “Give me the stone, the precious stone!”

 

“Who are you, my friend?” asked the ascetic. “What stone do you seek?”

 

“Last night, God appeared to me in a dream, “the villager explained to him. “He

told me that a sanyasin would meet e on the outskirts of my village, and he

would give me a precious stone just for asking and I would be the wealthiest

man in the world!”

 

The man continued in great excitement, “It has happened just as the Lord said it

would! Here you are. Please give me the stone!”

 

The holy man picked up a stone from his side. “Is this the one?” he asked. “You

can have it with my blessings.”

 

The villager gazed at the stone in wonder. It was a diamond – probably the largest in the land!

 

He took the diamond and went home, saying to himself, “The Lord has kept His

promise to me! I shall surely be the wealthiest, happiest man in the world!”

 

The next morning, he was back before the holy man, and he seemed none the

happier for his newfound wealth.

 

“How are you, my friend?” inquired the holy man. “What brings you here this morning?”

 

“Swamiji, I could not sleep a wink last night,” confessed the man. “I tossed and

turned, and did not have a moment’s peace. I have come to return the diamond to

you. Give me your wealth, in its place.”

 

“My wealth?” said the holy man laughing. “Why, I have none to speak of!”

 

“Oh yes, you do,” said the villager. “Give me that wealth which made you give

away the diamond so easily!”

 

 

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