DUTY IS GOD

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DUTY IS GOD

THOSE were the days when the supply of electric power for lighting streets was

available only to a few big cities in India. In one of the big towns every

street had three or four oil lamps each with a glass chimney set on a pole. The

municipal authorities employed some labourers to light the lamps at about 6:00

p.m. in the evening. The expenses incurred towards oil, wick and chimney were

met by the municipalities.There was one lamplighter who did his job cheerfully

and scrupulously. He had great faith in God and always recited the name of his

dear God, Rama. He was very punctual and systematic in his work. He used to

come to his ward exactly at 5:00 p.m., clean the chimneys, pour oil into the

container, set the wick right and light the lamp. While doing all these he

would be singing, "Janaki Jeevana Ram, Karoonga Tumhara Kam" meaning thereby,

'Oh Lord of Janaki, I am doing only your work. I

am only serving you'.Reports reached the municipal authorities that the lamps

lit by this devotee shone brighter all through the night while the lamps lit by

others in the town were dim and many of them burnt only for a part of the night.

The matter was taken for investigation. The reporting officer submitted to the

authorities the fact that all the lamplighters in the town were given the same

oil and other material and were also paid the same remuneration. As for the

street where the lamps shone brightly all through the night unlike those in

other streets, it was a unique case where the lamplighter was known to be a

very pious man doing his duty as service to God.Any work done sincerely as

service to God is bound to reflect His love and glory.-Baba

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