Sai message for the day

[Guest guest]

We are indeed very grateful to you for telling us so clearly and

vividly the way we should view life in general. What are those

essential qualities you wish we develop?

 

Unless the foundation is strong, a building cannot stand firm and

last long. So, the foundation is very important. You can construct

any number of floors basing on a firm foundation. Self

 

confidence is the foundation. These days many do not have self-

confidence. They do not even attempt to do anything worthwhile as

they have no confidence in themselves. How do you expect them to be

successful? If a person has no confidence in himself, what can be

done for his progress? On the foundation of self-confidence are

erected the walls of selfsatisfaction. A man with self-confidence

alone can have self-satisfaction. A man without confidence can never

have satisfaction in his lifetime. So, the walls of self-satisfaction

rest on the foundation of selfconfidence. Then the roof must be laid.

Self-sacrifice is the roof. Gaining satisfaction out of confidence,

one prepares oneself for sacrifice. You cannot live in a building

without a roof. The roof rests on walls, and the walls, in their

turn, stand on the foundation. Then, we live in the house. Life in

such a house is self-realisation. So, everyone must develop these

four `S's' - Self-confidence, Self-satisfaction, Self-sacrifice and

Self-realisation.

 

You need to cultivate three `D's' also. You must know that a VIP,

like the Rashtrapati, the President of India will always be followed

by two bodyguards one on either side. The first `D' is duty that

stands for Rashtrapati. He is accompanied by two `D' s one on each

side, `discipline' and `devotion'. To discharge duty ably, discipline

is very essential. Without discipline, you will never be successful.

 

Normal body temperature is 98.4°C. One's normal blood pressure is

120/80. If there is deviation from the normal rate, you are sick.

Changes in blood pressure lead to heart complaints also. So, our body

is a limited company with all the systems working in strict

discipline. The eye can see the intensity of light only up to a

certain limit. If it crosses the limit, the retina of the eye gets

burnt. Similarly, the ear also can hear sound to a certain extent,

and if it is exceeded, the eardrum breaks. This is the lesson in

discipline that the body teaches.

 

The second thing that is required for performing one's duty is

devotion. Devotion is Love.

 

Duty with Love is Desirable,

 

Duty without Love is Deplorable,

 

Love without Devotion is Demonic,

 

Love without Duty is Divine.

 

Everybody must be devoted to duty with discipline.