Why Is There Pain? (Poem)

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POEM

 

WHY IS THERE PAIN?

 

I close my eyes, and my heart goes to Shirdi,

my soul is there, where my Sai eternally lives,

there in Dwarkamai, I sit at His feet,

and we speak of our journeys, and the people we meet.

 

Oh Sai, why is there pain, when I look all around,

it breaks my heart when I see a child starving of hunger,

and in the cold, people trying to find sleep,

in the darkest night, women looking for light,

what can I do, to make it all right.

 

My dear child, our world is this way, He speaks,

everyone suffers for what he has done wrong,

be it in the past or this lifetime alone,

but I am there with them, in darkness and light,

in storm and in shine, I am there all the way home.

 

All I ask from you, is to spare a penny,

for that starving child, for it will make your heart smile,

be generous, and pray for someone else today,

you never know where your prayer will change a life somewhere.

be happy, my child, enjoy what Malik has bestowed upon you...

 

I pray to him then, He Sadguru Sai, I pray for everyone today,

and help someone in need when I can, all I want to ask from You,

is the strength to have faith and patience, in my trying times,

and times when everything is all fine,

Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om Sai ram.

 

Dharmishtha Gohil, Nairobi, Kenya

 

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