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The Circle of Love By Mrs. Usha Ranganathan ''When Sai Baba measures man, He puts the tape around his heart - not his head". - Radhakrishna Swamiji As a devotee of Sai Baba and beloved Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji, I have often wondered that Swamiji is an Ideal without a body, an Image enshrined in the heart of mine, a song whose music and melody have thrown innumerable souls into the raptures of ecstasy. Little did I know that on a fine morning that I could be part of the circle of 'Love', when I was in the USA on a short assignment in 1984. My colleague, Miss Albery, was perhaps the most unusual of my colleagues. She seldom spoke herself. We knew that her early life had been privileged, but that when she joined our company, she was old and alone and impoverished, living in a shabby room with a few cherished keepsakes.She met adversity bravely, but with a stern and haughty demeanor. I myself tried hard, but I could not break through her reserve. I used to pray to Sai

Baba and Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji that I would find some way to reach

her, but she was too proud to let emotion show. One lunch hour in

December 1984, I was browsing in an antique shop, a favorite pastime. I seldom purchased anything, but this day was different. I spotted an enamel pencil in a silver case. It had a large 'A' in its elaborate monogram and I felt an urge - almost a physical nudge - to buy it for my friend Albery."What is this?" she asked brusquely when I handed her the tiny package. "Just a little Christmas something", I said apprehensively. When Albery opened the package and saw the silver case, her body tensed, and her eyes filled with tears. "Usha'', she said, - never before had she used my first name - "Usha, how did you know?'' "Know what?" I asked. "This one belonged to me," she said, "I had to sell it years ago, when I was hungry and desperate. It was given to me by someone I loved. And now your kindness has brought it back' A Circle of Love `Circle of love' thought, 'I have been part of a as I thanked Sai Baba and Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji from my heart, I could see happiness beaming across Albery's face. (Source Shri Sai Padananda

Jan 1990) "Saileelas"

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