Destiny-Baba's Distribution

August 6, 2008

By Prahlad Hulyaikar

The Lord has no

favorites; He loves all equally. The sun shines the same on fire charcoal and

on the diamond, but the diamond receives and reflects the light. Most persons

have “charcoal”

mentalities; that is why they think that God

does not bless them. The love and blessings are there; man has only to receive

them.

- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

It was the year 1980. The Dipavali Holidays had begun. Sri Jai Rao (son-in-law of

late Kishor Sahu) started

visiting us frequently. He used to attend Arathi

session in the evening and then go home to Vasco. On one Friday, during Aarati session, my wife saw some events taking place in the

space, close to Baba's Murthi. She saw that Sri Rao

had fallen down from his Motor Cycle and his head was sprayed with a white

powder. On the same night Baba appeared in her dream and said, " Your Rao

has fallen down and broken his hand. Do not worry much, it is predestined, but

I am distributing the quantum of suffering " . My wife woke up suddenly and

narrated the strange dream to me. I told her that it was a dream and not to

worry.

On Saturday Jai Rao came to Calangule in the morning. He talked to me on different

subjects. As it was noon, we sat for lunch. A boy named Bhanudas

(Noti) happened to come to take Baba's Darshan. He is my neighbor and is a motor cycle pilot. My

wife said to Rao, as she was serving " Noti is a

real devotee of Sai Baba. He always helps those

who are in difficulty. " Shree Jai Rao exchanged greetings with him. Noti went home. The evening Aarati

session was over and then Rao also left.

As Rao was leaving my wife cautioned him

and advised him to go slow. Rao said, " Bai. I

have been riding a motorcycle even in States. I am a seasoned driver. Your

fears are baseless. " My wife said to him. " Rao, nobody can escape

destiny. Devotion to God mitigates the intensity less suffering " . Rao said

jokingly, “I do not understand the philosophy the destiny. Nothing is

going to happen to me. You will see me tomorrow perfectly safe " . Rao

reached Vasco safely that night. On Monday Rao came as usual. He had lunch with

us. He had his meal and then decided lo go to Vasco at 5 p.m. My wife insisted he should stay and go to Vasco the

next day. Rao said, he could not stay as his wife was

waiting for him. Rao left Calangule at 5.10 p.m. At 5.45 p.m. he dashed against a cycle rider at a place called Agashi. The cycle rider was carrying wheat flour. The cycle

was badly damaged but the rider escaped unhurt. Rao fell down on his face and

the whole flour was sprayed all over his body.

The lamp was damaged, his spectacles were

broken to pieces and Rao got an injury to his left hand. People gathered. Rao

could not get up. Just at the moment Noli was coming

from Vasco to Calangute, He saw the crowd on the

road. He slopped his vehicle to find out who was injured. He could not believe

it - it was the same person Rao, who had exchanged greetings with him in my

house, two days back. Noli lifted Rao and took him to

a clinic. After first aid, he took him to Vasco in a private car.

Noli came to us and reported what had happened. At the

same time when Rao fell down at Agashi a big bee

stung a fingered my wife and her hand started swelling. She said tome " Rao

has fallen down, Baba hesitated his distribution. Let us accept it. One Mr.Lucio Miranda. (Rao's close friend) was in Bombay when the incident took place. On the same day and at

the same time, some goondas attacked him near Strand

Cinema and forcibly pulled off his wrist-watch causing an injury to his left

hand. On the next day we all went to Vasco to see Rao. There he got a phone

message from Lucio about his encounter with goondas. Rao greeted us with one hand and said to my wife,

" Bai, put a little Udi

on my hand " .

This incident

profoundly speaks that we are all inter-related. Destiny is not absolute. We

are brothers and sisters in Sai family. We all have to share pleasure and pain

without any compliant. This is Baba’s Spiritual Communism, or calls it Sociali

(Source Shri Sai Padananda April 1992)