OM SRI SAI RAM
Baba! Your Leelas are beyond one's imagination. Even the highly intellect is a fool in front of your lotus feet.
Where do I stand ?
Then Why this test for me?
I do not know what is your motto behind all this.
Today afternoon I donot know why suddenly I remembered the saying -
"Satyam Bhruyaath! Nabhruyaath Satyamapriyam!!" (Speak Truth, But, Donot speak out truth that is not liked )
I took it very casually without knowing that I am going to face a live situation within few more hours. It was you who uttered these words in my ears and I did not pay much of attention to it then and landed myself in a dilemma now. I am confused whether I did a right thing or not.
In the evening one of my friends phoned me to enquire about the credibility of a known family of a boy. I did utter the truth, though hesitant initially, I had to reveal the facts since they wanted to approach them with a marriage proposal for a girl in their close family circle.
But Baba, she asked me so many details that I had to tell her the truth that the parents especially the father is a too greedy man and has a habit of cheating people whoever believed him including several of his own friends to the tune of huge amounts - one of them being my hub. In this process, this man lost several good friends and is always on the look out of a new 'Bakara'.
But honestly, I or my hub do not have any complaint with him since, my hub was only at fault that my hub believed him so much and that made him cheat my hub. You know very well that we didnot even ask him for our dues which are very heavy and too much for us to forgo. We pacified ourselves that God will compensate us in some other way. However, unless one totally believes, how can a cheat accomplish his job? So we have no grudge with this man or his family. But, it is not a fair thing for any body to cheat anyone for anything.
Knowing so much in depth, I could not keep quiet, though initially I tried to divert the topic on some pretext, I felt it my duty to save a girl's family from getting into a relation with such a person when I was asked again and again whether it was a good family.
On the other hand, my friend had expressed her thanks and said that the girl's stars were good that she remembered me at that moment to know about the boy's family.
But, honestly, I do not know anything about the boy and I feel, in one way I spoilt the proposal that might have clicked for the boy. I am feeling guilty Baba!
At the same time, as a mother of a daughter, how could I keep quiet and recommend to my friend to go ahead with this proposal and approach the parents of a boy who are too greedy and are habituated to cheat everyone for money ?
I spoke Satyam - the fact.
But, it is a Satyam that is Apriyam - not a liked one (since it made my friend drop the proposal).
From the boy's angle, what I did appears wrong to me.
How could I have avoided all this.
It all appears like your test. I feel I failed totally in handling this situation.
Baba! Please do not put me in such situations. I am incapable.
Baba! I have always prayed you for only one thing that is .. take care of Sai. You are her Mother and Father by all means. Please see that Sai is always under your protection and total control.
Please forgive me Baba! I had no other go than give a negative report about a family. But my only intention was to save that girl and not to brand this family a 'Bad' one.
Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram!
Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram!
Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram!
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