“Are You Planning to Give Me Money?”
(47)
“Today I saw a man,
actually a peon in a government office, a very old man but as fit as a fiddle.
A friend of mine wanted a signature from the officer. Usually government
officials use their clout to gain extra income through bribery. So every section
of the office has to be oiled with bribe in order to get anything done. It was
in this maze that my friend put his head into. With the necessary attestation,
we got out of the office in search of the peon, who has the sole power to put
the official seal of the respective official.”
“What happened then?”
“Well we couldn’t
find him, we waited and waited and someone told that the chances of putting a
seal at this hour is nil, so better return tomorrow. But my friend persisted.
He stayed there. He said, we’ll wait, no problem. And finally, by quarter to an
hour, the peon arrived, with quick steps. We introduced ourselves and asked, “would
you be kind enough to put a seal on the attestations?” without batting his
eyes, he replied, “No problem, come…come…. I’ll do that for you. What all seals
should I put for you?”
“Wow!!! That was
cool.”
“Exactly Mark. The
people around couldn’t believe their ears, but they had to, because in front of
them, he put the seals and my friend was searching his pocket to give something
for the peon. He was waiting for us. So he asked again, are there any more
forms, to put the seal on?” We replied in the negative. Then the next question
was shot to us.
“What was it Rafael?”
“Are You Planning to Give Me Money?”
“Wow!!! That was
awesome!!!! Did he really ask that Rafael?”
“Hmmm and he gave
the answer too.”
“Really, how much
did he ask?”
“When we smiled at
his question, he replied with such genuineness, that all the onlookers were
dumbstruck.”
“Why? What was so
shocking, Rafael?”
“The shocking news
was, he said, I am paid by the government and it is sufficient for me and and
my family. I have started this job from Rs. 30/- then too I have never taken a
penny from anybody. Whatever I get is sufficient for me. My kids are educated
and well off, they are engineers and doctors. I’ll be retiring next year and I
have no qualms, whatsoever.”
“Oh!!!! I feel lie
crying, Rafael.” All nodded.” In this day and age he is really an ascetic.”
“Exactly, he has
found God. He is happy with what he has. He is contented with what he has been
given and he has found peace within himself. So naturally, his very existence
oozes positive energy. He would reap what he has sowed only positive energy. So naturally, his children would be well off." All nodded.
" We do not have to climb theMt. Everest
or walk on the moon to make ourselves known. We are what we are, the children
of God, soul entities. We have a very powerful identity and we do not have to announce it to the whole world. The world would automatically come to know you. The specialty of the soul is, its filled with love and
when one finds the soul, naturally, the barriers of the soul, like the five
senses, emotions and mind are broken to pour out the real self – You, the drop
of God soul, that is when a person gets connected to another person, through
soul, there you do not need any language or educational qualification to shine above the world, because love is selfless. So when you find your Self, the love which has been locked in bursts out to pass it on to the world by these small acts of good, thus proving that we are the children of God. Will you try to do that? Small
acts of kindness? only then we would be able to reach the ocean of God
soul, that is your aim.”
" We do not have to climb the
“Sure Rafael, we
give our word. We would try not to miss any opportunity to do an act of
kindness.” All nodded.
“Good. We’ll
continue this tomorrow.” All nodded
...to be contd....(48)....
Until then... Take care.....Bye
Meena
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