Once
there was a sweeper in the Well Known temple and he was very sincere and
devoted. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the
Lord, he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and
He must be feeling very tired. So one day very innocently he asked the Lord
whether he can take the place of the Lord for a day so that the Lord can have
some relief and rest. The Deity of Temple replied, "I do not mind taking a
break.
I will transform you like Myself, but you must do one thing. You must just stand here like Me, smile at everyone and just give benedictions. Do not interfere with anything and do not say anything. Remember you are the deity and you just have faith that I have a master plan for everything." The sweeper agreed to this.
I will transform you like Myself, but you must do one thing. You must just stand here like Me, smile at everyone and just give benedictions. Do not interfere with anything and do not say anything. Remember you are the deity and you just have faith that I have a master plan for everything." The sweeper agreed to this.
The
next day the sweeper took the position of the deity and a rich man came and
prayed to the Lord. He offered a nice donation and prayed that his business
should be prosperous. While going, the rich man inadvertently left his wallet
full of money right there. Now the sweeper in the form of deity could not call
him and so he decided to control himself and keep quiet.
Just
then a poor man came and he put one coin in the Hundi and said that it was all
he could afford and he prayed to the Lord that he should continue to be engaged
in the Lord's service. He also said that his family was in dire need of some
basic needs but he left it to the good hands of the Lord to give some solution.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the wallet left by the rich man. The poor man
thanked the Lord for His kindness and took the wallet very innocently. The
sweeper in the form of the Deity could not say anything and he had to just keep
smiling.
At
that point a sailor walked in. He prayed for his safe journey as he was going
on a long trip. Just then the rich man came with the police and said that
somebody has stolen his wallet and seeing the sailor there, he asked the police
to arrest him thinking that he might have taken it. Now the sweeper in the form
of Deity wanted to say that the sailor is not the thief and he could not say
and he was greatly frustrated. The sailor looked at the Lord and asked why he
an innocent person is being punished. The rich man looked at the Lord and
thanked Him for finding the thief. The sweeper in the deity form could no more
tolerate and he thought that even if the real Lord had been here, he would have
definitely interfered and hence he started speaking and said that the sailor is
not the thief but it was the poor man who took away the wallet. The rich man
was very thankful as also the sailor. In the night, the real Lord came and He
asked the sweeper how the day was. The sweeper said, "I thought it would
be easy, but now I know that Your days are not easy, but I did one good
thing." Then he explained the whole episode to the Lord. The Lord became
very upset on hearing this whereas the sweeper thought the Lord would
appreciate him for the good deed done.
The
Lord asked, "Why did you not just stick to the plan? You had no faith in
Me. Do you think that I do not understand the hearts of all those who come
here? All the donation which the rich man gave was all stolen money and it is
only a fraction of what he really has and he wants Me to reciprocate
unlimitedly. The single coin offered by the poor man was the last coin he was
having and he gave it to Me out of faith. The sailor might not have done
anything wrong, but if the sailor were to go in the ship that night he was
about to die because of bad weather and instead if he is arrested he would be
in the jail and he would have been saved form a greater calamity. The wallet
should go to the poor man because he will use it in My service. I was going to
reduce the rich man's karma also by doing this and save the sailor also. But
you cancelled everything because you thought you know My plan and you made your
own plans."
Believe that God has plans and justice for everyone. We just
have to have patience.
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