…And The Most Important Thing In Life Is…Reveals Swami, GRATITUDE!!!

There was a beautiful incident, call it a ‘Saincident’ that happened long ago, over four decades ago, inside the precincts of Beloved Bhagawan’s Interview Room in sacrosanct Prasanthi Nilayam. Bhagawan was busying HimSelf, engaging a family with an interview, a Chennai family of a devout couple and three children. During the course of the interview, Bhagawan, most inadvertently paused a profound question: “What is the most important thing in life?” …and His ‘Divine’ index finger turned towards the second child in the family, a teen-aged girl of 14-15 years. Looking into her eyes, The Master, calling her by name, commanded, “You! You Answer.”

The family being disciplined and devoted, mother being a stickler, had clear-cut instructions for her children that anytime in His hallowed Presence, she did not want anyone of them to talk and ‘while away’ precious time, rather she wanted them all to listen to Bhagawan, Who Is Verily The Lord Supreme. Implicitly following the instructions, already in sync with the ‘terms and conditions’, the girl sat mum, not knowing how to respond. Bhagawan yet again indicated at the ‘hapless’ girl, vetoing any reservations being played out in her confused mind, sending His ‘Green-Sai-Signal’.

Perplexed at the ‘million-fold-gravity’ of The Ultimate Presence waiting for an answer, the girl could only murmur something, only for The Lord to intervene soon. Pitching in next, He was there ‘spilling the beans’, revealing the million-dollar-answer HimSelf! In a low, loving and crystal clear tone, The Master averred: “The Most Important Thing In Life Is Gratitude!!!… that Your Life Should Be An Expression Of Love And Gratitude.”

The story from the interview room was over, and the message was given out. And ever since this episode infinite, the teen-aged girl’s heart would murmur every single moment with the fresh ‘zealous’  buzz word, ‘Thank You, Swami’! Sharing the incident, the devotee said,  that even during the peak of trials in her life later on, she would ever remain calm and composed, never ever complaining, but accepting His Will as a gift from Beloved Swami.