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Gnani...

An Idol of

Astonishment!!

A gentleman used to visit Dada regularly.
He always used to crib about his miseries
and misfortune. Once Dadashri asked him
the reason for his grievances, to which he
gave a detailed explanation about his
feeling of being cheated by his in - laws.
He felt he was cheated by his father- in law because when it was arranged for
him to see his prospective bride for the
first time, she was seated. It was later
while they were taking their solemn vows
around the sacred fire that he found that
she was handicapped.
It had been almost a decade since
they had been married and even had
three children. Yet this man was not able
to accept the fact that his wife was a
handicap and thus felt cheated and as a
result felt dejected all the time.
To this Dadashri asked him, “While
you have so many complaints against
your wife, what does she have to say
about you? Does she have any
complaints?”
The gent replied, “Dadaji, how can
she have any complaints? I am good
looking, smart, financially well off and
above all without any physical defect.”
Then Dadashri said in a very
compassionate voice,

“Look. Your wife must have
bound many merit karmas
and as a result she is
blessed with such a smart
husband like you. On the
contrary, you must have
bound demerit karmas and
consequently you got a
handicapped person as your
wife. Now tell me, who is
the culprit? Who should be
complaining?”
This one statement by Dadashri made
him realize that he was reaping the fruits
of sins previously committed by him.
Therefore it did not make any sense
complaining.
Just this little change in his belief
cleared his grievance of the past ten years
and for the first time since the day he was
married, he felt truly relaxed.
Almost all our grievances and
complaints arise due to such
misunderstandings and can easily be set
right by right understanding.
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