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tongue, it too will go! You will lose the support of your legs if you
misuse them. Therefore, you have to pay for whatever you misuse.
Why Must Innocent Children Suffer?
Questioner: We often see children that are crippled from
birth. Some are killed in disasters. What sort of paap (bad
karma) could these children have possibly done to suffer such
a fate?
Dadashri: They have indeed done paap, for which the
score has to be settled. An infant is born because of a pending
account and if that infant dies, it is because of the account
between him and his parent being settled.
Questioner: Was the child born in order to repay the
parents for their own sins (past account)?
Dadashri: The account with the parents had already been
determined. The child will render whatever happiness or
unhappiness he is supposed to and then depart. When an infant
dies, the parents will grieve but not as much as they would if
they lost an adult son. The adult child would leave considerably
more unhappiness in his wake. Is that not possible?
Questioner: It is true, that does happen.
Dadashri: That is why some are there to give misery,
while others give their happiness for a long time. All these are
relationships. Through your relationships you have to endure
suffering or enjoy happiness. Relationships work both ways;
people make each other happy or miserable. These relationships
are relative.
Do Negative Cause Karmas Give Effect Only
In This Life?
Questioner: If I broke up someone’s marriage plans,
will I have to suffer exactly the same consequences in my next
life? Will the same person turn around and break up my marriage