Shree Maa tells us a story: Part 2

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Namaste Everybody!

 

On popular demand - here is part 2 of story that Shree Maa has said for all of

us!

 

If you missed part 1 - it is an end of this message

 

Ok -- Recap: Main actors in story are old lady who can barely see and hobbles

with walking stick and 5 year old boy.

 

So... the two of them were happily enjoying each others' company and love!

 

Then one day the old lady thought " I am keeping all the money offerings in this

little pot. My hut does not even have a door. What if a thief comes and steals

all this money? I should give it to the " Seth " for safe keeping. "

 

Background Note: In olden days in the villages in India, there were some rich

merchants who acted as bankers for the common man. They were notorious for their

high lending rates - but the poor had no recourse but to keep their money with

them.

 

So the old lady hobbled to the nearby little town and went to the Seth's store.

There she showed her pot of money and a servant in the store counted it all and

wrote down her name and told her they would keep it safely.

 

Reassured, she picked up her walking stick and made her way back home.

 

Time rolled by and one day the little boy got fever. He was lying in the arms of

the old lady and she did not know what to do. She thought

" If i could take him to a doctor, they may give some medicine and help him. "

 

" But, " she thought, " I have no money to pay the doctor. All my money is in the

Seth's store. I better go get the money from there. "

 

So she walked back painstakingly again to the store. There she met the owner of

the store (the Seth) and told him that she had given some money for safekeeping

and she wanted it back today. The owner did not recogize her. As luck would have

it, the servant who took the money from her, was not present at that time.

 

The lady looked so old and tired and unkempt, the Seth did not believe she had

any money. He told her to stop lying and had her forcibly thrown out of the

shop.

 

She was distraught, she walked back to her hut -- to see the little boy with

high temperature lying all alone and helpless.

 

" What can i do now? " She thought full of anguish.

 

.................................to be continued........

 

 

 

 

, " kamalaji_india " <kamalaji_india wrote:

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> Please, Ramya, give us the " rest of the story " . Waiting with baited breath. .

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> , " n_ramya108 " <n_ramya108@> wrote:

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> > Namaste Everybody,

> >

> > Maa was asking what we do in our discussions here on the club. She

said " Do fun! Why don't you do fun? "

> >

> > i said " Yes Maa " (thinking -- yes i should tell everybody this important

message = Do Fun:):))

> >

> > Then Maa said, " How about sharing the story about pure love? "

> >

> > So my beloved brothers and sisters - Here is a story from Maa for all of us

- to remember pure love and have fun together

> >

> > Once there was an old lady - she could barely see and walked with a walking

stick. She was very, very poor and lived in a little hut which was quite dirty

and did not even have a door.

> >

> > Every morning she hobbled to a temple near by and sat in one corner with two

bowls in front of her. In one bowl the devotees donated from wheat flour and

other food stuffs. In the other bowl, they gave her some change.

> >

> > In the afternoon, she hobbled back to her little hut with the offerings.

There was a 5 year old boy who used to come then. Even though she could barely

see, somehow she made rotis (chappatis) for herself and the little boy. The

little boy used to call her " Maa " . They never talked about who she was, who he

was -- they were just there together, sharing the simple meal and love!

> >

> > Story....to be continued.....

> >

> > If you like it so far, let me know if you know the ending, please DO NOT

write it

> >

> > with love and laughter!

> >

> > Jai Maa!

> >

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