Can you help, Sir?

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Can you help, Sir?

 

Is it necessary to go searching everyone for help when keeping faith that " Baba

will provide " is all that is required? Belittling unsolicited help or suspecting

situations favorable during the hour of need is perhaps limiting Baba'

omniscience because Baba manifests himself in several ways and in several

situations to help the distressed. At the same time, raising unnecessary outcry

over every hurdle big and small is not a hallmark of a faithful Sai devotee. Let

us examine the following incident in the life of eminent Sai devotee Kakasaheb

Dixit, as narrated by Pujya Sri B.V. Narasimhaswami ji.

 

As for Dixit's own financial position, there was, for a long time, a period of

depression, but there was no positive distress. Contentment was ingrained in

Dixit', and he was always saying to himself, " Tevile Anante, Tase Rahave " , which

is the same as " Alla Rakhega Vysa Rahena " , " Maula Rakhega Vysa Rahena " . This

means, 'We must be content with the lot assigned to us by God.' So, he was

generally contented and retained his mental peace in the midst of lack of funds

and income. However, special occasions arose and his faith in Baba was tested

and confirmed.

 

Some time after Baba passed away, Kaka had to meet a heavy obligation of Rs.

30,000 to be paid to a Marwadi. The day for payment was drawing near, and Kaka

could not see how to get funds for meeting this large demand. One night, as he

was sleeping, he had a dream, and in his dream, his creditor was pressing him

for payment. In the dream, he assured the creditor, " Oh, don't you fear. I have

my friend Sir Chunnilal, Sir Chimanlal etc., all of them knights, and they will

provide the money " . Suddenly, he woke up and remembering the dream, he bitterly

repented his stupid folly in relying upon 'Sir' this and 'Sir' that who are just

persons who will fail to help at the crucial moment.

 

He felt that the only person on whom he could rely for getting help was Baba,

and cursed his folly in relying upon such useless human help. He resolved not to

think of these 'Sirs' at all, and to rely confidently and boldly upon Sai Baba

alone to furnish him with funds and that too in time. He sat up in his office

room on a chair and was waiting and waiting until the actual date of payment

came. Until the last moment, no money was forthcoming. However, at the last

moment, a young man, the son of a rich friend of his, came asking for his

advice. He said that after his father's death, he was managing his property, and

had to find an investment for his money. He said, just then he had brought with

him Rs. 30,000/- and wanted to know from Dixit what would be best investment.

Kaka, after explaining the pros and cons of other investments, finally told him

that he was in urgent need of Rs. 30,000/- and he would be glad to have it on

any reasonable terms, but

that it was his duty to explain to the lender that his practice had gone down,

that his income was very low, though his properties in the shape of bungalows

were there, and that it was his duty to point out the danger and disadvantage of

lending to such person. The young man, however, made up his mind to lend the

money to him on account of his being his father's friend, and thus the creditor

of Dixit was paid in time.