Authentic words

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Once in Sabarmati ahsram, a woman came to meet Gandhiji with her

son. Her son had some disease and doctor had prescribed food without

salt and spices. But the son was not willing to eat anything without

salt and spices. At that time Gandhiji was famous as Saint and

people were his blind supporter. The woman thought if Gandhiji could

tell her son not to take salts and spices, may he would agree and

thus his ailment would be cured soon. She told her story to Gandhiji

and asked his advice for her son. Gandhiji told her to come again

after two weeks.

After two weeks the woman and her son were again in front of

Gandhiji, the woman repeating the same story. This time Gandhiji

told to the son serenely- " Dear son, dont take salt and spice in

food and you will be ok soon. "

The woman had thought that the Saint would perform some kind of

miracle, but he was saying normal words. She got surprised and

asked - " Why baba, you could tell this last time also. I have to

come here for long 15 miles walking. "

" Last time I didn't know how it would taste eating without salt and

spices. That time if I would advice the same, your son might take it

seriously or not. So, I have been eating the same food for these two

weeks to make sure that it can be done without much problem. Now if

he asks whether I could eat such food if prescribed, I am ready to

say-yes I can. What I can't do myself, i shouldn't advice to others.

That is why I gave this much trouble to you. "

 

Moral of the story - Anyone can say good things, rare are those who

have tested it by themselves and the same words spoken by such

person become authentic and have a strong effect on listeners