Do It Yourself

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This is what happened: One morning Swami was talking to a student of the MBA

class. This student had completed his engineering and was now doing his MBA,

business management. Swami looked at him and said, " You, boy, you applied for a

job. Hmm, I know. But you didn't get it. I also know that. "

 

Then I said, " Swami, since You knew, why did You not see to it that he got the

job? (Laughter) Why do You say that he didn't get the job? "

 

Then Baba turned to that boy and said, " Shall I tell him what had happened? "

That boy said, " Swami, please, I won't tell. " (Laughter)

 

Then Swami said, " You know, this boy did not fill out the application form. His

mother filled out the form, so he didn't get the job. Your mother can't fill out

the application form on your behalf. You have to fill out the application form.

So, never do that, " Baba said. " If you want to apply, you fill out the

application form yourself. Don't ask anybody else. "

 

And then He said, " If you are hungry, is it enough if your mother eats on your

behalf? If your leg is broken, your mother can't have bandages, no! You have to

put on bandages for yourself. So, each one has to work for one's own liberation,

for one's own salvation. For one's own moksha, we cannot ask somebody else to do

it on our behalf. " This is an important note that Swami said.