Loving Holy Mother

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There lived a little girl in Calcutta who was very

fond of Holy Mother. The Mother too loved the child

and often gave her sweets to eat. When the Mother was

to leave Calcutta for Jayrambati, the girl became very

sad. The Mother too felt equally sad.

 

She asked the girl: 'Do you love me?' The girl

replied: 'Of course, yes.' 'How much do you love me?'

asked the Mother. The little one stretched her arms to

whatever width she could stretch and said with deep

affection: 'This much.'

 

The Mother laughed and asked: 'Would you continue to

love me even when I am away?' The child replied

zealously: 'Certainly I would.' 'How would I know that

you continue to love me when I am away?' asked the

Mother.

 

The intelligent girl thought for a while and asked:

'What should I do to make you aware that I continue to

love you when you are away?'

 

Mother replied: 'If you really love me even when I am

not physically with you, then you should love

everybody equally, as much as you love me. Then I

would know that you love me during my absence too.'

 

The child became thoughtful and said: 'What should I

do to make you know that I love everyone equally as

much as I love you?' The Mother gently said: do not

make demands on anybody whom you love, never expect

anything from anybody who is the object of your love

and affection. For, if you expected anything in

return, or made any demands, then you would love that

person more who would respond more, and that one less

who responded less. In that case you cannot love

everybody equally.

 

- This excerpt is taken from Vedanta Kesari-Nov-2005

issue. The entire article can be read at:

http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org/magazine/vk/2005/11-3-3.asp

 

 

 

 

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