Living in the Presence of God (Vol I/Pt I - 61)

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CHAPTER 61 The

race for material wealth, will, eventually, lead to the deterioration

of the self. Know that the weight of gold will not attract the Lord to

your hearts. Money is the evil that has brought the meaning of love to

mere "buying" and "bribing" today. Today's man, lost in the jungles of

survival, has bent his head, surrendering his life to the power of

worldly riches. Respect is no more earned by developing divine virtues

and strengths - No! It is only weighed by the size of one's bank

balance. Family treasures are no more the love and support one shares

for a lifetime, but it has been degraded by bringing in differences

with status and money between one's own brothers and sisters. The power

of money is evil and has entrapped the weak mind of man with its false

promise of "bare riches". Education has lost its worth by giving it a

"monetary value". Students select their life time occupations, not

depending upon the service the field may offer to the community, but

instead, chooses it on the basis of what he can grab from the

community. Yes, all want to become rich - rich in corruption, greed and

sorry worries! That is all what money will give you, My dears, and the

rest it will only take.Let

the exemplary life of Lord; not become a mere tale. Being the heir to

the throne of Ayodhya, surrounded by all comforts and material wealth -

He still walked on the thorns of life to protect dharma, giving up all

- even the love of - to gain Lord Himself! He was the king that dressed

in the robes of duty, in the jewels of love and wore the crown of

dharma (righteousness). The king that vowed the silence of sacrifice,

saw only with the eyes of justice, heard each command with obedience

and the cries of the distressed with utmost kindness; and the king who

showed that prayer can be lived, that devotion to God must be offered

to each one of His forms and that living to attain God is the only

wealth and the only hidden treasure that you must seek. Know that the

life of Lord Rama has only left for you a trail of footprints that you

must follow. Make your life the same sacrifice and be rewarded with

true knowledge - that is the wealth that will only keep! Turn the evil

of money into goodness of charity. Believe Me, this money will not buy

you a ticket to travel to My home - And My home is your final return!

Money must serve the needs, but you must have no need to serve money!

Break away from this race that deludes you with its starting point -

but once the run begins, you will know that the final point in this

race will always be a few paces further - and then further more until

one day, your end will come, and the race will still not be over.- Divine Messages received and recorded by Mrs Seema M Dewan(Copyright reserved by the Author) 'Sai Divine Inspirations' is

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