Pain

Om Sai Ram

I feel it's my responsibility to let others know what pain in life actually means. It took quiet a few long years to know the real meaning of "Pain". I refer to that pain in our life, the one which we normally correlate with the problems of our life. Many of us merely come to a conclusion and associate it with problems, worries, failure, distress, betrayal and many more things.

Our bloved Sathguru gives us all emotions in life. He gives us many "pains" in life. I normally think and sometimes ask him "Why always me baba?". The answer to this question is very simple however, tough to accept. May be our knowledge is so inadequate to understand heavenly things. When, I was into deep thought about these things, which are part and parcel of our life, I certainly understood one solution. The fact that came to my mind was not new to others, but was very much new to me. It took another long time to understand the fact and you might just calculate the time which I took to implement and putforth into action.

There was this small story which I read some time back. A lady was suffering with so much of problems in her life. Never did she rest in peace. Many new problems boomed and made her restless. She became so depressed and asked our lovable Sai Nath, Baba why do you give me so much of pain when I trust you and consider you as my only God. Baba replied: Child, do you know what pain actually means? Do you know which is real pain? The lady said, No. Baba said: Pain is something which happens when a life comes new into this world. That is the real pain which happens when Jeevathma and Paramathma co-incide in this earth.

The lady once again asked: Why do you give me so many problems again and again?
Baba replied: Because, you are my child. I love you and I can play with somone whom I love a lot and not with anyone else.

I simply had tears of happiness in my eyes when I read this. What a wonderful explanation that Baba could give. Wont we want to have problems every time in our life then? I will certainly. If Baba, loves me so much and gives me problems, I want him to give more and more of "pain" in my life. I know he loves me that much and keeps playing with me. He is the one who knows where to begin and to end. He knows what to give, whom to give and when to give. I read this story when I cried to Baba about my problems. He gave me an answer, crisp and clear. This is what he wants from his children. He wants us to surrender us whole-heartedly to him. Expectation leads to dislike - may be this is for humans. But our Sathguru's expectation will lead us to the divine path of love and mercy. Baba, I guess you are expecting me to write more, give me many more experiences to jort down here. **Conditions Apply** :)