There was one classmate of
mine whose father died
during his childhood itself.
Swami had told his mother
that He would look after the
boy and his elder brother,
who was and is still working
at Parthi. He then called
this classmate of mine and
told him: "From now, I am
your father. If you need
anything, you should ask me
and not trouble your brother
or mother."
A few days passed after the
first semester of our first
year was over. Most of the
students were going home and
my classmate too wanted to
go and see his mother. But
he did not have money for
the ticket. He asked his
elder brother who too
expressed his inability to
spare any money at that
point of time. The boy was
distressed, but did not tell
anyone. Even we could see
that he was slowly getting
withdrawn in the room (he
was my roommate too.)
In those days, Swami would
call all the students to sit
right from the bhajan door
once bhajans started. Swami
would keep moving in and out
of the bhajan hall on
several rounds of darshan.
One such day, He had just
come and sat down on the
throne and was looking at us
as we rushed to sit from the
front. He then suddenly got
up and went into the
interview room door. He then
signaled to my classmate to
follow Him. When my
classmate came out 5 minutes
later, he was weeping. Later
on in the room, he told us
what happened.
Swami had called him inside
and asked him: "I told you
that if you need anything
you should ask me. Why did
you go and trouble your
brother? I know you want to
go home and see your mother.
You should have asked me. Am
I not your father? Why do
you then hesitate to ask me
what you want?" He then gave
him money for the ticket and
spending and then told him
to go and enjoy his
holidays.
And the surprising thing
was, my classmate never told
anyone about what was eating
him from within. Swami just
knew!
- Related by a Sai student