Prayers

God is great! Faith in God should be unflinching.
I found this story so touching.
Isaiah 65:24 :- "Before they call, I will answer."
This is a testimony written by a doctor who worked in Africa.
One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do, she died, leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive; as we had no incubator (we had no electricity to run an incubator). We also had no special feeding facilities.
Although we lived on the equator, nights were often chilly with treacherous drafts. One student midwife went for the box we had for such babies and the cotton wool that the baby would be wrapped in.
Another went to stoke up the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came back shortly in distress to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst (rubber perishes easily in tropical climates). "And it is our last hot water bottle!" she exclaimed. As in the West, it is no good crying over spilled milk, so in Central Africa it might be considered no good crying over burst water bottles. They do not grow on trees, and there are no drugstores down forest pathways.
"All right," I said, "put the baby as near the fire as you safely can, and sleep between the baby and the door to keep it free from drafts. Your job is to keep the baby warm."
The following noon, as I did most days, I went to have prayers with any of the orphanage children who chose to gather with me. I gave the youngsters various suggestions of things to pray about and told them about the tiny baby. I explained our problem about keeping the baby warm enough, mentioning the hot water bottle, and that the baby could so easily die if it got chills. I also told them of the two-year-old sister, crying because her mother had died.
During prayer time, one ten -year-old girl, Ruth, prayed with the usual blunt conciseness of our African children. "Please, God" she prayed, "Send us a hot water bottle today. It'll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby will be dead, so please send it this afternoon."
While I gasped inwardly at the audacity of the prayer, she added, "And while You are about it, would You please send a dolly for the little girl so she'll know You really love her?"
As often with children's prayers, I was put on the spot. Could I honestly say "Amen?" I just did not believe that God could do this.
Oh, yes, I know that He can do everything; the Bible says so. But there are limits, aren't there? The only way God could answer this particular prayer would be by sending me a parcel from the homeland. I had been in Africa for almost four years at that time, and I had never, ever, received a parcel from home. Anyway, if anyone did send me a parcel, who would put in a hot water bottle? I lived on the equator!
Halfway through the afternoon, while I was teaching in the nurses' training school, a message was sent that there was a car at my front door. By the time I reached home, the car had gone, but there on the verandah was a large 22-pound parcel. I felt tears pricking my eyes. I could not open the parcel alone, so I sent for the orphanage children. Together we pulled off the string, carefully undoing each knot. We folded the paper, taking care not to tear it unduly. Excitement was mounting. Some thirty or forty pairs of eyes were focused on the large cardboard box. From the top, I lifted out brightly-colored, knitted jerseys. Eyes sparkled as I gave them out. Then there were the knitted bandages for the leprosy patients, and the children looked a little bored. Then came a box of mixed raisins and sultanas - that would make a batch of buns for the weekend.
Then, as I put my hand in again, I felt the.....could it really be?
I grasped it and pulled it out. Yes, a brand new, rubber hot water bottle. I cried. I had not asked God to send it; I had not truly believed that He could.
Ruth was in the front row of the children. She rushed forward, crying out, "If God has sent the bottle, He must have sent the dolly, too!"
Rummaging down to the bottom of the box, she pulled out the small, beautifully-dressed dolly. Her eyes shone! She had never doubted! Looking up at me, she asked, "Can I go over with you and give this dolly to that little girl, so she'll know that Jesus really loves her?"
"Of course," I replied!
That parcel had been on the way for five whole months, packed up by my former Sunday school class, whose leader had heard and obeyed God's prompting to send a hot water bottle, even to the equator.
And one of the girls had put in a dolly for an African child - five months before, in answer to the believing prayer of a ten-year-old to bring it "that afternoon."
"Before they call, I will answer." (Isaiah 65:24

Prayer is one of the best gift we receive. There is no cost, but a lot of rewards.🙏

Strong character

Persons of strong character are usually the happiest. They do not blame others for troubles that can usually be traced to their own actions and lack of understanding. They know that no one has any power to add to their happiness or detract from it unless they themselves are so weak that they allow the adverse thoughts and wicked actions of others to affect them.

Paramahansa Yogananda

सच्चे सम्बंध

चैन की नींद

🐪 सौ ऊंट 🐪🐪

किसी शहर में, एक आदमी प्राइवेट कंपनी में जॉब करता था . वो अपनी ज़िन्दगी से खुश नहीं था , हर समय वो किसी न किसी समस्या से परेशान रहता था .

एक बार शहर से कुछ दूरी पर एक महात्मा का काफिला रुका . शहर में चारों और उन्ही की चर्चा थी.

बहुत से लोग अपनी समस्याएं लेकर उनके पास पहुँचने लगे ,
उस आदमी ने भी महात्मा के दर्शन करने का निश्चय किया .

छुट्टी के दिन सुबह -सुबह ही उनके काफिले तक पहुंचा . बहुत इंतज़ार के बाद उसका का नंबर आया .

वह बाबा से बोला ," बाबा , मैं अपने जीवन से बहुत दुखी हूँ , हर समय समस्याएं मुझे घेरी रहती हैं , कभी ऑफिस की टेंशन रहती है , तो कभी घर पर अनबन हो जाती है , और कभी अपने सेहत को लेकर परेशान रहता हूँ ….

बाबा कोई ऐसा उपाय बताइये कि मेरे जीवन से सभी समस्याएं ख़त्म हो जाएं और मैं चैन से जी सकूँ ?

बाबा मुस्कुराये और बोले , " पुत्र , आज बहुत देर हो गयी है मैं तुम्हारे प्रश्न का उत्तर कल सुबह दूंगा … लेकिन क्या तुम मेरा एक छोटा सा काम करोगे …?"

"हमारे काफिले में सौ ऊंट 🐪 हैं ,
मैं चाहता हूँ कि आज रात तुम इनका खयाल रखो …
जब सौ के सौ ऊंट 🐪 बैठ जाएं तो तुम भी सो जाना …",

ऐसा कहते हुए महात्मा👳 अपने तम्बू में चले गए ..

अगली सुबह महात्मा उस आदमी से मिले और पुछा , " कहो बेटा , नींद अच्छी आई ."

वो दुखी होते हुए बोला :
"कहाँ बाबा , मैं तो एक पल भी नहीं सो पाया. मैंने बहुत कोशिश की पर मैं सभी ऊंटों🐪 को नहीं बैठा पाया , कोई न कोई ऊंट 🐪 खड़ा हो ही जाता …!!!

बाबा बोले , " बेटा , कल रात तुमने अनुभव किया कि चाहे कितनी भी कोशिश कर लो सारे ऊंट 🐪 एक साथ नहीं बैठ सकते …

तुम एक को बैठाओगे तो कहीं और कोई दूसरा खड़ा हो जाएगा.

इसी तरह तुम एक समस्या का समाधान करोगे तो किसी कारणवश दूसरी खड़ी हो जाएगी ..

पुत्र जब तक जीवन है ये समस्याएं तो बनी ही रहती हैं … कभी कम तो कभी ज्यादा …."

"तो हमें क्या करना चाहिए ?" , आदमी ने जिज्ञासावश पुछा .

"इन समस्याओं के बावजूद जीवन का आनंद लेना सीखो …

कल रात क्या हुआ ?
1) कई ऊंट 🐪 रात होते -होते खुद ही बैठ गए ,
2) कई तुमने अपने प्रयास से बैठा दिए ,
3) बहुत से ऊंट 🐪 तुम्हारे प्रयास के बाद भी नहीं बैठे … और बाद में तुमने पाया कि उनमे से कुछ खुद ही बैठ गए ….

कुछ समझे ….??
समस्याएं भी ऐसी ही होती हैं..

1) कुछ तो अपने आप ही ख़त्म हो जाती हैं ,
2) कुछ को तुम अपने प्रयास से हल कर लेते हो …
3) कुछ तुम्हारे बहुत कोशिश करने पर भी हल नहीं होतीं ,

ऐसी समस्याओं को समय पर छोड़ दो … उचित समय पर वे खुद ही ख़त्म हो जाती हैं.!!

जीवन है, तो कुछ समस्याएं रहेंगी ही रहेंगी …. पर इसका ये मतलब नहीं की तुम दिन रात उन्ही के बारे में सोचते रहो …

समस्याओं को एक तरफ रखो
और जीवन का आनंद लो…

चैन की नींद सो …

जब उनका समय आएगा वो खुद ही हल हो जाएँगी"...

बिंदास मुस्कुराओ 😊क्या ग़म हे,..
ज़िन्दगी में टेंशन😁 किसको कम हे..

अच्छा या बुरा तो केवल भ्रम हे..
जिन्दगी का नाम ही
कभी ख़ुशी कभी ग़म हे..!!

Positive thinking

Help

Whenever You are in a Position to Help Someone,
Just Do it & be Glad,
Bcoz. God is Answering Someone's Prayers through You.
So don't think that Anybody is using you but Remember that You're Useful.

Ramayan- ambition vs affection

Ramayana anecdote -

When Valmiki completed his Ramayana, Narada wasn't impressed. 'It is good, but Hanuman's is better',he said.

'That monkey has written the Ramayana too !' Valmiki didn't like this at all, and wondered whose Ramayana was better. So he set out to find Hanuman.

In Kadali-vana, grove of plantains, he found Ramayana inscribed on seven broad leaves of a banana tree.

He read it and found it to be perfect. The most exquisite choice of grammer and vocabulary, metre and melody.He couldn't help himself.He started to cry.


'Is it so bad?' asked Hanuman
'No, it is so good', said Valmiki
'Then why are you crying?' asked Hanuman
'Because after reading your Ramayana no one will read my Ramayana,' replied Valmiki


Hearing this Hanuman simply tore up the seven banana leaves stating ' Now no one will ever read Hanuman's Ramayana.'

Hanuman said, 'You need your Ramayana more than I need mine.You wrote your Ramayana so that the world remembers Valmiki; I wrote my Ramayana so that I remember Ram.'

At that moment he realized how he had been consumed by the desire for validation through his work.He had not used the work to liberate himself from the fear of invalidation.He had not appreciated the essence of Ram's tale to unknot his mind. His Ramayana was a product of ambition; Hanuman's Ramayana was a product of affection. That's why Hanuman's Ramayana sounded so much better. Valmiki realized that greater than Ram is the idea of Ram ( राम से बड़ा राम का नाम ).