Patience is trusting Krishna's timing

Hare Krsna,





Once there was a sweeper in a well known temple and he was very sincere and

devoted.



Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord,

he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and He

must be feeling very tired.



So one day very innocently he asked the Lord whether he can take the place

of the Lord for a day so that the Lord can have some relief and rest.

The Deity of Temple replied, "I do not mind taking a break. I will transform

you like Myself, but you must do one thing. you must just stand here like

Me, smile at everyone and just give benedictions. Do not interfere with

anything and do not say anything. Remember you are the deity and you just

have faith that I have a master plan for everything.



The sweeper agreed to this. The next day the sweeper took the position of

the deity and a rich man came and prayed to the Lord. He offered a nice

donation and prayed that his business should be prosperous. While going, the

rich man inadvertently left his wallet full of money right there. Now the

sweeper in the form of deity could not call him and so he decided to control

himself and keep quiet.



Just then a poor man came and he put one coin in the Hundi and said that it

was all he could afford and he prayed to the Lord that he should continue to

be engaged in the Lord's service. He also said that his family was in dire

need of some basic needs but he left it to the good hands of the Lord to

give some solution. When he opened his eyes, he saw the wallet left by the

rich man. The poor man thanked the Lord for His kindness and took the wallet

very innocently. The sweeper in the form of the Deity could not say anything

and he had to just keep smiling.



At that point a sailor walked in. He prayed for his safe journey as he was

going on a long trip. Just then the rich man came with the police and said

that somebody has stolen his wallet and seeing the sailor there, he asked

the police to arrest him thinking that he might have taken it. Now the

sweeper in the form of Deity wanted to say that the sailor is not the thief

but he could not say so and he became greatly frustrated. The sailor looked

at the Lord and asked why he, an innocent person, is being punished. The

rich man looked at the Lord and thanked Him for finding the thief.



The sweeper in the deity form could no more tolerate and he thought that

even if the real Lord had been here, he would have definitely interfered and

hence he started speaking and said that the sailor is not the thief but it

was the poor man who took away the wallet. The rich man was very thankful as

also the sailor.



In the night, the real Lord came and He asked the sweeper how the day was.

The sweeper said, "I thought it would be easy, but now I know that Your days

are not easy, but I did one good thing." Then he explained the whole episode

to the Lord. The Lord became very upset on hearing this whereas the sweeper

thought the Lord would appreciate him for the good deed done.



The Lord asked, "Why did you not just stick to the plan? You had no faith in

Me. Do you think that I do not understand the hearts of all those who come

here? All the donation which the rich man gave was all stolen money and it

is only a fraction of what he really has and he wants Me to reciprocate

unlimitedly. The single coin offered by the poor man was the last coin he

was having and he gave it to Me out of faith.



The sailor might not have done anything wrong, but if the sailor were to go

in the ship that night he was about to die because of bad weather and

instead if he is arrested he would be in the jail and he would have been

saved form a greater calamity. The wallet should go to the poor man because

he will use it in My service. I was going to reduce the rich man's karma

also by doing this and save the sailor also. But you cancelled everything

because you thought you know My plan and you made your own plans."



Moral:



God has plans and justice for everyone....



We just have to have patience!!!!!



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"Peace is not absence of conflict, but presence of God whatever the conflict be."