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Articles: Devotion | The love alchemy
- Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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Much of what we experience in life has the Lord’s touch to it even if we do not realize it or acknowledge it. Only in moments of introspection, it occurs to us that but for His Will, nothing really works. All that is required of us is a moment of connection with Him. And then magic happens!
During my one year in a leading bank in the Middle East (it is West Asia if India is the base), there had been many occasions when I had to go to the country’s Government Relations Cell (GRC) which is a part of the Human Resource Department for processing my wife's or my documents like residence card, visa, etc. Well, my experience with the GRC can be described as anything but pleasant. Though I have worked in different banks in a couple of countries, nothing prepared me for the lackadaisical behaviour of the manager handling this particular cell of the bank.
This gentleman appeared to treat most expatriates (I am Indian) with disdain and a blatant lack of respect. We were convinced that he was callous towards those with the ‘expatriate’ tag. He would almost always manage to look through us whenever any of us had to go to him for getting our documents processed. It became a ritual for foreign citizens like us to stand for quite some time by his desk, hoping that the ‘nearness’ would force him to glance our way.
Well, we were, at times, successful in getting his attention after much waiting, but what ensued after that was pretty dissatisfying because, through his words and gestures, we were reminded that he had little regard for us. And yes, it didn’t surprise us in the slightest.
Now, here is what happened a few weeks ago when I had to meet him regarding our exit visas; I was understandably 'pre-irritated'. Just thinking of the time I would have to spend in his harrowing company was enough to spoil my mood. Dreading that I would have to undergo his 'regular treatment' yet again, I virtually dragged myself to his office that morning. When I reached his cabin, he was on a phone call. The waiting game had to be played once more.
While my patience was being tested, I happened to recollect a talk given by a student of Bhagavan Baba in Radio Sai the previous day. He narrated an incident where his father had once asked him to get his passbook updated at the local post office when the person at the counter was quite rude and uncooperative. The student remembered Bhagavan's beautiful words to see Him in every being. He told himself to see Swami in that postal employee and prayed fervently to the Lord to help him. Quite unexpectedly, the employee was polite and his job was done the same day. (The student explained that he was actually prepared to wait for a week!)
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