The following is from a Wonderful talk given by Prof. Anil Kumar's in
Swami's Divine Presence on 13th July 2004.
" Those were the days when I was there in Brindavan quite fresh to the
Sai system of education and the campus as well. (Prof. Anil Kumar had newly
joined the Brindavan campus as the Principal of the college).
One Sunday Bhagavan drove straight to the campus about 8 am. Luckily I
was there, even though usually we would take rest on Sundays but I
congratulated my stars that they had driven me to be present on that day most
unexpectedly.
At that time there was a gentleman named Col. Sood from Punjab who, along
with 18 associates, was working in the garden. Well I did not know who they
were but someone told me that they do the work regularly.
Bhagavan got down from the car and asked me who are those men. I replied
that I did not know. Bhagavan immediately said 'Can anybody step into the
college like that and do work without your permission?'
What am I to do? But then I wanted to be smart and said 'Bhagavan shall I
ask them to get out?' Bhagavan replied, 'Since you did not ask them to come in,
how can you ask them to go?' I was stuck in between 'to be or not to be that is
the question'. Swami smiled and
left.
Then I thought it is my duty to keep myself abreast of the situation. I
slowly approached Col. Sood and did some homework: who he was and his
associates. I became familiar with all the data: so and so from Kerala, another
from Tamil Nadu, etc.
Bhagavan again came to the college campus at 4 pm . Without being called
to come close I ran up to Bhagavan and started to exhibit my knowledge. So and
so is Col Sood, so and so from Kerala, so and so from Tamil Nadu.
Swami heard this and I thought that He appreciated my knowledge. Swami
walked to Col. Sood and materialised a big ring for him. He then enquired about
his son and daughter saying that she must be in her final year of medicine and
that his son is in Patilia… He went on talking like this.
I was really non-plussed at that moment. I went up to Bhagavan and said
'Swami, when You know him and everybody very well, why did You ask me about
them? Why did You listen to all this information from me?
Swami's reply is the message that we should take note of. He said, "I
know everything but you should know that I know - therefore I ask you."
OM SAI RAM
