There was a certain student in Prasanthi Nilayam whose father died during his childhood itself. Swami had told his mother that He would look after the boy and his elder brother, who is still working at Parthi. Swami called the boy 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 exams of the first year and most of the students were going home and the concerned student also wanted to go and see his mother. But as he did not have money for the journey, 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. 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, Swami had just come and sat down on the throne and was enjoying the Bhajans, when Bhagawan suddenly got up and went into the interview room door. He then signaled to the boy to follow Him. When he came out 5 minutes later, he was weeping. The student said that 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 wonderful thing was that the boy had not told anyone at all about him wanted to go home, he had told his brother also that he wanted money for another purpose and not for going home. Swami knows everything. Sai Ram
