THOUGHT FOR THE DAY as written at Prasanthi Nilayam Today
An old man was once warned that there was a cobra on the roadside of the
path he proposed to walk through. But he said, he had never seen it and so he
did not believe it. Unfortunately for him, he did believe in it later, after it
bit him. But then, it was too late to benefit from the information that he had
heard earlier. Several leaders had to acknowledge that there is destiny that
shapes events in lives, irrespective of individual efforts. Know that everyone
has to come to the same conclusion, sooner or later - for, there is a limit to
the capacity of the individual to control events in the world. Beyond that,
there is an Unseen Hand that takes over the wheel of events. One may call it
Destiny, another may call it Providence and the third may call it God - the
Names do not matter. What matters is your humility, your ability to wonder, and
sense of awe at the grandeur and magnificence of Divinity.
BABA
