Sairam friends,

What can I tell about Saibaba’s affection towards his devotees? It will make me shed tears if I start to speak about how much Sai loves you. You might never know but he has that immense care you. Such is the mind of this saint of Shirdi. Its full of love. Pure love.  I am writing this because I need a counter article to the Brotherphobia article I wrote few days back. To answer everyone who did not understood I was just commenting on the cultural aspect existing in our country, I wrote another article –  For God’s sake learn to laugh

Do you know about Chandrabai Borkar? 

She lived in Mumbai with her husband. The best part about Chandra is that her husband never believed in Saibaba. Are you the only Sai devotee in your family?Note this point. Chandrabai lived all her life with her husband who had very little faith on Saibaba but he never objected her devotion. He just did not believed him much. This information was given to me by Vinny Chitluri when I met her in Shirdi. (Vinny is a wonderful author I admire most for her life time dedication towards writing about Sai).

Now continue with Chandrabai Borkar story..

When Chandrabai R. Borkar was at Kopergaon during sravana or chaturmasya of 1908, an unknown fakir appeared before her and wanted Garlic chatni and bread. She said that she did not take garlic in chaturmasya and the fakir disappeared.Having heard of Sai Baba and his taking onion every day, she thought that fakir might be Sai Baba. So she went to Shirdi for the first time and bowed before Sai Baba.

Baba told her,

“You have not given garlic chatni and bread! Why have you come here?”

This confirmed her idea that the fakir who come to her was Baba and she answered “Yes, I have come to give garlic chatni and bread”. Baba then said that she was his sister for seven generations and had always sought him out.

This incident is given in Charters and Sayings book by Narasimha Swamiji. How sweet must be our Saibaba? He knows that this particular devotee has been worshiping him or serving him in some form birth after birth.

Hey… read it again

Baba actually said Chandrabai is my sister for seven generations.

The word “Sister” is so divine here.

When did I deny to have any of my Sai friends or girls I come across in life as a “Sister”? I just wanted to stress the depth the relationship called Sister has. Its such a beautiful relationship that you can’t see someone as a Sister that easily. It take some time. You must know them personally for few days. You must have spoken to them a lot.

My Sister and myself speak very little. Even when she’s on phone, I don’t have much to talk to her beyond 10 minutes. But that cannot measure my love for my Sister. Like Saibaba, She’s my heart and soul and her happiness is all that I need in life.

Similarly, If I have to see someone as my Sister, she must have been my friend for few days. I must know her personally atleast little about her life. I must have spoken the way I really am to her. You know, when you meet someone new, you speak very normally. You don’t express your real nature. Only to close friends, you express your real nature.

There’s this girl at work who used to often keep sad face which really bothered me a lot. I always used to think of her and worry so much because I can’t digest anyone around me keeping a sad face and doing all drama. Once, Saibaba blessed me with a beautiful dream. (I will write about it in next article I am working on)

Later, I let her go and stopped worrying about her. Gradually, she started speaking to everyone and I felt happy too. During Rakhi one of my Sai friend messaged me saying all the girls you like are going to tie rakhi to you. I told her, not many celebrate Rakhi in South India. I proudly told this to her and she immediately said “I celebrate’ and called me a brother.

Do I see her as a my little Sister? I kept thinking and gradually, I felt that sisterly connection with her. I could feel that in my heart.

When you see someone as a Sister, it must come from your heart and not your mouth for name sake. 

I like girls whom I can openly speak on anything and also pull them to an argument and she allows me to do it. I often go near her and pull her into an argument. I enjoy doing this. The past 2 days. I felt she’s like my little Sister. I have never had such feeling on most girls. I am such a big fraud you know? he he..

Why I am able to see this girl as a little Sis?

It could be because I know her well. You must know someone as a good friend to actually realize they could be seen as a sister. I don’t message her much but openly speak to her as a friend. And she also tells me few things truthfully. Just that she never listens to me. I told her she must do her MBA and she doesn’t. She’s interested in design but never takes any efforts to work on it. I tortured her enough asking her to do something to enhance her skills. Since I lost my life doing nothing, I always have this desire to make others do a lot in their life. Irrespective of all her short-comings, I still felt she’s a wonderful friend of mine or a little Sister as she wants me to see her.

And then, there are few whom I see as my own child.  I have tears in my eyes when I think of them. I don’t ever get such feeling easily but it naturally happens when someone is so good. Atleast, in my perspective, they seem to be kind hearted. We might never get close to few in our life as we lack the opportunity to do so but we admire them for what they are.

There’s so much I can tell about how Saibaba has molded me over the years.

Saibaba don’t like it when a Man hurts a women. He has always been there for Women’s welfare. I wrote so many articles in StarSai about “Being good to women”. The other day, this girl casually told me “It’s a male dominated world”. I argued with her saying “If you want to grow. You can grow. Who’s stopping you?”

Though the context in which she spoke was right, I personally believe most girls would have come across good men who really treated them well.

But after that conversation, I felt if I have really not done anything for “Women”.

Read this article –  The book which inspired me to work for Womens Rights

I agree that I have not practically done anything for Women’s rights but I have personally guided few women to lead a better life through Sai devotion.

May be, I must do something more visible in the society. If Sai gives me an opportunity, I shall certainly do it.

Having said that, these days, I started realizing that even some men needs help. So all the good deeds I do must equally reach Men, Women and Child.

Om Sai Ram

Venkat

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