Wednesday 26 June 2019

THE JOKE THAT GOD HAS PLAYED UPON THE RICH

THE JOKE THAT GOD HAS PLAYED UPON THE RICH
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From the Thoughts of HH Shri Bhola Nathji, a Great Spiritual Luminary who gave peace and beatitude to countless souls, relieving them of their sorrows and sufferings, and in whom people saw God, although he called himself the Servant of the Earth
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THE GREAT JOKE THAT GOD HAS PLAYED UPON THE RICH AND POWERFUL IS THAT HE HAS ROBBED THEM OF THEIR PEACE OF MIND.
He has given them lots of wealth and status and power, but at the same time he has filled their lives with so many problems and diseases that it has become difficult for them to enjoy their wealth.
THE WEALTHIEST MAN IN MUSSOORIE IN 1956 VISITED HH SHRI BHOLA NATHJI AND SAID TO HIM:
"YOU HAVE THE POWER TO GRANT EVERYONE HIS WISH. I HAVE COME TO ASK YOU FOR SOMETHING-- PLEASE GRANT ME DEATH!"
HH SHRI BHOLA NATHJI SAID: "YOU HAVE COME TO THE WRONG PLACE. I DO NOT HAVE DEATH. I HAVE LIFE. TAKE IT IF YOU WANT IT!"
AND THE MAN BECAME INSTANTLY AT PEACE, AND PHONED HIM THE NEXT MORNING SAYING:
" EVER SINCE I HAD YOUR DARSHAN A SUDDEN PEACE HAS FILLED MY SOUL. NOW I WISH TO LIVE!"
IF YOUR STOMACH IS UPSET YOU CANNOT ENJOY THE FOOD OF THE BEST FIVE STAR HOTELS OF THE WORLD.
YOU CANNOT ENJOY A PALACE OF GOLD IF ITS FOUNDATION IS SHAKING WITH AN EARTHQUAKE
IN A LIKE MANNER WHEN YOUR MIND IS NOT AT REST, WHEN IT IS NOT AT PEACE WITHIN, YOU CANNOT ENJOY THE GREATEST PROSPERITY IN THE WORLD.
.WHY HAS GOD DONE THIS?
SO THAT MANKIND MAY NOT THINK THAT WEALTH IS ANOTHER NAME FOR SALVATION AND FORGET GOD ALTOGETHER.
SO THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU WISH TO MAKE WEALTH THE GOAL OF YOUR LIFE.
THE GREATEST WEALTH OF LIFE LIES IN ATTAINING GOD AND IN BEING CONTENT WITH WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU AS YOUR SHARE.
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Priya Nath Mehta

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