The Whispers Of My Heart

 Renowned mystic Kabirdas ji wrote the following couplet :  साईं इतना दीजिये, जा मे कुटुम समाय ।  मैं भी भूखा न रहूँ, साधु ना भूखा जाय ॥  ( My Lord, kindly give me only that much money which is barely enough to buy food for myself as well as my guests. ) Mangu Dev, a disciple of Kabir ji asked, "Master, why do you want only little wealth from the Lord?  Goddess Lakshmi ji ( Goddess of Wealth ) is His consort. He can gift you copious money." Kabir ji smiled and said, "Mangu, Lord hands out surfeit of riches only to those whom He wants to punish severely. Surplus money invariably brings miseries.  Greed has no end."  Yes, Kabir ji has rightly remarked that "Greed has no end".  Every now and then we encounter incidents that corroborate Kabir ji's reflection.  Illustrious tycoon and former Chairman of Raymond Group, Vijaypat Singhania, ensured that his son Gautam Singhania had all the luxuries of the world, pampered him excessively.  Soon Ga...

After remaining unemployed for some time, I got a job with Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation (PUNSUP) - a state government organization - albeit on contract basis.  I served this organization for about five years.  My first posting was in Ludhiana which also happens to be my birthplace.  At the Ludhiana Office, I became friends with Pardeep, who was also a new recruit like me.  Ram Mehar was a small tea vendor at some distance from the Office.  I, along with Pardeep, would visit Ram Mehar's kiosk invariably during the lunch time to have a refreshing cup of ginger, tulsi and cinnamon tea.  Ram Mehar knew that I liked less sugar, so he would prepare my tea separately.  Soon he became chummy, often discussed his family problems with me.  After six months, I was transferred back to the Head Office, Chandigarh where I was deputed in the Accounts & Audit Branch.  One day, while taking a stroll in Sector 34 during lunch time, I was astonis...