"Rama!"

There lived in a village a husband and his wife.  The wife was constantly chanting the Divine Name - Rama, Krishna, Govinda, performing worship of God and singing His glories.  The husband, however, did not apparently perform any worship.  The wife felt sorry that her husband was not uttering the name of God even once in a day.

One night, the husband could not get sleep and kept tossing in the bed.  In this state of restlessness, he unintentionally uttered "Rama!"  His wife was overjoyed on hearing the Divine Name from the mouth of her husband.

The next day, as soon as she got up from her bed, she collected all the rice available in the house, cooked it and fed the poor people in jubilation.  The husband asked her, "What is the matter?  You are cooking and feeding the poor today.  What is the special occasion?"  The wife replied, "Yesterday night, I heard the Divine Name of Rama from your mouth.  I was overjoyed to hear it.  Hence, this celebration."

On hearing his wife's reply, the husband felt sad that the Name of Rama, which he treasured in the inner recesses of his heart had come out.  "Has my Rama gone out from my heart today?", he felt worried.

Many people do not show their love and devotion to God.  They keep their devotion close to their heart.  However, one day or the other, it gets manifested on its own.

(Chinna Katha from the Divine Discourses of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)