Lucky Students

"When they (Swami's students) go out with Bhagavan, they see thousands of devotees waiting.  It is an opportunity for the boys to know how lucky they are.  "People wait right from the early hours in the cold just for a glimpse of Bhagavan ... and Bhagavan is moving with us, how lucky we are!  Swami is spending time with us.  We are truly fortunate."  This is the first experience of the boys.

If Swami watches a boy relishing a particular item, He sees to it that the boy is served that item extra.  When you see all this, you will understand how much He cares for students.  The concern and love of Swami really touches the heart.  The students might not have experienced that type of love till then.  This brings about transformation in them.  They start thinking, "What shall I do in return for all that He has done for me, for all the time He has spent on me, for all the love that I have received from Him?"

But Swami says, "I do not want anything from you.  I want you to get a good name for yourself, for your parents and for the institution in which you have studied.  That is the only way of expressing gratitude to Me."

'Do Good, Be Good, See Good' is the quintessence of Sai Message."

(As related by Sri Anil Kumar - S.S. May 2006)