Service is Spontaneous, Not Scheduled
The next point is that service is spontaneous. It is not scheduled or studied. For example, if one is on a particular duty and there is an emergency call, then one cannot say that one will not respond to that call because his/her duty is on. In fact, there should be a spontaneous and immediate response to the emergency. An immediate reaction to the situation is service. It is not anything bound by time.
Service that is spontaneous and natural like a fountain is true service, carrying with it the real spirit of service. Moreover, service is silent. When one recounts one's length of service, one is doing disservice by announcing it so; when one has the spirit of service, one does not take credit.
Baba is a Silent Worker
We have to take a leaf from Baba's life. He does not want publicity or does He expect recognition. He does not wait for our expression of thanks or gratitude. In fact Swami gives the example of parents who do not expect expression of thanks from their children for all the things that they do for them. Indeed, Baba dislikes any praise because Baba's work is true service done in silence.
(From the book "Sai-chology" by Prof. K. Anil Kumar)
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