Sri Sathya Sai Speaks

" From the moment of birth, man is concerned about his future. The child’s first cry is, “Kwa, Kwa.” “Wherefrom have I come?” If you examine what is happening to you everyday, you will understand why a child cries at the time of birth. Seeing the endless troubles in store, the child cries: “Where am I?” 

Forgetting the place from which they came, men lose themselves in worldly desires. There are a few like Prahlada who from the moment of birth realise their inherent divinity. They utter “So-ham! So-ham” from the time of birth. But ordinary mortals ask “Ko-ham? Ko-ham” (“Who am I?”) They do not get the answer till the end of their lives. They do not realise the answer is: “I am God.” A few earnest seekers start with “Ko-ham” (“Who am I?”) and end with the discovery: “So-ham” (“I am He”)."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(SSS Vol. 20)