Got this from Shalu, and thought anybody reading my blog should read this one. Charity does not need to wait till you become a millionaire. You can always have a heart of gold, even in cold Mumbai.
Case-study:
He is an auto-rickshaw owner-cum-driver-cum-samaritan-cum-iconofselflessness. His auto has got the daily newspaper (3 languages), satellite TV, first-aid box, radio, fire-extinguisher, wall clock, calendar, pictures of the forgotten heroes of 26/11. More importantly, his auto offers 25% off for the physically handicapped, and 50% off for the blind. And to add insult to the average Mumbaikar's ego, he goes to an old age home for women in Andheri once a week or whenever he has some extra income, with donations of toiletries.
Sandeep Bachhe / Auto reg. no. - MH-02-Z-8508:
The gold-standard for the strange combination of excellence and selflessness.
The Great Masters have, from time immemorial, upped the ante on Selflessness
ReplyDeleteThose who serve obtain happiness
Those who serve without seeking happiness get liberation
Those who serve without seeking liberation even get Divine Love
The puspose of the Sathya Sai organisation, as per Swamy, is to have us Serve Selflessly so that we can fill our lives with Divine Love...