Wednesday, November 8, 2000
Today the Grama Seva work was in the villages of Bukkapatnam Mandal. In the evening, after Darshan, Swami distributed white clothes to the boys and saris to the girls of the Easwaramma High School. Later in Ganesh portico…
B. Warden : Swami, boys worked very well.
Swami: Both boys and girls did very good work. If girls don’t pack, boys can’t distribute. Drivers also did a very good job.
B. Warden : Swami, if Padanamaskar is given to the drivers, it will be nice.
Swami: Tappakunda (without fail). Clothes were distributed to Easwaramma School students.
Prof. A. K.: Swami, the saris that were distributed in the villages were of very good quality.
Swami: Saris that were given to the Easwaramma School are also of very good quality. They had big borders.
(Swami sent word to get a sample sari and showed it to Prof. Anil Kumar. He examined the sari and was thrilled to note that a sari of such high quality was given to small School children.)
Prof. A. K.: Swami, very nice!
Swami: (Jokingly) Whatever it is, I won’t give you!!
(Everyone laughed. Mentioning the names of some villages) The schools in these villages are to be whitewashed and the windows are to be painted.
(Swami added that He had already sent the necessary materials.)
Prof. A. K.: Swami, in American election, Bush has won. Swami, both Bush and Al Gore have good relations with India.
Swami: Yes. Though they are different parties, they have friendly relations with India. (Looking at a teacher) You look tired.
Teacher: No, Swami. Today the heat (Dhup) was little more.
Swami: Not only Dhup, but also Bhookh (hunger).
B. Warden : Swami, we are not tired. Even boys were working very enthusiastically.
Swami: (Describing how energetic He was during His youth) When I was young, I used to go to those hills (far from Parthi) and come back.
B. Warden : Swami, You went to the hills for some time.
Swami: Yes. I went for some days. Subbamma used to get food for Me. I would come down the hills and take it because it was difficult for her to climb up. When people asked her where I was, she would simply reply that she did not know.
Prof. A. K.: What was your age then, Swami?
Swami: 16 years. So many devotees used to come. I didn’t want to trouble them (Swami’s family). They were poor. How would they give food to everyone? So I came out of the village. (Pointing to teachers) They are very tired. (Swami materialised Vibhuti for some of the teachers.)
B. Warden : Swami, we are getting good sleep in night because of this work.
Swami: If you get good sleep, then no problem. But old people will not get sleep (after such a tiring work).
After Bhajans, Swami retired to His Poornachandra residence.
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