By God's will, My Father acted as my Servant!

There is this small town, Hazaribagh wherein a lady namely Latha lives with her 10 year old daughter whose name is Pooja. Latha has kept a servant, Narendra, for managing her house.

------------ 3rd January, 1998 ------------

Latha's husband died 3 years back. Pooja was 10 years old and she missed her father a lot. Due to this, Pooja kept asking her mother about her father whenever they got together. But, Latha, her mother never replied back. Then one fine day, she got desperate to know about her father and she went into the nearby Lord Krishna temple and offered her prayers to god and asked him to help her to find her father. She decided not to go back to her home until she gets some answer.

Two days passed away without any food and water. God finally came into Pooja's dream and asked why she wanted to know about her father.

God said, "Kid, tell me why you want to know about your father? If I like your answer, then only I would tell you about him".

Child said, "God, my friends scold me, tease me, abuse me every day on my identity. They say, my existence is not relevant as I do not have father. All of them have stopped speaking to me. Now, I am alone. I do not have any friends. My life has become miserable. Isn't that enough reason for me to know about my father?"

God answered with a smile on his face, "I must tell you about your father. But, even if I tell you, that won’t be really of any help to you. Do you still want to know about your father?"

Child replied, "Yes, God! Please tell me who is my father and where is he? Why did he leave me and my mother? Is he alive?"

God answered, "Child, your father's name is Narendra. He works as a servant in your own house. And, he had been doing so since you were two years old. Now, tell me did that make you happy? Would your friends still not make fun of you?"

Child asked, "God, but why is he servant in my own house? And, why did my mother not do anything about this? And, why did she hide this truth from me?"

God replied, "Your father himself has agreed to become servant in your mother's house. And, your mother is not your real mother. She didn't give birth to you. She is a kind lady who had lots of wealth but no husband and no kid. One fine day, when she was visiting a temple, she found your father begging for food with you by his side and you were crying a lot. At that moment, she decided to take care of you and your father. She asked your father to stay in her house. But, your father generously denied as people would have started talking bad things about Latha and your father. So, he decided to become servant and took promise of your mother to never reveal the reality. All of them moved to the new town where you are leaving."

Child surprisingly asked to God, "You are almighty. You are superpower. You could have changed everybody's fate for better. Then why did you not do that? In present case, everybody is suffering. I am scolded by my friends. My father is a servant. And, my mother has to lie to me and others so many times."

God answered smilingly, “Child, look at all of you. Isn’t it really good for your father to see his daughter growing with all facilities available to her in life? Is it also not good for your father that he is earning and living a peaceful life? Isn’t it good for your mother as she is enjoying her motherhood? Isn’t it good for you that you are getting all the facilities of life?”

God added further, "The sufferings that you all are going are my designs to stay with you. This is why I am near to all of those who are suffering, or who are going through the phase of misery. Do not worry, Child. A day will come everything will fall in place." With this, god disappeared from her dream.

When Pooja woke up in the morning, she didn't remember anything what happened last night. She went back home in disappointment.

------------ 13th September, 2009 ------------

Pooja was studying in St. Xavier, Calcutta. Her annual examinations were going on. She was relaxing in the college canteen with a cup of tea when her friend called her to inform that a person named Narendra has come to meet her. After a while when she reached the visiting area, she found Narendra in tears. Narendra informed Pooja that her mother has passed away. And she left a letter for her. After hours of mourning, Pooja finally started reading letter. There she found that Narendra is her real father. And, that Latha was not her real mother. She became shocked and refused to accept Narendra as her father. She scolded him and asked him to go away.

Some days passed away. One fine night, God again appeared in Pooja's dream and asked her, "Child, why did you not accept Narendra as your father? Is it because he has always been your servant?"

Pooja replied, "God, how ruthless are you that you took away my mother. And, now you are telling me to accept Narendra as my father. How do I trust him? And, why did you do all this?"

God answered, "Child, You have to trust me. I always do good to all my people. Everybody is equal to me. I give them happiness and I only give them sufferings to make them become a better person. So, when your mother was alive, it was for welfare for all of you to be in the state in which you were. Now, your mother died as that had to happen. So, I am returning your father. Your father is now owner of all the wealth possessed by Latha. You both will not have any problems anymore. God then made Pooja remember the flashback story that he told her long years back." With that God disappeared.

Pooja woke up next morning but this time she didn't forget what happened last night. She got tears in her eyes. She rushed back to her hometown and found Narendra there in the same house. They both hugged each other and thanked god for bringing them together.

What is moral of story?

Trust God for anything and everthing. Accept all miseries of your life boldly by thinking that it is god's desire that you are going through that misery and he would make things right one day.