In plain words
A noble birth and noble dispositions come only to the very fortunate. Births may come noble, but the dispositions remain petty all the same. So: ‘Śyāmā! Foster noble feelings!’ said Bābā. ‘I have no desires of any kind, Swami! My life must pass at Your feet alone. When I die too, I must die at Your feet alone. Apart from this one wish I have no other wish,’ said Śyām. Then Bābā: ‘Ah! Satan! You have made a good wish indeed. Keep that very wish unshaken! In any circumstance whatever, do not keep family desires such as ‘I want that, I want this, do that, do this’!’ (For Śyām was not married.) ‘Do not enter this madness of marriage. If you enter the madness of marriage, even mother will not be dear. Father will not be dear. God too will not be dear. Friends will not be dear. That madness is like that. Those whom the marriage madness has seized are just the ones who drop everything at once and go. What reasons do they give? ‘Father's health is not right. Mother's health is not right. There is no one to look after them. So I am going home,’ they say. The marriage disease has come upon him. Only because that has come do they give some excuse and go away. But they do not say directly that this is the reason. They themselves do not know it directly either, poor things! It comes on indirectly. If this marriage disease comes upon you, what will become of you, Śyāmā!’ said Bābā. Having heard that good counsel, Śyāmā: ‘I have no such desires at all, Swami! I have one desire. I must serve You,’ he humbly said. ‘Good, do so,’ said Bābā. At once Śyāmā fell at His feet. Bābā patted Śyāmā on the head three times. Why did He pat him three times? Physical Śānti, mental Śānti, spiritual Śānti: there must be Śānti in all three. Physical Śānti means that every comfort is there. But there is no mental Śānti. Even with wealth there is no Śānti. Even with food, even with riches, gold, goods and vehicles, what use is it if there is no mental Śānti?