In English
Take Whatever is Given by God as Good for You
The mother gets the pleasure of seeing her baby after going through severe labor pains. If you sit in an air-conditioned room 24 hours of a day, you cannot enjoy the pleasure of it. Only after being away in the hot Sun will you appreciate and enjoy the coolness of the room. After the war was over, asked , the mother of , what boon she wanted. She requested that she should be blessed with troubles always, for, then alone she would constantly remember God as the did during the exile of 12 years in the forest. She said she was not thinking of God when she was enjoying the palace life as a queen earlier. “While experiencing the comforts of the palace, I did not contemplate on you. When my sons were experiencing difficulties for 12 years, I contemplated on you, , , every moment and prayed to you. So, to contemplate and chant your name, please bestow difficulties on me,” prayed. The sweetness in chanting and contemplating on God during difficulties is not experienced when one is enjoying comforts.