Sometimes the loneliness of life breaks a person from within, but if that loneliness is filled with the memory and love of God, life becomes the experience of a beautiful, divine relationship.
One such amazing devotional story is about an old woman who had no one of her own, no support, no strength—yet she had true faith and unconditional love for God in her heart. Living in the village, she passed her days, but she was broken from within. Then one day, a saint came to the village, and the woman welcomed him as if her own son had returned after years—service, food, respect, all filled with that motherly feeling. As the saint was leaving, the woman said with tearful eyes that she was alone, with no one of her own, and asked him to bless her loneliness. Moved by compassion, he took out a beautiful idol of Bal Gopal from his bag and said, "Now, the mother will never be alone. This is her son; she should raise him like a child."
That small idol changed the mother's life. She would take him in her lap, sing him lullabies, bathe him, feed him—be it an idol or a real child, it was now her world. Some mischievous children joked that a wolf had come from the forest and was carrying away small children; she should save her son. Mother believed them; her motherhood was so pure that even a warning felt like a blessing. After putting her child to sleep in the hut, she sat guarding the door.
Days passed—one, two, three, five—mother neither slept, nor ate, nor drank; every moment of her life was spent protecting her child. How long could God continue to witness such loving penance of his devotee? His heart melted with Mother's unconditional love, and he appeared in the form of child Gopal and said—"Mother! I am your same child. Now rest in my lap."
But Mai was so alert that she mistook even God for a wolf. Picking up a stick, she said, "Go away! Have you come to take my son? I would sacrifice thousands like you for my child!" God smiled, bowed to her mother's love, and said, "Mother! I am the Lord of the three worlds. Ask for any boon you desire." Mai asked for just one boon—that no wolf should ever take her son away. Moved by her devotion, God said, "Mother, now I will take you and your son to my abode, where no wolf can reach." And the devotee departed with her Lord to the divine abode. This story teaches us that attaining God requires neither a massive sacrifice nor arduous penance. All we need is pure, selfless, and motherly love, devoid of ego and selfishness. Navneet
We all have a child within us—the embodiment of purity, simplicity, innocence, and devotion—but in life, wolves like lust, anger, greed, attachment, and ego come to devour him daily.
If we, like that old lady, remain vigilant and protect our inner divinity, one day the Lord will surely appear and embrace us with His love. The path of devotion is very simple—true love, complete faith, and a surrendered heart. Let us resolve today that we will protect our inner child, our inner purity—with love, devotion, and dedication.
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