DEVI
REWARDING INTEGRITY
Once,
the Trust appointed Aiyinaked Nambudri of Kurumbranad as manager. He
was an official with any enviable qualities of head and heart. His
dedication was second to none but itself. He was a tireless worker,
who attended to the spiritual progress of the temples round the
clock.
In
the total absorption of the prayer services, he found little time to
maintaining the temple accounts, for which alone he was appointed
primarily. His slackness in this aspect came up for discussion
during the yearly budget session called Eswara Seva. Unable to
realize his integrity, the trustees
became wild and wet to the extent of dismissing him on charges of
misappropriation of funds. The news reached him.
Anon
he stood up and ripped open his heart to the MOTHER and prayed for
her impartial verdict. And Lo! at once an ethereal voice spoke in reason ant
voice, "He is not guilty. I am satisfied with his dedication
more than the maintenance of accounts. I resent action against
him". Ah! what a compassion! How much compensation for honest
service!! Will the MOTHER ever let down her own genuine worshippers?
The dumb-founded Trustees returning to the real world rewarded him
with the Trusteeship.
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