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There is a story of a very powerful king. This king prided himself<br />

on being generous and caring for all his subjects. He would<br />

often boast that no one in his kingdom was hungry or cold or<br />

impoverished. Once, a holy man came to see the king. The king<br />

told the holy man how he provided for everyone in the kingdom<br />

so well. The holy man asked the king to come for a walk. While<br />

they walked in the forest, the king picked up a large rock by the<br />

side of a stream. “Break the rock,” he ordered the king. The<br />

king looked surprised but immediately told his servant to smash<br />

the rock. As the rock broke open they saw a small frog, living<br />

peacefully in the nutrient-rich water which had gathered inside<br />

the rock. “Have you provided this as well?” the holy man asked<br />

the king. The king realized that he could not possibly provide<br />

something as perfect, as intricate as this food and shelter for<br />

the frog. He realized that it is really God who provides for all<br />

His subjects.<br />

We must realize that if God can provide for even the<br />

smallest insects, He certainly will provide for us.<br />

place all of our faith in Him. He will never betray us, and<br />

we will rest assured knowing that we are in the best of<br />

hands.<br />

One time, many years ago, when I first started going to<br />

USA, I was on an airplane flying to Chicago. It was winter<br />

time and the plane hit a great deal of turbulence and<br />

stormy weather. The captain’s panicked voice came over<br />

the loudspeaker that everyone should assume crash<br />

position. The passengers screamed; some even fainted.<br />

Cries of “We’re going to die!” could be heard coming from<br />

all directions. I was sitting next to a very respected<br />

professor. As everything descended into chaos I was calmly<br />

writing on my notepad. “What are you doing?” the<br />

professor asked me. “How can you work? The plane is<br />

going to crash. What are you possibly working on?”<br />

I told him, “Professor, I am working on my speech. See, I<br />

know that I will be all right. I have perfect faith in God.<br />

But, as everyone else seems convinced they will die, it<br />

means I will be the only survivor. Therefore, I will have to<br />

give a speech on what it was like to survive this crash. And<br />

as I will have to give the speech in English, I thought at<br />

least, before you die, I could ask you any questions I might<br />

have about English vocabulary.”<br />

I heard a beautiful story of a young boy on a ship. The ship was<br />

trapped in a large storm and waves rocked the boat furiously.<br />

The passengers screamed and cried and held each other for<br />

dear life. In the midst of this terror sat a very young boy, calm,<br />

composed and angelic. When asked why he did not cry he<br />

answered, “My mother is here, so I know everything will be all<br />

right.” This feeling we must cultivate. If God is here, if God is<br />

We must realize that we are God’s children. Just as a child<br />

with us all the time, then everything will always be all right.<br />

is never afraid when his mother is near, so we must never<br />

fear. Fear immobilizes us. It freezes us. It prevents us from<br />

We take out millions of dollars (or pounds or rupees…) of<br />

thinking clearly. And most of all, it serves no purpose. No<br />

insurance to protect our homes, our property, our cars.<br />

tragedy has ever been prevented by fear. No catastrophe<br />

But, what about our lives? Who will protect our lives? We<br />

has ever been averted by anxiety. No. Calm, serene, wise<br />

must remember our Divine Insurance Company. We must<br />

understanding of the situation coupled with undying faith<br />

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