Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

known by looking at the universe. But it is onething to hear about Him, another to see Him,and yet another to talk to Him. Some haveheard of milk, others have seen it, and yetothers have drunk it. One is happy to see milk,one becomes strong and nourished by drinkingit. One attains peace only when one sees God;one feels bliss and becomes strengthened onlyby talking to Him.Desire for salvation and yearning for God depends onthe right timeShrish — I don’t get time to call on God.Sri Ramakrishna (smiling) — It is true thatunless the time is ripe, nothing comes to pass.A boy said to his mother before going to sleep,‘Mother, please wake me up when I feel thecall of nature.’ The mother said, ‘Son, itspressure will wake you up. I don’t have towake you.’“God has already decided what each one shallreceive. A mother-in-law used to give a certainamount of rice to her daughters-in-law,measuring it with an earthen cup. The girls didnot get enough rice. One day, to the great joy ofthe girls, the cup broke. The mother-in-lawthen said, ‘You may dance and shout, mychildren, but I can measure the amount verywell with the palm of my hand.’ ”