PARABLES OF RAMA - Hindu Online

Parables of Rama4. The Secret of Fulfillment of DesiresThere was a man, writing a letter to a friend whomhe was pining for and longing to see. He had beenseparated from his friend for a long time. The letterhe was writing was a long, long letter and he wrotepage after page. So intent was he on his writing thathe did not stop or look up for a second. About threequarters of an hour he spent on the letter, notraising his head during the whole time. When theletter was finished and signed he raised his head andlo! His beloved friend stood before him. He jumpedto his feet, and going to his friend embraced him,expressing his love. Then he remonstrated. "Areyou here?" The friend answered; "I have been herefor more than half-an-hour." Then the man said, "Ifyou have been here so long why did you not tellme?" The friend said, "You were too busy, I did notlike to interfere with your work." So it is, so it is.Your desires are like writing the letter. You arecraving, willing and washing, hungering, thirsting,worrying, all this is writing the letter, and you go onwriting. He whom you are addressing the letter, theobjects that you desire are according to the secretLaw of Karma, already before you. But why do younot feel them, find them before you? Because you31