Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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Life - As I've seen it
RATANBEN
Ratanben's life was full of hardship. She had no financial help and was solely responsible for raising and feeding her children. In order to make ends meet, she worked as a house cleaner in several households. She was very meticulous and clean. She was so thorough that here employers loved her and treated her as a family member.
Although she led such a destitute life, Ratanben always seemed happy. She was extremely content with life and with what God had given her. She never entertained ill thoughts even in her misery and never complained about anything. Also, since she was such a nice person, she could not see any evil in others.
She was a great devotee of Naag Devta- the Snake God - and she never failed to observe a fast on the auspicious day of Naag Panchami. Kind hearted as she was, she did not expect any favors from her Naag Devta. It was a pure, unwavering, selfless devotion. ... Once it so happened that one of the families
she worked for had a big birthday celebration at : home. There were many guests, singing and
enjoying good food and friends. Ratanben was happy to see so many people enjoying themselves. She had a lot more work to do that evening. It happened to be a Naag Panchami fast for her and yet she was happily going on about her chores.
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