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opportunity about which I had no idea at that time.
However God was smiling on me or else my good karmas were weighing on my side, for soon thereafter I received another invitation to attend a Satyanarain Katha. After the katha I became engrossed in a discussion with my friends, completely oblivious to the bright future that beckoned to me through my Revered Guruji.
All of a sudden I felt a powerful presence standing behind me, who was asking about me from one of my friends. My friend introduced me as “Anu” to him. In a grave and deep voice he said; “Yes, I had thought that her name should start with A”
So saying he departed, but left my heart all churned up with emotions. That was a very precious moment of my life which changed my entire way of thinking.
My friends were still busy talking but my mind was not in their chatter. I excused myself from the group and ran after Guruji. Guruji had gone outside by now. It was the height of summer and the floor was baking hot. You can imagine how hot it gets in the summer in the Gulf, and there I was running barefoot on the hot ground. I requested him to give me an opportunity to see him again.
He said that he was leaving the next day, and so gave me the time of 8 am the next morning.
That night I could not sleep. I was just waiting for day break, so that I could have the darshan of that divine being.
In those days we used to entertain a lot on Thursdays and because Friday is a holiday in the Gulf, we used to get up late on Fridays.
But, I think for the first time, I got up early on a Friday morning. I was bathed and ready and at my friend's house before 8 am, and sat down to await the arrival of Guruji. When it became 8:30 and there was still no sign of Guruji, I felt let down that he had still not come to meet
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