By “Faith is powerful — but without effort, even blessings remain out of reach.”
Ek baar ek yuva ne suna ki “Bhagwan sabko roti dete hain.” Usne turant faisla kar liya — “Jab roti bhagwan denge hi, toh main kyu kaam karun?”
Usne kaam pe jaana band kar diya. Ghar baitha rehta, aur jo bhi poochhta, bas ek hi jawab deta: “Bhagwan roti dene wale hain.”
Ek din ek gyaani vyakti wahan se guzre. Unhone is yuva ki baat suni aur samajh gaye ki yeh bhram mein jee raha hai. Us gyaani ne us ladke se kaha,
“Kal subah mere paas aana, tumhe ek uphaar dunga.”
Agle din subah-subah, ladka utkar unke paas pahuch gaya. Gyaani muskuraaye aur poocha: “Kaise aaye?”
Ladka bola, “Pairo se chal kar.”
Gyaani ne ek mithai ka dabba nikaala aur kaha: “Tum mere paas tak aaye, tabhi yeh mithai mili. Agar tum yahi soch kar baithe rehte ki gyaani to khud hi mithai bhej denge, toh kya tumhe yeh milti?”
Ladka chup ho gaya.
Gyaani ne kaha: “Bhagwan roti zaroor dete hain, lekin unhi ko dete hain jo haath-pair chalaakar, mehnat karke us roti tak pahuchte hain.”
Yeh baat us ladke ke dil ko chhoo gayi.
Agli subah se, usne dobara apna kaam shuru kar diya — nayi soch, nayi umeed ke saath.
