Fate and Faith
Last week, I got a call from an old ex-student who is my good friend now. She keeps in constant touch. She is a very pretty soul, with a prettier heart, shy and sensitive. We met. She confided that she met this guy sometime back at a friend’s wedding and who seemed to have liked her. He wished to know her better. They began exchanging messages and talking on the phone. She confessed cutely that she had begun to relate to him. However, he wanted to match the kundlis since his family is a firm believer. Unfortunately, they did not match. And he chose to withdraw. She felt quite disappointed and asked me what to do now. Many of us face this scenario. Personally, being a complete believer in love, I feel that if we seek divine grace through heartfelt prayers, and if we have total faith in Love itself (be a giver), then that Grace can mitigate and nullify all laws of destiny. My Guru Shri Haribhai Kothari often said that the Lord’s ‘Anugrah’ (Benevolence) can offset the effect of ‘Nav-gr...