Alibag - 23.01.11 and 23.01.12 With Swamiji and the seagulls

Dear Atmiyas, going away tomorrow for almost 10 days to Chitrakoot, Prayag, Kashi and Bodhgaya with my mother and Sanika's mother. So won't be able to take you all en route with Swamiji.... again Away from Him but always with Him..!!!

Let me share something with all of you. Last year on 23rd i was invited  in Alibag to lecture on Swamiji. While crossing the ocean by jetty i had taken snaps of Seagulls and the date was 23.01.11.

On 20th my Sharyans office staff had been to Alibag for Picnic to hotel Radisson. Others went by jetty where as I and my colleague went by car as we had some work and also returned by car on 22nd so the Jetty journey was missed by me. But here comes the wonderful part of it - On 21st morning i & Sangita (my room partner) went for a walk. While returning i saw a school and just went in. Told the teacher in charge that i would love to tell stories of Swamiji to children, can? It was a Zilla Parishad school at Gondhalpada. She said due to cold weather few students are absent but around 92 students were present and the school would leave half day as it was a Saturday. 

I was very happy and reached the school at 9.25am. What an experience i had while telling these kids of 1st to 7th grades. Their eager & innocent faces still linger in my mind. This happened to be my 11th in the series of 150 lectures. One of the lady officer had come to visit and sat through out the lecture. She said Zilla Parishad had a 2 day workshop at a village near Alibag and can i come to speak? Girls & boys from many Zilla Parishad schools were to come. I accepted the invitation though it was after we returned from picnic.

Folks, guess what? Here i was travelling again on 23rd of January 2012 to speak at Veshvi village in Alibag and while returning was clicking my favourite seagulls! There was no clue absolutely one day before and no reason to travel to Alibag by jetty at all. Isn't this too curious enough to think about?

There were 230 students, majority 170 were girls and i was happy to tell them about Swamiji. How He would have loved to see the girls from remote parts taking eduction! There were many more teachers and the Zilla Parishad officers. They have invited me to many more schools to speak on Swamiji. Then i realised that now it is not only 'my singular mission' to cover 150 schools and colleges but here i could see the Divine Hand working behind.........Swamiji will take care of it!

So friends, see you probably after 8th February now...