—Bhattacharya Mrinal (Dhwarakamai Devotee)
I had a very very stressful event in 1998
and I was afraid of my life. I used to pray God and one morning I saw smiling
face of Sai baba in dream. Subsequently I over came that crisis.Some time in
2000, I found a locket of Sai Baba in my then company’s guest house. I picked
that up and since then I keep it as one of my most valuables.Though I knew about
Sai baba but my devotion was not blind. But still, I used to keep that locket
whenever I attended any important official work. In 2004 I got married and I was
thrown into tremendous amount of problems. My mental peace was totally gone,
could not sleep at night. My life was a hell. I had very serious problems in
terms of all aspects of life…be it finance or family relationships. My in-laws
were considering me a good-for nothing. My wife declared she would not live with
my parents. I was totally disturbed, shattered. Some time at this point of time,
I managed to visit Shirdi.
In 2006 I got a job offer in Middle East and submitted my resignation to my
existing employer. After prolong severe mental stress I developed breathlessness
by then. Though I inhaled but I felt I was not able to inhale enough
air.Ultimately I had heart attack on June 2006, while I was in notice period and
was in my office. My colleague rushed me to nearer nursing home. Just imagine my
pathetic condition: I was in notice period, got heart attack, my bank balance
probably in that time around Rs 45000. I had nothing more than that except Rs
10-15 thousand MF. My age was 34. I was staying in Navi Mumbai in rented house.
And my only daughter was only 6 month old that time.
I requested my existing employer to allow me to withdraw my resignation. With
MD’s approval, that was allowed and I got health insurance cover for the
treatment. I was undergone Angioplasty in July 2006.
Since then I have been under medication. In Jan 2007, I got a job offer from UK
and I came to London in April 2007. But life started taking a different turn.
May be due to beta blocker medicine or may be due to heredity and constant
sadness due to the relationship between my wife and Parents, I developed
Diabetes. My fasting blood sugar was more than 150, and my HbA1C was around 7.0
At this time, the recession in Europe forced me to think how I could survive.
However I managed to get a new job, but that company could not change my Work
Permit and I was almost to loose that job. The HR of that company asked me to
get my Visa renewed by myself. Earlier it was Work Permit visa. For that I
needed Bank Statement for one year, which I had not kept. After a long struggle
and waiting I managed to secure my Tier 1 visa and that company too employed me
in June 2009.
I visited Shirdi in Aug 2010 and first time I received the Bhibhuti (the Udhi)
while I was donating some money. (Just a question, how can people get the
Bhibhuti if he is not making donation?)
Now I’ve repaid all loans including the house my father built for their staying
with a hope to have full family living with them including mine. I managed to
repay bank loan for one 2Bedrooms flat which I had purchased just before coming
to UK as my wife was not ready to live with my Parents. And she was full
supported by my in-laws.
While I was in India in Aug last year, I did blood test and my Liver function
test, cholesterol and blood sugar…all was abnormal.I rubbed that bhibhuti (the
Udhi) in my body and saw a dream of Sai baba’s lower part only with his hand
blessing me. (Can’t remember which one happened first, whether I saw the dream
first or rubbed the bhibhuti first, I think I rubbed Udhi first.).I back to
London and did the blood test again. Surprisingly my cholesterol is now well
below and in Good range, my blood sugar is showing massive improvement and most
importantly, Doctor confirmed my body is producing enough insulin by doing a
different blood test.
Now I am in London with my family and all, by Sai baba’s grace, is fine.
And personally I pray so my wife agrees to live with my parent and my daughter
excels continuously in her all aspect of life. And Sai Baba. Please bless me to
be very successful in my professional and personal life, Please !!!!
At last, I must say we need to do apart from spreading Sai leela, how we can
able to feed and educate poor. Though India is growing, but question remains who
in India is growing? How, we Sai devotees, can go forward by making arrangement
for educating and feeding Poor as per Baba’s wish?
Joy Sai Baba!!!