Story 036a
Story 36a: Think, Say, See, and Do Positive Things [for ages 10 and older]
In a quiet village in Congo, the two 12-year-old girls, Mirembe from Congo and Nita from Nepal, met each other during a cultural exchange.
One day, they sat together and talked about one of the things they had learned in their Ssssb classes: the importance of thinking, hearing, seeing, and doing positive things. Mirembe said, "My Ssssb guru taught me that negative thoughts only bring sadness and setbacks."
Nita nodded and said, "My Ssssb guru also told us the same. And I’ve experienced it myself. I used to focus on the negative things of classmates and gossip about them with my best friends. But one day my classmates heard that I had gossiped about them and were very disappointed in me. I was ashamed and felt bad. From that day, I understood what our Ssssb guru taught us. Now I only see the good in others, and I feel much better than before, everyone respects me."
Mirembe said, "I had exactly the same experience and changed immediately. Since that day, I concentrate much better, perform better in studies, and have more self-confidence. And I get so much love and respect from everyone; life has become much more enjoyable and better."
Nita said, "I now remember that I once went to guru practice for advice, and the guru practice said about this topic: 'We must do two things:
1) Always see the positive in others.
2) We must look at ourselves and if there are negative things that can be improved, we must continue to improve them. Because through this, we feel stronger connections with God.'"
Mirembe said, "Oh really, I’m hearing the second teaching of guru practice about improving the negative in ourselves for the first time. Thank you, Nita, for telling me. Shall we try our best from today?"
Nita: "Yes, Mirembe, let’s do that."
Mirembe: "Can I ask you something, Nita?"
Nita: "Sure, ask."
Mirembe: "My eyes have never seen Bhagwan Baba, but Bhagwan Baba comes to your Sssvm school and you see Swami in the Ashram. Can you please ask Bhagwan Baba to bless all the children of my country, Congo?"
Nita: "Yes, I’ll do that. I’ll also write it down and give the text to Swami. I’ll also pray for all the Congo children. And I’ll ask Swami for the chance to do so."
