* Feeling behind the act*

*narrated by Satya Sai Baba*

Abdullah was sleeping in a corner of a mosque in Mecca, when he was
awakened by the conversation of two angels above his head. They were
preparing a list of the Blessed and one angel was telling the other that a
certain Mahbub of Sikandar City deserved to be ranked first, even though he
has not come on pilgrimage to the Holy City.

Hearing this, Abdullah went to Sikandar City and found out that he was a
cobbler, repairing the shoes of people. He was famished and poor; for, his
earnings barely sufficed to keep flesh and bone together. He had by severe
sacrifice piled up a few coppers during the course of years; one day, he
spent the entire treasure to prepare a special dish which he proposed to
place before his enceinte wife as a surprise gift.
When he was proceeding home with the gift he heard the cry of a starving
beggar who seemed to be in the throes of extreme hunger. Mahbub could not
proceed further; he gave the pot containing the costly delicacy to the man
and sat by his side, enjoying the blossoming of satisfaction on his haggard
face.

The act gave him a place of honour in the register of the Blessed, a place
which pilgrims to Mecca who had spent millions of Dinars in charity could
not secure. The lord cares for the feeling behind the act, not the fanfare
and the fuss.



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