The Power of the Word
By Karmayogi
A lady moved to Pondicherry from Kerala and rented a house. Close
to her office, an apartment complex arose. She had no idea of shifting in view
of various problems. A young man was constantly speaking,
‘‘This complex is coming up for you. It is God's Grace.
Don't raise all your normal questions. Book an apartment
here.'' All those around him knew the young man's impractical
propensities and saw multiple problems in the move, so it was taken as the
Wisdom of the unwise. Some time later she rented an apartment in that complex,
somewhat compelled by circumstances. In the next few years, she bought the
apartment. That is the POWER of the word untinged by mental formations. Some
people have noticed that several statements of that young man have come true in
one fashion or another.
A young boy was staying in a friend's house studying with absolutely no
hope of passing SSLC. The friend, as a refrain, used to say, ‘‘ I
wish you become an industrialist.'' It passed for a joke. Today he
is one of the lending industrialists of the country, the leader in his sector. The
reader can recall dozens of such experiences. Words are powerful in the
extreme, as it is one word that created the whole universe. When we speak or think
or feel, it is important we speak or think good thoughts, speak excellent words
that will please the hearer.
A man became bankrupt. Luck or Mother smiled on him, his fortunes turned, all
his problems were solved, and he became as affluent as he had been. All that
happened through so many circumstances, but he got no job, no income. Therefore,
sometime he became the object of ridicule by unfavourable characters. When
asked 'what is he doing now?' a perverse man in a jocular mood took
joy in replying, ‘‘Oh, he is being a husband!'' The
victim was mortally offended. Two years passed. The man who made that caustic
comment lost his job and began living on his wife's income. Of course,
fortune smiled on him, his position too was revived for the better, but his
ORIGINAL job was NOT restored. Words spoken by mistake gave Kumbhakarnan
eternal sleep. The intention of Lord Krishna made Kuchela Kubera. One who was
incapable of being a volunteer in a municipal election was told by a kind
friend, ‘‘I wish you become the Municipal Chairman.'' The
other man took offence, felt fooled, protested, and shouted. Years later, the
protestor became a Municipal Council Member when an ad hoc committee was formed.