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What’s wrong, Son?
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Can’t you sleep?
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No, mother
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The mosquitoes are biting me
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Aren’t they biting you too?
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Yes, they are
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Then why don’t you kill them?
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Oh my dear son
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the poor thing just takes its share, and leaves
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It’s not like he comes asking for extra tiffin
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or anything, my dear
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Now that he’s here
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let him eat before he goes, at least
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But what if it bites us?
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Look, son, our body is such that
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it should not hurt anyone
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Whoever comes should leave with happiness
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Do you understand?
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Yes, mother
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This child’s name is Ambalal
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The values that Ambalal received
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from his mother Zaverba were such that
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from a very young age
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he decided that
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Whoever comes to me
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should receive some happiness from me
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Ambalal, will you go to the market today?
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Yes, mother
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What do I need to get?
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Bring a bunch of tuvar (pigeon pea) pods
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And yes, don’t forget the chilies
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You like bhajiyas (fritters), right?
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Yes, mother
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The market is far
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So let me also
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bring the vegetables for the neighbor
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That way, they won’t have to go
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and their work will be done too
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Puniba! Oh, Puniba!
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I’m going to the market
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If you need anything
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then let me know
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It’s good that you asked
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Bring me any vegetable you find
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Dear, please drop this postcard
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in the mailbox on your way!
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So many tasks in one trip
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Now it’s worth it!
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Ambalal found great joy in helping others
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Even while traveling by car
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if the car was empty
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he felt it was a wasted trip
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So, he would ask people on the road
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if they needed a ride
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and would take them along
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Even while sitting in the bus
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he would stand up
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and offer his seat to someone else
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At the age of twenty-two
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his friends gave him the title of Superhuman
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We have seen superheroes in movies
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but Dadashri used to say that a
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Superhuman is someone who
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even though they need happiness for themselves
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gives it to others
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or despite facing harm
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helps others in times of trouble
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Dadashri’s entire life was spent
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for the happiness of others
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The desire for the salvation of others
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always remained in his heart
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Then, suddenly, one evening in June 1958
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In just one hour
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he attained such Knowledge that
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the mysteries of the entire universe were revealed
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He found the answers
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to every question in the world
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He experienced a bliss so unimaginable
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one that, once attained, never fades away
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After attaining this Knowledge
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Dadashri had only one desire
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May the entire world attain the same bliss
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I have attained
