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Guruji steers car

a hundred km

without petrol

MR. GREWAL, a businessman, happened to be at his father-in-
law’s place at the Punjab Agricultural University when Guruji
arrived there with some devotees. It was late at night and everybody
had langar.

Mr. Grewal had to take Guruji back to the temple at Jalandhar.
Guruji and he started out in a Maruti 800 and had gone some
distance when Mr. Grewal realized that there was very little petrol in
the car. He was worried. He was quite sure no petrol pump would be
open at that time. It was the early 90s, the heyday of terrorism in the
state, and people shut shop quite early. Mr. Grewal also knew that at
late night hours, both policemen and terrorists prowled the roads.

Sitting next to him, Guruji immediately read his mind and told
him not be afraid. “Why are you so worried,” Mr. Grewal remembers
Guruji telling him. “We’ve enough petrol, just keep driving.” Mr. Grewal
drove on—but he knew the petrol was going to give out sooner
rather than later.

They had reached Guriya, midway on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar
road, since Guruji had spoken, when Mr. Grewal felt doubts forcing
their way into his mind again. Guruji responded immediately
once again with his reassurance: “You are still worried. Keep driving

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