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celebrations on July 7 at The Ranch, a farmhouse near Empire
Estate. I came and was amazed at the number of people there. Each
one had an experience to narrate about what Guruji had given them.
Hoping to one day become the recipients of Guruji’s generosity, we
started visiting Guruji regularly. We wanted to tell Guruji about our
problem, but were restrained from doing so by the sangat, who told
us to bide our time till Guruji himself mentioned the problem.

One day, Guruji asked me the purpose of our coming to him
and I told him that we were childless. He said that I would have
children, and also fixed the days on which we could come to the
sangat. I was pleased by Guruji’s words but had concerns too:
Does he know enough about our problem? Does he know about
all the treatments we have undergone and that have not worked?
I wondered whether Guruji knew doctors had pointed out that I
had defective tubes and my husband a low sperm count. They had
suggested expensive IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) that too with little
chances of success. But, we continued to visit him on the days he
had fixed for us. Things started to improve on other fronts: my job
became permanent and my husband’s employer gave him a chance
to do an executive MBA.

But, on the medical front, there was no cheer: doctors were still
not giving us any hope; they maintained we needed to go for the
IVF after we had tried out the simple and less expensive IUI (Intra-
Uterine Insemination).

It was May of 2000. My husband had been informed of his
selection for the MBA course and would be away from the family for
one year. It meant that no treatment could be taken. We took what
doctors had specified as a last shot at the IUI and were dissatisfied.
We visited Guruji and I informed him of my husband’s selection.
He smiled and said: “Phir toh Kalyan ho gaya (Then you have been
blessed).” I was miserable. What sort of kalyan was this? My husband
would be away for another year, no treatment would be possible and
I would be childless for at least another two years. But Guruji saw
and knew what we could not even think of...

Yes! The pregnancy test I took a few days later revealed that I was
carrying. This was something beyond our combined beliefs. We
repeatedly kissed Guruji’s photograph, with tears rolling down our
eyes with gratitude towards the One who had changed our destiny.
We visited Guruji that evening. I went to him to convey the news.

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