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half a page long and I had absolutely no work
experience. Not having the courage to go up to him with
my resume, I sent my mother to give it to him. She was
then asked to keep it under his aasan in the room.
Many days went by and when I didn't get any response
from Guruji, I asked him, “Guruji, when I had finished
my interiors, someone in Delhi had promised to give me
a job, please can I join him?” Guruji asked me details of
that person and after a long thought he said “No.” I was
very upset that Guruji had once again said no and that
too without giving me a valid reason for it. Many days
again passed when one day Guruji called me to his
aasan and introduced me to an IAS couple sitting with
him. Guruji then told them about my job offer with that
particular person in Delhi and as soon as the wife
heard his name she said, “Don't ever think of working
with that man, he has a very bad reputation.” Guruji
then looked at me and asked “Now tell me, do you still
want to go work for him?” I felt bad that I doubted my
guru's decision and said “No Guruji, I will do as you
say.” Shamefaced, I walked back to where I was sitting
and decided never to ask him about a job again.
Although I kept my promise not to ask him again, the
need to do something and become something was
getting stronger by the day. Just before Guruji took
Mahasamadhi, he called my mother and told her that I
was remaining upset and that he had given me the
permission to start working. On hearing this I never felt
as happy as I probably should have. I had other issues
worrying me like who will give me a job or how will I

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