I knew of Guruji and had seen His
swaroop in our parental home, but connected with Him in February of 2004 when I went to Phaphund (a city in Auria district of Uttar Pradesh) for a job exam. And from there I proceeded to my parental house. At my home, I confessed heartily before His swaroop: I was not prepared for the job switch and prayed to Him to lead me. As I slept that night, I felt as if someone had softly tapped the top of my head twice. I felt no fear. It was as if someone known was near to me and waking me up.
The following day, I returned to Delhi, where I live in a rental accommodation with my wife. I kept applying for jobs as I needed to do better financially. In March 2024, I received a call from a Japanese firm. With Guruji's blessings, my interview went well, but the company did not respond even after a fortnight.
One Tuesday morning, I played Guruji's
bhajan on YouTube. Two hours later, I received the call! I was asked to give another online interview with the company's director in the UK. The timing was ill-suited to my schedule, but I had no choice. I thanked Guruji for this opportunity, but wondered how I'd manage to attend. Soon I received a call from HR saying that the interview has been rescheduled for a day later. The interview went well, and the company said they would get back to me in a week.
That very day, my wife told me that we should shift to a cheaper rental house nearby. I had not told her that I was going through an interview process. I told her and asked her to wait for a week. I also prayed deeply to Guruji. I was in dilemma: Should I shift to the cheaper apartment or would I need to relocate if and when I got a new job? On Thursday morning the answer was that I had cleared my UK interview round. As I saved the number of the caller, I noted that the time at which the call had come added up to 7, and the date too was the 7
th of March. I was overwhelmed, knowing that Guruji was blessing me. I could feel His love.
The following day was Maha Shivratri, the Friday morning of the 8
th of March, and I received information that the coming Monday, I had another interview round with the company's HR in Australia. I accepted, but again worried how I'd attend. Guruji again resolved my issue. A colleague asked me to exchange his job shift with mine. Needless to say, my HR interview round went well.
Days passed, and I began losing hope. I fortified my faith with a night-time ritual: Before sleeping I would see at least one short video of Guruji on YouTube. Somehow the short videos that were being suggested online felt as if they had messages for me, tailored to the situations I was faced with.
On Thursday, 11
th April, I got news that I had been shortlisted with two other candidates out of 53 in all. I thanked Guruji again and my hopes shot up. On 25
th April, another Thursday, I got the call saying that I had got the job for India, Middle East and global support. I had never expected I would get the coveted post. I thanked Guruji and asked for the offer letter. On yet another Thursday, 9
th May, the firm called up to say the offer letter had been sent. It was then that it hit me that all the days related to my job were falling on a Thursday.
As the new month began, I joined the company at my new location on the 3
rd of June. It was as if Guruji Himself had chosen the timings, down to the dates, days and minutes, of my career plan.
Narinder Kumar, a devotee
November 2024