🏼A lady worked as a telephone operator in a busy office. Hundreds of calls- local and long distance- went out through her switchboard everyday.
🏻One day, a senior executive in the company asked her to connect him to a long distance number. By mistake, she got the wrong number.
🏻The officer called her up, "Madam, you have got me the wrong connection. Could you please try the number again?"
🏼"I'm so sorry sir," said the operator. "I'll get the number for you right-away!"
As ill-luck would have it, she got a wrong number yet again. Once more, the man called her up and asked for the connection to be made, for it had to do with an important contract that he had to obtain that very day.
8⃣Believe it or not, for eight times repeatedly, the operator got the wrong number. At last, the man said to her politely, "Madam, I earnestly request you to dial the number with all your concentration. It is vital that I get through to this number today!"
🏽Embarrassed and distressed, the operator tried the number once again, and got through finally.
🏻Later that day, she felt obliged to call the executive and apologize for her mistake. As it happened, she had been under considerable stress that day. Her father had been admitted to the ICU that morning. Explaining the facts to him, she said, "Your patience was amazing! Not once, not twice, but eight times I got you the wrong connection- too much to take from any telephone operator! And yet, not a word of anger or reproach came from you! How can I thank you for this unfailing courtesy?"
🏻The man replied: "Thus have I learnt to from my Guru and Teacher that however strong the provocation, I must never speak rudely to another. The tongue must never lose its sweetness."
Amazed, the operator asked: "May I know the name of your Guru".
Srila PrabhupadaThe man mentioned the name of the Guru and added: "He happens to be in the town and is delivering a lecture this evening.' Would you care to listen to him?"
🏻"Gladly," answered the operator. And in due course, 🏼she too, became a disciple of the Master "Srila Prabhupada"
Jai.. Srila PrabhupadHareKrishna🏻
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