What is Your message for orphans, refugees and the homeless?

[Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya: Pādanamaskāraṃ Swāmi! You have enlightened us about the paths of pravṛtti (justified worldly life) and nivṛtti (personal love towards God, exceeding all family bonds). Please give a divine message to enlighten orphans and refugees who have no family and are longing for a family. - At Your Divine Lotus Feet, Thrylokya]

Swāmi replied: This is a complicated question. There are two sides to the coin. The one side of the coin is that the poor people are suffering for their sins done in the past. But as soon as I say this, atheists will raise slogans to bring down the very concept of God, without even hearing the other side of the coin. The other side is that even though those people are suffering for their own sins, you should try to help them from your side.

Draupadī lost her five sons in their youth due to her vengeful attitude against the Kauravas. This is one side of the coin. The other side of the coin is that those five sons had only short life-spans and were supposed to die young due to their past sins. The two sides of the coin do not contradict each other. They, in fact, complement each other. One side does not cancel the other side. Each side has its own inherent merits and defects. When you try to help the poor, your effort will succeed, if their sin is less. Your effort will fail if their sin is large. In this way, the ultimate divine administration prevails over everything, in which human effort is a part.

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