Every one must have faith in himself

[SubhaSrini]

Every one must have faith in himself

There is no one who does not love himself, has no belief in himself and has no ambition to rise higher and

higher. Even a man who does not have faith in God has faith in himself and desires to have strength by which

 to cultivate faith in himself. There was once a guru communicating wisdom to people who came for his

darshan with flowers and fruits. One day, as the offerings were plenty, he called a disciple and asked him to

cut the fruits and arrange for its distribution as prasâda(m) . The disciple reported to the guru that all was

ready for distribution and asked him who would be given first. The guru asked him to start with the person in

whom he has the greatest faith and the highest confidence. All the people assembled there thought that the

disciple would first give the fruit to the teacher and then distribute to the others. But the disciple did not do

so. He took the first fruit himself. When the surprised onlookers asked for an explanation he said that since he

had had the greatest confidence and affection for himself, he took the first fruit.