Next day, when he went to open his shop, a cow came along and put her mouth in the sack full of wheat. This young man having heard the discourse in the satsang, was awakened. He realised clearly that all creation is one family and that it was his duty to feed the cow. So, he gently patted the cow as she nibbled the wheat.
When his father saw this, he rudely admonished him; “Can’t you see the cow is ruining our grains? Don’t just stand there, drive it away!”
The son replied, “How much can the cow eat? 1 Kilo, 2 Kilos or 3 Kilos at most? That will not make us poorer. For God has given us enough.”
The father was astonished. He asked his son, “Where did you learn this lesson?” The son replied, “Dear father, I attended the satsang yesterday and this was the lesson I learnt there.” Hearing this, the father was unhappy. He told his son, “Whatever you hear in the satsang is only for that moment. Once you leave the satsang hall, you forget all about it and learn to live a practical life.”
That is why I said, a true satsangi is the one who carries the message of the satsang with him, imbibes it and puts into practice. We all should be true satsangis.