Pleasant Stories & Anecdotes — Page 46
46 Watch Out for Attacks by Satan It is narrated about a saint that when he was on his deathbed, his last words were ‘Not yet! Not yet!’ His disciple was very surprised to hear these words. He earnestly prayed to God so that he can understand what the matter was. One day the Saint met him in his dream. The disciple asked, ‘What were the meanings of your last words, and why did you say those words?’ The saint replied, ‘Satan assaults at the time of a man’s death to snatch his light of faith at the last moment. Satan also came to me and tried to subvert me. I did not allow any of his schemes to suc- ceed. Satan said, you have escaped from his clutches’, and I said, ‘Not yet! Not yet! That is, I am not safe from you till my death’. (Malf ūzā t, vol. 5, p. 306) Just A Little Matter Arrogance and mischief are undesired traits. Good deeds of sev- enty years can be wasted due to a small mistake. It is written that there was a pious man who lived on a moun- tain and it had not rained there for an extended period. One day as it rained it poured on rocks and stones as well. An objection arose in his heart that the rain was needed for fields and orchards. Had it rained only on the fields, instead of rocks, it would have been much better. On hearing this objection, God deprived him of his holiness. He was very sad and consulted another holy man.