One piece of News which caught my attention recently was a huge scandal at the Tirupati Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh. Something to do with Lord's Ornaments. The Gold one's have been replaced with artificial Ornaments is what the News claims. All those who heard the new were surprised. So am I. Stealing from or cheating another Human being, accepted. But stealing from God. Cheating god! How can a man's conscience permit this?
Interestingly, stealing from Temples' or thefts in Temple/Other Holy places is nothing new to mankind. In the past too there have been many cases of thefts in Temple/Church/Other Holy Places. Precious jewelry/Ornaments/Cash and sometimes Lord's Idol's too have been stolen. Corrutpion is rampant in many of these Religious institutions.
But the question is, how do these people get away? Why doesn't God appear before them and stop them from doing so?
Actually the answer too is very simple.
From times unkown thousands of Saints/Rishi's have spent like years in Sadhana/ doing Hath Yoga for glimpse of God.....no success. And here we expect God to appear before and punish some culprits for say 1/2 kg of Gold or some thousands of Rupees?
All the Wealth, Precious Metals/Stones/ all are his creation.....this Earth is his creation which he has gifted to mankind. His creation might change hands....from one man to another. They Gold/Stones/ Wealth might change hands...but the ownership does not change. He is the supreme Lord of all the Wealth in the World. He is the supreme owner of all the Wealth in the Universe....God knows this...and so he is generous...Honestly what do a few thousand Rupees or some Gold matter to God?
God is not possessive.....God is not vindictive.....God does not punish.....and so God lets them get away with the theft.....
