Swami Vivekananda’s Poem

WHEN I ASKED GOD FOR STRENGTH ,
HE GAVE ME DIFFICULT SITUATIONS TO FACE .

WHEN I ASKED GOD FOR BRAIN & BROWN ,
HE GAVE ME PUZZLES IN LIFE TO SOLVE .

WHEN I ASKED GOD FOR HAPPINESS ,
HE SHOWED ME SOME UNHAPPY PEOPLE .

WHEN I ASKED GOD FOR WEALTH ,
HE SHOWED ME HOW TO WORK HARD .

WHEN I ASKED GOD FOR FAVORS,
HE SHOWED ME OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK HARD.

WHEN I ASKED GOD FOR PEACE ,
HE SHOWED ME HOW TO HELP OTHERS.

GOD GAVE ME NOTHING I WANTED ,
HE GAVE ME EVERYTHING I NEEDED .

-SWAMI VIVEKANANDA.

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