Teach me to Pray Swami !

 

I was returning from my work in a bus when I asked the conductor why no bus came for the past 45 minutes and suddenly one  behind the other 8 buses came like a parade , much to the bewilderment of the frustrated passengers. The conductor told me that someone had stolen 1 sovereign gold ornaments , cash and some valuables from one unsuspecting customer and there was a severe investigation in all the buses that had the same number in the route and all of them were stalled at a station .

My heart ached on hearing the news . With what prayer and expectation the concerned person would have bought the articles . The creative turbine in me began to churn the thoughts which I am now transferring into this passage. 

Oh Dear Swami , Teach me to pray , 

For I see just what I see , 

But your vision extends above and around , 

And I don't know what to pray or how to pray , 

For I believe in my prayer , And you 

Always grant my prayer , So I am worried , 

How to pray for the correct blessing ?

Should I be sad that the person was a victim of robbery , 

Should I be apathetic to think that person was paying back their bad karma ,

Should I understand that you are teaching them the painful lesson of sacrifice , thereby bringing them closer to you , 

Should I be angry at you for allowing them to go through this incident, 

Should I be  angry at you for allowing them do a sin in the past there by making them face the consequence of this bad karma from the past ,

Should I be rational to think how desperate the Thief was to earn a livelihood by stealing ,

Should I simply be emotionally charged up to scorn the thief for the very act of stealing , no matter what his circumstances were , 

Should I be worried about the thief's future destiny when they themselves will have to payback for this bad deed of theirs ,

Should I be angry at you in the present , for allowing the thief to commit this sin , 

Should I be angry at you for not placing any good angels when the robbery was happening , thereby all their karmas are executed - the person becomes a victim of robbery,  the thief commits the robbery but by your grace some good person watches this and catches the act , thereby themselves earned Good karma

Oh Dear Lord , Teach me to pray , 

For I see just what I see , 

But your vision extends above and around , 

And I don't know what to pray or how to pray , 

For I believe in my prayer , And you 

Always grant my prayer , So I am worried , 

How to pray for the correct blessing ?