The Capacity

Once Guru asked me to publish a running magazine for the general public. It was difficult to get correspondents, disciples or otherwise, to contribute articles. One disciple sent along an account of an ultramarathon race; however, it was almost unreadable. The spelling, grammar and syntax were so bad that it was difficult to make sense of the story. Our editorial policy was to include as many articles by disciples as possible, so we corrected and rewrote the article, while attempting to preserve the essence of the author's account. The disciple was overjoyed at seeing the article in print. Guru then instructed the disciple to continue sending stories and, in fact, fill up the magazine when we were lacking in articles. When I heard this, my heart sank! However, Guru later detailed how the disciple was to do this. He was to attend track meets, go to airports, etc. and interview famous runners. The tape of the interviews was then to be transcribed, edited and corrected by another nominated disciple. In this way, our magazine carried interviews of the highest calibre with top-ranking athletes which made us the envy of many other running magazines. I got the message: when a disciple has enthusiasm and willingness, Guru will provide the capacity.

Sipra (Adelaide)