example : Mataji left her son at our house in night & next day was Rath Yatra at Mira Road. Whole day her son was with us during Yatra & after 9 pm she called us to bring her son at Bus Stop.
Hare Krsna Umesh prabhu. I can understand you must be dissapointed with this devotees apparent lack of care for her child and you. You should tell her how her behaviour makes you feel. you may begin by saying how when she left her child for so long without any proper arangement or communication you were very concerned. Then tell her how that made you feel. Dont blame her just tell her how you felt. Dont chastise her, thats her gurus job. Give her the chance to explain herself. Main thing is your need to let this go. Get it resolved or you will possibly hold onto some anger or mistrust which over time can spoil your relationships with others. Simplicity and straight forwardness is a devotees main characteristic. We all have to learn to communicate effectivly. Your humility will not be disturbed and there is no offence in asertiveness. You may even receive an explanation or an appology which will strenthen your relationship with that devotee. May Krsna bless you with good intelligence that you see how to help the devotees become better loving and caring individuals.
Prabhu... you should learn to say NO for things that you do not wish to do or do not have time to. It is OK to say NO rather than accepting some service (in this case of taking care of the son of another devotee) and not being happy about it and committing offenses. I was approached by a devotee to sleep in their house near mine for couple of nights when they were planning to go out on a yatra. I told them that it would be difficult as my brother was in second shift those days and would come home at 11pm and I did not want to leave my mother and sister in law alone at home in the night. He was very happy with my prompt response.I hope this answers ur question.
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Prabhu... you should learn to say NO for things that you do not wish to do or do not have time to. It is OK to say NO rather than accepting some service (in this case of taking care of the son of another devotee) and not being happy about it and committing offenses. I was approached by a devotee to sleep in their house near mine for couple of nights when they were planning to go out on a yatra. I told them that it would be difficult as my brother was in second shift those days and would come home at 11pm and I did not want to leave my mother and sister in law alone at home in the night. He was very happy with my prompt response.I hope this answers ur question.
hare krishna