The World is a Reflection of You 

Baba told this story at Kodaikanal. Once a man fainted on the side of the road and was unconscious for a long time. An alcoholic saw the man lying on the side of the road, and thought, “Well, I am lucky, to know what amount of alcohol to consume. That fellow must have consumed too much of liquor.”

A little later, a person suffering from fits happened to see the man. He thought, “Well, I am lucky. I have my fits at my work place or at home. Unfortunately this man had an attack here.”

Sometime later, two thieves came along and said, “Well, we are lucky, it was raining last night and this thief must have slipped on the road and fallen and hurt himself. What bad luck!”

Later, a holy man happened to pass that way. He raised his two hands and said, “Well, what a lucky man! This man must be a great sage to go into samadhi on the side of the road. I will not go away from here without getting his blessings. I will massage his feet till he comes out of samadhi.” So, he sat on the side of the road and began massaging his feet.

The point that Baba made clear here is that each one of us relates to the world in terms of what we are. If we are good, we will see the world as good. If we are bad, we will see the world as bad. Nothing is wrong with the world.