My name is Darius Zukas and my
wife's name is Lolita - we are from Lithuania, Europe. We feel much
honoured to tell the story of our daughter Atile. Her entry into this
world was Swami's miracle. Atile was born on 1st July, 2000. In April,
2000, we came to Brindavan for just 12 days to say "Thank You" to our
beloved Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
When
Lolita was in her 4th month of pregnancy, she suddenly felt unwell, one
day. Usually she had a very good connection with the child. So we went
to our local doctor that we were registered to. Lolita underwent an
ultrasonic test. It showed that the baby in the womb was dead; no heart
beat, no breathing, no movements… We were much depressed.
My wife
got the papers to be admitted to the hospital next morning for cleaning
operation. We went home feeling very sad. I remember very well, it was a
Thursday - a day earmarked for the worship of Guru, The Supreme
Teacher. So, we decided to pray to our Guru and God. We could not sleep
that night - we had spent it praying to Swami, “Swami, it is not fair -
we cannot accept this situation, please help us…”
In the
morning, we packed the things needed for the hospital and went for
admission. When we came to the hospital in Vilnius, we were asked once
more to undergo the ultrasonic test. This time, the doctor was quite
surprised - she looked once, twice, and said: "why have they sent you
for an operation? You and your child are okay!" We could not believe in
the first instance, and then we burst into a laughter - we knew it was
Swami!!!
We were
so happy that we decided to get the tickets to pay our heart-felt
gratitude to Swami. And this gave us an opportunity to spend four
precious years of our lives in Prasanthi, serving Bhagawan.
