MRS PATEL: Only now am I able to understand what you said. Tiny fingers may light the lamp but the lamp can illumine a whole mountain! How nicely a small one like you could explain a Truth as vast as the very ocean! Come on, have this; take this Prasaadam! All of you also have Prasaadam. When you eat, I shall take it that the Lord Himself has partaken of the offering ……….. Oh God, what else can I say?!

Young Sai is standing before a Mosque, surrounded by his friends. He is explaining the Hindu scriptures to them.

YOUNG SAI: Parithraanaya Saadhunaam, Vinashaya Dushkrutam, Dharma Smapstaapanaarthaya Sambhavami Yuge Yuge. For the protection of the virtuous, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the re-establishment of Dharma, I incarnate from Age to Age. That is what the Bhagavad Gita says.

MUSLIM BOY: That is OK. But do you know what the Quoran says?

YOUNG SAI: Quoran, Gita, and the Bible - what difference does it make? They all say the same thing.

ANOTHER MUSLIM BOY: You are saying all sorts of things. We don’t understand what they mean.

YOUNG SAI: I shall explain. For establishing Dharma or Righteousness, God Almighty incarnates in every Age. You may call Him Ram or Rahim, Christ or Krishna, it does not matter. THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD FOR ALL!

Meanwhile, worship goes on inside the Mosque.

Young Sai and His friends are now gathered before a Hindu Temple where worship is going on inside. Meanwhile, a young boy is looking at a paper spinning wheel that Sai is holding in His hand.

YOUNG SAI: [to the boy] What is it that you are looking at?

A BOY: At this spinning wheel. … Looks nice.

YOUNG SAI: Do you know what this is? It is the Divine Wheel of Lord Vishnu. Do you know how it rotates?

BOY: No, please tell us.

YOUNG SAI: Simple. When the wind blows, it rotates! When the wind blows, the leaves flutter, ripples are produced on the water in the lake, and this wheel also rotates. This power called wind has no feelings of difference; it does not care whether it is a leaf, or water or a wheel. It penetrates everywhere and produces motion.

BOY: Why are you telling us all this?

AN ELDER: [to Sai] Enough of this discourse! (To others) Let’s go.

By way of a reply, Young Sai begins chanting from the Quoran. This irritates the elder.

ELDER: [Mockingly imitates the Quoran recitation.] You are reciting the Quoran. Do you know the meaning?

YOUNG SAI: Yes, I know. The meaning is: God is only ONE!

ANOTHER MAN: [to Sai] Oh, you have come again! We don’t need you discourses in this sacred temple. [to others near him] He is a small boy but tries to talk about big things!

YET ANOTHER ELDER: He should not be allowed to come to this temple.

ANOTHER MAN: There is no use in all this tall talk.

YOUNG SAI: [to the first elder who challenged Him] Whether you like it or not, whether you get angry or not, did I not make you recite the Quoran? God is the same for all! Everything is God! God is everywhere!

MAN: Go home!

Sai leaves chanting the Quoran.

ANOTHER MAN: Give him some room, and he will go beyond limits!

YET ANOTHER MAN: Yes!

Patel’s house. The father has heard reports about Young Sai talking philosophy near places of worship and causing annoyance to village elders.

PATEL: [to Sai] Come here you fellow! …..You have become a big problem for me! Caste, religion, and culture cannot be changed by one person. It is not your job to talk about religion and such things. Everyone tells me you are mad. I care for you like my very eyes but you? You are acting too big for your age. You are a just small boy; yet, I am not able to drive sense into you. I don’t know who can do it.

MRS.PATEL: Did you not say he is a small boy? Why then are you getting so upset? These people may be old in age but they are short on wisdom. Our boy is tender as a leaf; yet, he is doing what the elders ought to be. They should be ashamed of themselves, instead of objecting to what he is doing.

PATEL: Mothers can never see the faults of their children. What may seem good to us may not appear so to others. If we get a bad name because of him, I cannot bear it.

MRS. PATEL: Please listen. This child is a gift of God. Perhaps it is God’s will that one day in the future, this boy will do enormous good to the world. Therefore, as long as there are good people around us, no harm will come to our dear child. He won’t get us a bad name.

PATEL: Let us see what he will do in the future.

MRS. PATEL: Don’t worry, I’ll take care of that. (To son) Look my dear son. You should always listen to me and obey me. You should not bring a bad name to your father.

YOUNG SAI: Mother, I did not do anything wrong. I merely said that all are equal in the eyes of God - that’s all!

MRS. PATEL(to husband): Did you hear? This is the lesson that he taught!

A crowd of villagers march to Patel’s house. They are all angry and upset by what Young Sai is doing. One of them knocks on the door of Patel’s house.

MAN: Mr. Patel!

PATEL: Who is that? [Opens the door.]

PATEL: [Asks the crowd] Why have you all come?

MAN (MUSLIM): Mr. Patel, this is not good. Your boy comes to the Masjid and chants Hindu Mantras. It is wrong and you must warn him. In the Masjid one must say Allah Ho Akbar, and not invoke the name of Rama.

ANOTHER MAN (HINDU): Mr. Patel! Is it right to chant the Quoran in Rama’s temple? Where the Gita is to be recited, is it meaningful to discuss the Quoran?

YET ANOTHER MAN (MUSLIM): Brother Patel, you are welcome to study your Bhagavad Gita. Likewise, we would like to study the Quoran in the Mosque. There is no need to take the Gita to the Mosque and the Quoran to the Temple!

A PERSON IN THE GROUP: Everyone has his own beliefs and religion. This boy is small and yet to be educated. You should warn him not to talk about religious matters. It is neither good for him nor for you!

PATEL: Hold on! Let’s not get lost in debates about his preaching, talking big for his age and such matters. This boy is young, and does not know about caste and religion. For some unknown reason, he is overwhelmed by devotion for God in this tender age. He is making all our children chant the name of God. Can there be a greater good fortune?

A MAN: Are you suggesting that your son’s so-called devotion is good?

PATEL: Who can say it is bad? The question of devotion being good or bad does not arise. He is talking about God and saying that God is the same for all. Instead of condemning him, we should all be happy and proud that God has blessed this boy with such wisdom at such an early age.

A MUSLIM: Mr. Patel, it is enough if you instruct you son not to chant Mantras in our Masjid; I will be satisfied with that.

ANOTHER MAN: It is not proper for you to defend your son like this. A Hindu is a Hindu, and our tradition and culture are ours.

PATEL: You should not look at all this purely from a worldly point of view. The mistake is ours, and not his. It is only with an inner view that we can understand the Truth that all religions are basically the same. Blades of grass should not criticise the mighty Banyan tree!

A MAN: Look Mr. Patel, we are not interested in your arguments. If your son recites once again the Quoran in our temple, we will ex-communicate you and your family. Take care!

The villagers leave after giving the warning. Mrs. Patel now joins her husband.

MRS. PATEL: [To Young Sai] Son, did you hear what they said? We don’t want the temple, or the Masjid or the Church. From now on, you should never go there again!

PATEL: Did you see what happened? You described this boy as a gift of God. This boy’s knowledge and wisdom are not comprehensible to these people. The fault is not his but that of society……Son, did you hear what they said? Did you hear? …From now on, don’t go that side, don’t go that side, ….don’t go… (collapses).

Mrs Patel is shocked.

MRS. PATEL: Please, please sit down; take it easy! ….Son, hurry and get some water! ………..What happened to you?!

Patel breathes his last.