Understand what you study

A boy would read his English lessons aloud at home. However, he made so many mistakes that one day it even resulted in the family getting a scare. “MILK” was what the boy was reading. He spelt it out M-I-L-K and then read the entire word. He shouted out loud and fast, emmayelkay milk, emmayelkay milk, emmayelkay milk that the parents felt he was shouting in fear, “Amma, yeluka”. Yeluka in Telugu means rat. Encourage those who dedicate their lives to the proper study of the scriptures and you too will benefit by that study, as you are benefitting these days here (at Prashanthi Nilayam).

Source: Sathya Sai Speaks , Volume 2, Chapter 45: October 10, 1962.