Thought provoking story

Sri Sri Paripoornandagiri Swamiji, from Vyasa Ashramam, Yerpedu near Tirupati is visiting Memphis temple. He is known for his short thought provoking stories which help us understand our existense and our duties in this human form.
The story goes like this. A Swamiji used to give an hour pravachan everyday. One day, a person by name Raj came to pravachan and was about to leave half way along the pravachan. Swamiji stopped him and their conversation is as follows:

Swamiji: Son, why are you leaving in the middle of the pravachan? Is it boring or you dont like the way I talk?
Raj: Forgive me Guruji, but that's not the issue. My family members can'y stay without me for more than half an hour. And so I have to leave now.
Swamiji: Ok. I see that you love your family a lot. Let us see how much your family members love you.
By saying that, Swamiji started teaching Kumbhakam - a practice of holding breath still. And after a few days, Swamiji said " Son, now go to your home and say that you are about to die and lie down holding your breath for some time." Raj does the same. As soon as he lies down, his family members sit around him and start crying. They plead God to take them away instead of Raj. Swamiji enters the scene and asks to get a cup of water. He says a few few words as if uttering a mantra and offers that water to family members saying who ever drinks that water will die for Raj by saving him. All of them step back to the offer. Swamiji asks each of the family members to drink that water and their response to Swamiji is as follows. Raj's mother says, "Swamiji, I need to serve my husband. I am the only one for him and I have the responsibility."
His father says that for all these years, his wife is serving with utmost affection. Now I need to take care of her and I have the responsibility." His wife says that she is the only daughter to her parents who are heart patients. If they hear the news they will not remain here and hence I have the responsibility."
At the end, all the family members offer that water to Swamiji saying that he is a sanyasi and does not have any responsibilities. Than Raj wakes up and thanks Swamiji and from there on he listens to pravachan for one full hour everyday.
By this, I understood that - In the path of spirituality the effort should be from us no matter what.