A Wise Devotee
One fine morning a generous king ordered his messengers to beat the drums and announce, “tomorrow morning when the palace gates open, everyone is free to touch any object of their choice in the palace. Whichever object they touch, will be gifted to them”.
Hearing the news, all residents of the kingdom flocked in front of the palace gates and waited through the night, eager for the gates to open. While standing there, they imagined touching and thereby owning the objects of their desire like gold, precious stones, clothes, furniture, horses, elephants and herds of cows etc.
When the gates opened the next morning, there was a rampage. The king sat there looking at his subjects and was saddened by their greed and naivety. Meanwhile, he noticed a young girl approaching the throne. He wasn’t sure what she wanted; maybe she wanted a dispute to be settled, maybe she had a question or something else.
While he was still contemplating the girl climbed the steps, reached the throne area and touched the king. Now the king belonged to her and so does everything that belongs to the king! The king was extremely pleased with the wisdom of the little girl and lovingly picked her up in his arms.
Moral
God is the master of all living and nonliving things. People worship God to ask for different things from Him. When He is pleased, He appears in front of the devotee and asks them to ask for a boon. Some ask for riddhi-siddhi (super natural powers), some want moksh (liberation from maya), some want svarga. Svarga is a subtle celestial abode with lot more luxuries that the earth. God willingly gives people the objects of their desire but He is not so prompt in giving “divine love”.
But when God appears, the smart ones ask for nothing except the "divine love". Divine love is the power which controls the almighty God. So once devotee gets that love, God along with all His divine powers, comes under the control of the devotee.
So be smart, ask God to give you His love alone. Don’t sully the pure water of love with any other desires.