The driver was specifically instructed not to load any other items on the bus. Baba suddenly lost his temper while taking his seat, but none of the men could understand the reason for it. They had proceeded only a mile when the bus had two flat tires. The driver, Hafizji, became frightened because the tires were brand new and there was no apparent cause for the punctures. The tires were repaired and they drove on to the next stop where they rested.
As they were driving the next day, Hafizji noticed steam spewing out of the radiator. Stopping the bus, he got down and inspected it. He wondered what could be wrong. He poured cold water in the radiator and restarted the bus; however, within a few minutes, the engine registered as hot as before.
Getting down from the bus, Hafizji opened the hood and checked the engine, but again failed to detect anything amiss. Perplexed, he kept checking and finally found a small crack at the bottom of the radiator. He managed to patch the crack with the white of an egg, filled the radiator with cold water and drove as slowly as he could, muttering at the wheel, "Allah, Allah." They arrived at the village of Fahrej that night. Hafizji was often heard talking to himself, "Allah, protect me! I've never had such trouble before."
The journey was resumed the following day, but again after driving only a few miles, the radiator began boiling over. Hafizji was at his wit's end by this time. He tried to repair the damage, but his mind was despondent and, being superstitious, he was afraid. When Raosaheb approached Hafizji to comfort him, the driver suddenly remembered what was wrong and told Raosaheb (who spoke Persian), "Now I understand why all this has happened. It is so clear to me now! I have broken my promise to your Master. Before leaving Baam, I loaded two gunny sacks of almonds on the bus, contrary to his orders. How am I to ask for his forgiveness? I am ashamed of my ignorance and folly. Kindly pray to him on my behalf to forgive me."
Raosaheb sympathized with the man and told him, "I warned you that bad luck accompanies those who break their promise to Meher Baba, but you failed to heed my advice. I will take you to Meher Baba and entreat him to forgive you."
Raosaheb took Hafizji to Baba, who forgave him.
