On Thursday, 30 April 1931, Jamshed Mehta, the mayor of Karachi, came to see Baba. Baba praised his sincere efforts and sympathetic treatment of the poor and needy, and admired his selfless service in other areas, as well. Baba explained to him:
I am very pleased with your sincere work and selfless service, particularly in the cause of the really poor and needy. You render it with a sense of renunciation, even at the cost of sacrificing your own interests. I know all about your activities in the cause of service to others, and they are unique and most praiseworthy. You are sincere and selfless as very few persons in the world in your position could be.
In spite of all these sincere humanitarian efforts in the cause of service to others, God-realization is far, far away. The ego will not die so easily. It is most difficult for the ego to disappear, and disappear it must before God-realization is possible.
Even in the noblest aspirants and the sincerest workers for the good of humanity, the thought that "I did this" or "I have done that" exists. Although they might not say this openly to others, the thought persists in their minds. This very thought that "I have done this service" is so destructive that it nullifies all the service rendered and robs it of all value and worth.
Jamshed Mehta was highly impressed with Baba's explanation and his heart accepted the truth of the Master's words. To Mehta's surprise, Baba visited the slums of Karachi and Manora with him that evening.
While Baba was in Karachi, Nariman Dadachanji came to see him again. Nariman was studying in college in Karachi at the time and had met Baba previously in Bombay. From the beginning, Nariman was silent in his love for Baba and never verbalized his deep feelings. What secret dialogues the Master had with Nariman's inner self, only Baba knows!
On Friday, 1 May 1931, Baba left Karachi with Aga Ali and went back to Lahore; Chanji was ill with fever and stayed behind and joined them later. On the 11th, the entire group met in Quetta, where Rusi had rented a special house for Baba. However, Baba did not like it and returned to his old room in Rusi's home, while the mandali stayed in the adjoining house.
At the time, Rusi's two daughters, Goher and Katie, were fifteen and eleven respectively.