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Chapter 9: Tumultuous Travel

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Baba returned, motioning, "All right, let's be friends." They shook hands and Baba added, "Always carry out my wishes, whether you like them or not!"
Goher likewise received much of Baba's attention. Quetta was intensely cold and Goher was sleeping in bed, covered by a heavy blanket. One night Baba entered her room at 4:00 A.M. and slowly pulled at the end of the blanket. Feeling the cold, Goher was roused from her sleep and was startled to find Baba standing before her.
Baba indicated to her, "You feel cold now, but I have come on Earth to give the warmth of God's love. Once you completely possess that love, you will never feel cold!"
The group went out for walks and drives and climbed some surrounding hills, but, as mentioned, the weather was unpleasantly cold. One evening Baba took Rusi's whole family to the movies, but they returned after seeing only half the film. Goher had wanted to stay and wondered why Baba had walked out, as the film was good.
When they reached home, Baba remarked, "The whole world is after the show of maya, and the world itself is nothing but a movie! If anyone becomes blind to this film, he acquires the sight to witness the show going on in his innermost self. This inner drama is quite extraordinary, before which the play of the world is like one's own excrement!"
To relax, Baba would play carrom with Katie, Goher, and Ali. He would make Ali lose the game by cheating. Once Katie caught Baba flicking a piece into a corner pocket. She cried out, "Baba, you're cheating!" This made Baba smile, since the shy girl had now become quite bold.
He denied it and asked Chanji, "Did I cheat? ... Do I ever cheat? ... I never cheat!"
During his visit, Baba again stressed to Rusi that he and his family should leave Quetta permanently. Surprised at Baba's serious tone, Rusi asked, "If we leave Quetta, where are we to go? My business here is thriving."
Baba advised, "Sell your business, your house and all your possessions, and move immediately. I'm warning you. It is not good for you to stay here any longer. The time has come."
Rusi did not follow the Master's advice, and a year later he suffered a tremendous financial loss as a result. Earthquake tremors rocked Quetta in 1932, opening Rusi's eyes to Baba's hints; yet when he tried to sell his restaurant and bakery then, no one was willing to purchase it for what it was once worth.
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