I come to give what you cannot buy — If you cling to your comforts, pass me by! Mine is the way that the saints have trod — A timeless path to a spaceless God. I come to give what you cannot buy — The courage to live and the faith to die — To die while living and live while dead — To give up the world ere the breath has fled. I come to give that which cannot be bought — A love-born wisdom which transcends thought — A peace-born bliss which transmutes desire — A joy-born power which never will tire.
While in Harmon, Baba kept Malcolm alongside him to read the alphabet board and help communicate during interviews with those who had come seeking advice. Privately, Baba had conveyed to Malcolm and Jean that they were his "chief agents" in America, in charge of his work there. Malcolm's close involvement was a great shock to Meredith who could not bear to be excluded. Prior to and during this trip, Meredith had been trying to impress people that he was Baba's right-hand man and knew everything about the Master, his ways and preferences. When the time came, Baba would bring one who had been raised to the heights crashing down — and Meredith's time had come. Baba had allowed him a loose rein in the beginning, but he now began tightening the leash which cut deeply into Meredith's ego. Baba stopped pampering him, and after this trip, Meredith Starr was to leave Meher Baba forever.
On Tuesday morning, 24 May 1932, Elizabeth, Norina and Anita arrived in Harmon to spend the day. After lunch, Baba led his lovers outside to the stone terrace. Some from the group went forward to pick a few wildflowers, in bloom in the yard, but Elizabeth stayed close to Baba. Baba then stepped forward and motioned Elizabeth to follow. He bent down and picked a small pink flower, which he handed to her. Kaka was near Baba, ready with the board, and Baba motioned for it.
Spelling the words out, he had Chanji tell Elizabeth, "Always keep this flower, and write down today's date. Someday you will know the meaning of it."
The following evening, Baba said something similar to Margaret Mayo. Before retiring to his room, he went down to the river alone or with one of the mandali. When he returned, he told Margaret that she would one day understand what work he had done at her home.