Some wrote humorous things and some serious thoughts. A few samples are as follows:
"I spend my entire time wondering what it is all about. I feel like a neatly tied up package to be sent off at a moment's notice!" — (unsigned)
"One most important thing is that I am having a very happy day. Baba is here and my world is complete." — Nonny
"Love, so they say, makes the world go round. Loving Baba makes it spin all the faster!" — Rano
Again, the advantages and disadvantages of staying in India were discussed, and the final meeting on future plans was held on Tuesday, 18 May 1937. Baba emphasized that to stay at Meherabad was not practical for the Westerners. Italy, particularly Portofino, was thought the most ideal for both the Easterners and Westerners.
Later that evening, Baba called all together outside on the lawn. Regarding the discussions about the new plan to set up an ashram in Italy, someone asked whether it should be kept private, or whether or not they could write about it to others. Thereupon, Baba narrated the following story, implying that the "secret" was already out:
There is a saying that women can never keep secrets. A man in ancient Persia loved his wife very much and confided everything to her. His friend advised him not to tell her everything, to which he replied, "My wife is most trustworthy."
The friend said, "All right, you do as I tell you and see if she stands the test."
The man went home and pretended being very afraid of something. His wife immediately asked what it was. He said, "I cannot tell you. It is a matter of life and death." She insisted. The more he refused, the more curious she became. Finally, he said, "I'll tell you, but keep it a secret. If the king knows, he will have me beheaded!"
She assured him, "I love you more than my own life. How could I tell this to anyone and have you beheaded?"
"All right," he said. "Today, when I passed by the king's palace, I saw a crow come out of the king's shoulder. Don't tell this to anyone!" She assured him she would not.
The man went to work the next day and when he returned in the evening some women were gossiping. As soon as they saw him, they said, "Here comes the one who saw 40 crows come out of the king's shoulder!"