“”Herein lies the riddle of the universe and my game too. And how can you help in this game of mine? By love and service. By control of your mind and moods and yes, weaknesses, which are there for the purpose of exercising control over them.
Often, the greater one's love, the greater is the [tendency] to moods, because the pangs of separation are more acute. But I do not like moods, and therefore, to please me, which is one of the best ways of showing your love for me, try your best to overcome them.
Goher Irani was now studying medicine in Bombay and staying with the Dadachanji family. During school vacations, Goher would come to Meherabad to see Baba, and as Katie was living in Ahmednagar with her family, she too was allowed to come to Meherabad occasionally. The sisters came to stay with Baba at Meherabad for a week during their Diwali holidays of 1938, with Arnavaz and Nargis Dadachanji.
One day Goher's mother Khorshed came to Meherabad with her sister, Soona. After their initial meeting, Baba directed the two women to embrace all the women mandali. But when they saw Gaimai and Manu Jessawala emerge from the kitchen covered with sweat, instead of embracing them, they folded their hands in greeting from a distance and walked away.
But nothing ever remained hidden from Baba.
“”When they came back to him, he asked, "Did you embrace everyone?"
They spoke the truth and said they hadn't, explaining that Gaimai and Manu were covered with so much perspiration that they just said hello. The two women did not wish to have their nice saris stained with perspiration.
“”Consequently, Baba took them before Gaimai and remarked to Khorshed and Soona Irani, "Your luck will flourish by their sweat because they are working for me! Embrace them heartily!"
Both embraced Gaimai and Manu, as Baba watched, smiling.
Khorshed and her husband Rusi Pop were debating whether or not to turn over all the property to Baba and remain dependent on him. Several meetings were held about this with Baba and the different members of Adi Sr. and Sarosh's extended family.
