"Even cowards suffer, as do heroes, but there is a great difference between the suffering of the two. The wounds of the arrows which the brave bear and the worldly arrows that pierce you, are as different as the earth and the sky. Cowards go on being miserable by the arrows of maya, while heroes endure their lot for love of God."
One day a Christian youth approached Jal and told him, "I dreamt of Meher Baba in an Arab robe, and he told me to see you!" Jal took him to Baba on the 6th, and repeated the strange tale.
Baba listened and then told the boy, "Life is not to be wasted like this! You are depressed because you don't find employment. It is good that you have come to me. Don't worry, I will help you, and you will feel my help."
The boy understood that Baba had read his mind and knew everything.
That day, Baba agreed to visit the Leonard Theological College, one of the first such institutes in India. Baba was given a tour and then taken to a chapel where a service happened to be in progress. Baba sat down in the chapel and remained present for about half an hour. It was most unusual for Baba to wait through such a service — whose audience was praying to him in the form of Jesus! Before leaving, Baba was introduced to the congregation by one of the professors.
For his work, Baba had wished to keep his stay in Jabalpur a secret. But gradually news of his arrival leaked out and people sought his darshan. Baba agreed to give public darshan on two days: 8 January for men, and 10 January for women. The reason for two separate darshans was that there were many Muslims in Jabalpur, and the Muslim women were not allowed to mix freely with the men, and were required to wear purdahs or veils in public.