Age marveled at the sight. "Chacha was truly a treasure discovered in a ruin! There are so few God-realized souls like him on Earth. While Baba was cutting his clothes and then bathing him, Chacha had no consciousness of his body. He had only the consciousness of God — consciousness of himself as God, not as man. The majzoob saw Baba as God; he knew Meher Baba as God."
Adi was working on Chacha's head to remove his old red fez cap under his turban, which had also most likely been worn by him for 30 years and was now almost part of his skin! Very gently, without hurting him in the least, pouring cup after cup of warm water over his head, Adi tenderly began the laborious job.
“”Baba kept repeating, "Gently, gently ... Don't hurt him."
Finally, the cap came away. Adi was aghast, seeing white, raw skin like a wound. The skin of Chacha's skull was so tender, Adi dared not rub it with a towel and only gently patted it dry.
Hours passed like this. Baba soaking the majzoob with water and cutting his clothes away from his skin, and then gently hand-washing Chacha's face, chest, arms, back, feet and legs with soap and water. After all this was over, Chacha was adorned by Baba in a new white kafni. Adi was exhausted, but Baba was in a glorious state and he commended Adi and Kaka for what they had accomplished.
But what happened next? The majzoob immediately asked for tea and when it was served Chacha began pouring it over himself! When Baba asked whether he would stay longer, Chacha uttered softly, "I will stay, if you will help me." Baba fed him some food by hand, and then accompanied him back to his hovel in a tonga.
Meher Baba's s 45th birthday was observed on Wednesday, 15 February 1939, in Ajmer, but the celebration was different from any other year Baba rose at 2:00 A.M. and, after a bath, accompanied by Adi Sr. and Kaka, went by tonga to Chishti's tomb at 4 A.M. where he wished to remain in seclusion inside Chishti's tomb. Arrangements had been made previously with the caretaker not to allow anyone inside for fifteen minutes when Baba was inside. But when they reached the tomb the caretaker was not present to open the door. Baba simply went round the tomb for half an hour and returned at 5:00 A.M.
“”Baba had informed those at Meherabad: "No public or private celebration. I will not even wear new clothes. No ceremony, no music, no singing."
Twenty men were brought to the bungalow that day: a few were masts, several were mad and a few were destitutes living on the streets.
