One day he went to Akbar Press and walked into the kitchen. Since there was no one about, Baba helped himself to a piece of bread and some vegetable from the pinjra (a screened cupboard for keeping eatables). As he stood there eating the snack, Gulamasi came inside and was shocked to see what appeared to be a stranger standing in her kitchen. Before she recognized Baba, she cried out, "Who's there?" Hearing her shout, Shirin and her daughters, Meheru and Khorshed, came running to the kitchen. Seeing Baba, they were momentarily taken aback. Gulamasi complained, "Baba, why do you always come like a thief in the night?"
“”"I am a thief," he gestured. "If I don't steal your hearts, how would you remember me?"
Baba then asked them to shout loudly: " Thief! Thief! " Hearing them, all the men of the family rushed to the kitchen to see what all the commotion was about. They were startled, and then amused, to see Baba in their midst. Baba's joke was enjoyed by everyone.
“”Baba turned to Nusserwan and remarked, "You know, I am still using the chaddar I took from you in 1925."
Nusserwan had once gone to Meherabad in 1925 for Baba's darshan. He had a coverlet thrown over his shoulders for warmth. Baba asked him for it, and Nusserwan willingly gave it to him. Baba was particular about the covering, and would use it during the night. This chaddar proved the means through which the entire Satha and Damania families came into Baba's close contact, because soon after taking it, the rest of the family came for his darshan. Baba's keeping the sheet so carefully, and using it for so many years, showed his love for and connection with this fortunate family.
In 1925, on another visit to Meherabad to see Baba (before Baba's silence began), Nusserwan wished to ask Baba for a mantra upon which he could meditate. It had been on his mind for a long time, but he did not say anything about it to Baba.
“”When he came to Meherabad, Baba called him to his Jhopdi and said, "Today, I'm going to give you a guru-mantra ."
He then whispered into Nusserwan's ear, "Remember Ahuramazda daily with all your heart."
Referring to this incident, Baba asked Nusserwan, "Do you still want a mantra?"
Nusserwan replied, "No, it isn't necessary. Receiving your love is my mantra."
Meheru Damania said to Baba, "Come to our house like this more often. You no longer are a frequent visitor."
