The same day he asked Ghani to write a poem about the New Life. Baba dictated the chorus and indicated to him to incorporate into the poem the chief principles of the New Life, such as obedience, suppression of anger, greed and lust, truthfulness, cheerfulness under all circumstances, et cetera. In fact, Ghani had gotten the inspiration to write a song on the New Life from listening to Baba play the dholak.
Baba explained to him, "The poem will be sung as a prayer each morning before starting the day's activities."
In the evening Anna asked for a raincoat to use during his nightwatch. Baba admonished him, but then gave it to him.
"Directly or indirectly, you should never ask me for anything," he stated. "I pardon your mistakes now, but I won't be so charitable after December."
October 25 was the first day of the training period. Baba called all the companions in the morning and stated:
If you have any difficulty, tell me about it today. On my own I am giving you this opportunity to voice your difficulties. Never, never again will I try to explain and satisfy. I am doing so now because of my promise to help, but this will automatically cease from the 1st of January. Thereafter only two alternatives will be left to you — either to go on and on, or to leave me at your own responsibility.
During the course of this discussion, Adi Sr. flared up, saying he had his doubts about Baba's real motives and intentions. This controversy brought about a heated atmosphere and Baba reiterated:
I again give you another chance to reconsider whether you want to accompany me or not. You cannot continue to have such moods in this life, which later on might prove millions of times more difficult and trying than what it is today. Even now, I am giving you the chance to decide one way or the other. The decision should be communicated to me by this evening. From tomorrow, there will be no such chance offered again. I am telling this to you not because of Adi's behavior just now. God knows I am telling you the truth because of many other considerations. Today, I am giving you one last chance to continue with me or to give up.
God knows, yesterday I told even Mehera for the last time, that she, at least, of all people, should keep happy and cheerful under the most extreme and trying circumstances.