I was satisfied that if ever it were possible to see God on this Earth, I had seen Him. And as time went on, the proof that this had not been merely some emotional conversion was shown by the simple fact that a true creativity began in me a few days after this meeting and has continued ever since.
I have met no one, or experienced no experience, which has melted my heart or sharpened my intellect as he has.
For seven days after he departed from Baba in Myrtle Beach, Francis continually wept; his heart was in turmoil. "His tears finally dried," Age observed, "but his heart remained aflame. He was snared in the net of the Divine Fisherman, and his surrenderance at Meher Baba's feet was absolute." But the Divine Fisherman toyed with this prized catch for seven long years, before Francis was allowed to stay with Baba at Meherazad.
Meanwhile, Ivy and Charmian were allowed to stay in Myrtle Beach until 18 May, but were instructed to be in San Francisco by the 3rd or 4th of June to await Baba's arrival in California on the 6th.
The Shaw family had another interview with Baba in the Lagoon Cabin at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 14 May 1952. Baba stated that he felt relaxed. He narrated the humorous incident about Lahu the servant boy drinking half his coffee when he was fasting in seclusion at Upper Meherabad in 1927.
Then Baba called for the station wagon. He and the five members of the Shaw family got inside and rode to Baba's House, with Adi as the driver. Baba personally showed them the house, taking them from room to room. When they were in the kitchen, he gestured for Jeanne to admire the modern conveniences. He also pointed out the view of the Atlantic Ocean from the verandah.
On the way back to the Center, Jeanne remarked that the ocean was calm and added, "The Southerners pronounce it ca'm ." Baba smiled and indicated that she should say something else with a southern accent, and then pointed to Darwin to speak it, too. They all had a good laugh.
Filis and Adele had been allowed to spend the week at the Center with Baba and "the girls" (their term of endearment for the Eastern women mandali). They would be with Baba at the Guest House in the evenings, before he left at 6:00 P.M. On the evening of the 14th, Baba asked them to tell him a story.