Thus for quite some time, Baba hammered Aloba. The group then continued to Bombay. Reaching there in the afternoon, Baba stayed at Ashiana. Nariman and Arnavaz had made the best arrangements for Baba and his men. Besides the extensive Dadachanji family, Jal Dastoor and his fiancée Dolly Engineer, Dina Talati and her two daughters, and Jim Mistry were also present. Dr. Deshmukh had arrived from Nagpur, and Adi Sr. from Ahmednagar.
Baba was in a good mood and asked, "Who is good and who is bad?"
To illustrate, he told this story:
Once there was a thief who committed many robberies at so many different places. One day he entered a house where he saw a poor woman in great pain about to deliver a baby. He felt so sorry for her, because she was all alone, that instead of robbing her house, he helped her deliver her baby. He looked around and saw that there was nothing to eat in the house and very little clothing. So he went out and bought food and clothing for the woman. He attended her for a few days, and after she was on her feet again, he went on his way.
So, what do you think of this man? Is he good or bad? People call him bad because he was a thief, but then he did a good turn, so he became good. In reality, there is nothing like good or bad. There are three things I don't like: greed, anger and lust. These are the three things that, according to me, are bad, so abstain from them.
At 5:00 P.M. Baba retired to his room. Bhau was keeping watch until 4:00 A.M.; Aloba was then supposed to take over for two hours until 6:00 A.M.
Aloba had never before served as night watchman; it was his first day, so Baba directed Bhau, "Inform him that when he comes, he should sit quietly and not make the slightest noise."
Aloba appeared at 4:00 A.M., and, leaving him with Baba's instructions, Bhau went into the next room.
But Bhau had just lain down to rest a short while, when Aloba came to him.
Bhau went to Baba who asked angrily, "Didn't you tell Aloba not to make any noise? He makes a lot of noise!"
The chair had squeaked when Aloba moved. Bhau again explained to him to be quiet and still; after this he went back to rest. But again, after fifteen minutes, Aloba appeared and summoned him to Baba. Baba again complained of Aloba's having made a noise. This went on until 5:00 A.M., when Bhau had to rise and get ready for the darshan program.
The public darshan started at 7:00 A.M. on Sunday, 14 August 1955. Bhau stood in the doorway of Ashiana with the board hung round his neck. Seeing this peculiar sight, newcomers had a good laugh. Besides all Bombay lovers, many from Navsari, Bajwa, Surat, Bhavnagar and Baroda were also present. Almost 800 people attended. In the course of giving darshan, Baba was discussing matters with some, joking with others and listening to devotional songs. Haribhai Patel of Bajwa and Bachoobhai Soni of Navsari each entertained Baba with a song. Ravikant Rawal of Surat told a story, and others narrated different incidents. The darshan lasted throughout the day, with only a short break in the afternoon.
Jim Mistry's small sons, Meherwan, six, and Falu, three, had come with their mother Roda. Baba handed Meherwan an apple, at which the boy beamed with pleasure. But to tease him, Baba snatched it away after a few minutes. Becoming perturbed, Meherwan uttered something uncomplimentary, at which Baba and all laughed heartily. Baba then gave it back to him.