Baba continued:
Another point: After I discarded my alphabet board, you all know how I convey my thoughts.
[Eruch explained that the mandali try to grasp Baba's gestures and repeat what he means.]
God Speaks was dictated on the board. It is a good book. There was a review from an American philosopher. Another review has come to hand from one Dr. Schroeder [a Protestant theologian]. Don Stevens and others in America are connected with publishing and printing this work. To impress the American public with the value of the book, Don and others want to take a film of me dictating on the board for television so that millions may see me. They want to show how Baba has dictated it. So many films have been taken previously, but this one will be a 24mm film for television. This television scene for the book's review will be helpful. It will be good publicity. Don asked me to use my alphabet board for a while. As you know, I have thrown it away as of 7 October 1954. But for this book, I have promised that I will use it. My nature is to promise today and break it tomorrow. This is from ages past. There will be no dictation of the sort. I will put my finger on one letter of the alphabet board.
Don Stevens interjected, "The American public is so shrewd, Baba, that that will have very little effect."
Thereupon, Baba agreed to use the alphabet board the next day for a few minutes, solely for the purpose of taking the film.
He said, "I will spell out only this sentence: 'I have given up the use of the alphabet board for the past twelve months, and I will not use it again.' This much I will dictate."
He also permitted a film to be taken of the poor program.
Baba appreciated the work Sorabji Siganporia and Burjor Mehta were doing in Bombay and asked them to continue it in all sincerity.
Sorabji had opened a center, and when he told Baba of the difficulties he faced, Baba advised him, "My detractors may oppose and harass you, but you should carry on. Always remember this, that I am God. Be like the football. Wherever it is kicked it goes, and the kicks make it finally reach the goal. Similarly, whatever difficulties are put in your way and whatever amount of opposition you have to face, bear it silently. They will one day bring you to the Goal."