The next morning, Wednesday, 1 August 1956, Filis and Adele arrived early and spent a few precious moments alone with Baba. He looked rested for the first time.
Baba asked if they had rested and said, "I am kept busy with appointments all day long; I do not have as much time to be with you as I would like."
They said they felt the same way. Baba tossed each an enormous peach.
A few moments later, he called for everyone, but many were missing, eating breakfast or sleeping at this early hour.
Baba gestured to those present, crowded in the hallway outside his room, "I wanted to give you all a message, but you are not all here. Those who are absent may see me in 700 years!"
There was a mad rush to round up everyone before Baba.
When Beryl Williams appeared, Baba gestured, "I thought you were dead!"
John Bass and Ben Hayman had been out for a stroll.
Baba remarked to them, "I thought you had died — you [John], not Ben! Ben and I are young; but you'll die first because you are older than Ben."
All laughed, because John was more than ten years younger than Ben.
Baba stated to the group: "You have all spent so much money to come here, to be with me, but there is no time now with all the appointments. But tomorrow, at Ojai, I want to be with you all, eat with you, play with you, fight with you!"
The morning was filled with interviews. The mezzanine was jammed with people. Hilda wished to hold meetings at her house but wanted someone to help her. Baba said he would ask Ruth White.
Baba assured Hilda, "You will always be with me. You are in me."
On this occasion, Filis introduced her mother to Baba.
Another who saw Baba that morning was an Indian man named Choudhary, who was visiting America. He described his meeting as follows:
When I saw Meher Baba's picture in the newspaper, I immediately called up for an appointment. It was 9:00 A.M. when Baba appeared and although I was the last in line, Baba called me first. I prostrated myself, pressing his feet with my forehead and bathing them in tears. In a moment, he gave me everything that I aspired for in all my life, and I felt an instantaneous recognition on Baba's part.