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Chapter 34: Total Seclusion

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In Bombay, Perviz had had a chance encounter with Homi Vajifdar, the former cricketer who had been in Baba's close contact at Manzil-e-Meem, but who had not seen Baba since 1933. Baba remembered him fondly and sent him a message of love. When Perviz delivered it, Vajifdar wept. Despite his feelings, Vajifdar never came to see Baba, and died in 1961.
During this period, Dhun Satha came for Baba's darshan from Bindra House. Being a cripple, she was carried in a chair by their servant, named Kesar.
Baba commented to her, "Seeing your plight, I feel I should heal you, but it is good for you to suffer and have patience until I break my silence."
Dhun said insightfully, "I did not come to you for this purpose, to make you suffer. I do not wish that you should be troubled on my account. I want only your love. This body has to go one day anyway."
Baba expressed how pleased he was by her reply.
Dhun had suffered for years with muscular dystrophy and every bone in her body was aching.
Baba commented to her, "One is no doubt helpless without the use of hands and feet, but when God's wrath descends, even hands and feet are not enough to save one!"
Dhun's sister Roshan Kerawala had given birth to a daughter on 21 February 1959, whom Baba named Mehera. At the end of April, their cousin, Meheru Mehta gave birth to a son whom Baba named Merwan. Meheru Mehta also came to stay in Bindra House, and whenever Baba would visit there with the women mandali, he would cuddle the two infants. After being served sherbet, Baba and the mandali would return to Guruprasad.
When Mehera Kerawala was born, Roshan had to have two or three stitches, but when the doctor took them out, one was left uncut by mistake. Roshan started having severe discomfort and consulted the doctor, who examined her and said everything was all right. Her trouble persisted and increased. One day when Baba was visiting, finding her looking dejected, he asked the reason and she told him. Baba immediately sent for Goher from Guruprasad. Goher was told the trouble, but she said, "I haven't brought my surgical instruments with me."
Baba asked her crossly, "Then have you come here to stare at me?"
So Goher went back and returned with the required medical supplies. On examination, she found that one stitch remained uncut and had become enveloped in a layer of skin.
Baba ordered, "Take it out."
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