The Beloved's indifference is his arrow which deepens the wound; and when the heart is pierced through and through and becomes broken, the Beloved becomes completely indifferent to his lover. The lover then becomes so despondent that in his despair for the Beloved's attention, he goes as far as to entreat his Beloved to sprinkle salt on his wound if the Beloved so desires.
What Baba had begun by keeping silence was the wounding of the mandali's heart. Their hearts were not yet wounded, as the wound is created gradually — arrow by arrow. The pitiable weeping condition of a lover's wounded heart is something unimaginable. The tears of such a wounded heart are different from the anguish and experience of worldly despair and pain. When the heart burns in the fire of tears shed from desperate longing, the wound does not wish for anything except the Beloved.
So, for the moment, Baba stopped aiming his arrows at the mandali and instead instructed Ramjoo to send a telegram to Aziz Ahmed (in Nasik), saying: "Baba and the mandali arriving in Bari tomorrow morning. Arrange to take them to Bhandardara." Aziz Ahmed then wired his confirmation and informed his friend Mr. Kothare, who lived in Ghoti, to attend to Meher Baba and the mandali's comfort. Mr. Kothare came to the railway station and asked if there was anything he could do, but as Baba and the mandali had already had their dinner, Baba explained that he preferred to spend the night where they were. Kothare was thanked and told they did not require anything.
Aziz Ahmed, however, continued sending telegram after telegram, informing different people in Ghoti about Meher Baba's arrival and urging them to make all proper arrangements for him. Aziz's enthusiasm was proving a burden to Baba, so Ramjoo was told to send him a lengthy telegram, adding at the end: "Exhausted, preparing for sleep." This put an end to his incessant telegrams.
On 27 October, Baba again awakened the men early at 2:30 A.M. and left at 3:00 A.M. for Bari, fourteen miles away. It was a grueling trek as they experienced much difficulty climbing three steep mountain passes. Ramjoo was sent ahead to meet Aziz Ahmed, but he could not find Aziz's car. Ramjoo was thinking that perhaps his enthusiasm had waned, but shortly thereafter Aziz drove up in his car with breakfast; he had not expected Baba to arrive in Bari so soon.