That afternoon, Baba remarked, "It is more important for people to come to know about me at present than after I manifest as the Avatar of the Age."
While playing cards, he once mentioned, "If you see me as I really am, then everything else will appear as illusion."
Another time, he explained, "After Union, the coming down to the human plane is still more difficult. It is not as easy as playing cards! Kaikobad's experience is quite different from the experience of a Qutub. The Qutub's is the highest stage. Once you reach that stage, you know the past, the present and the future in a split second."
This serious talk was suddenly interrupted by Padri bringing in a small golden-colored parrot which had fallen from a tree in front of the mandali's quarters. Baba asked him to put it in a cage and to repeat daily the word Baba to it, so that the bird would learn to say it.
He added, "If the bird says it at the time of its death, it will get liberation."
A cage was procured and the parrot was put into it. But it was not destined to remain in Meherazad for long, as it escaped the very next morning. One of the bars of the cage was loose and the bird flew away.
Baba retired to his room.
At 4:30 P.M., he sent word to Hoshang and Cowas: "Be happy. Break your silence at 8:00 P.M. Eat well."
Again at 6:00 P.M. another message came from him: "Be happy in my love. Don't speak or make even a sound until 8:00 P.M. If by mistake you do speak, don't worry."
At 7:55 P.M., he again sent word: "Break your silence at 8:00 P.M., repeating the japa given to you. Don't fear. After 8:00 P.M., eat well."
Finally, at 8:05 P.M., he conveyed: "Be happy. Remember me. Did you eat well?"
This is the kind of love Baba had for his lovers. His constant remembrance was a source of joy to them.
At night, the mandali would regale Hoshang and Cowas with stories from their days with Baba. Baidul told them of how Baba had once asked him to bring a mast. He was then a novice at it and tried to entice the mast to accompany him with all the skill he possessed, but the mast would not budge. Getting angry, he tried to lift him by force.