Baba's twin nephews, Rustom and Sohrab, sang a humorous song ( There's A Hole in the Bucket ) with one of their friends, which made Baba laugh. In the past, both boys had been quite stout, and Baba had advised them to lose weight. This time they were much thinner, which pleased Baba.
The large group of lovers again came forward for darshan.
Before retiring to his room, Baba remarked, "How lucky you all are to have my darshan today," and he gestured, "My time has come."
A buffet lunch was again served.
At one point, Baba called Bapai and her daughter Meher Desai of Bombay to his room. Meher had become a doctor according to Baba's wish and she wanted to stay in Meherazad permanently in his service.
Baba informed her, "Carry on for the time being in what you are doing; we shall see later on."
Baba allowed her to go abroad for further studies, if she wished.
After lunch, all the guests returned to their homes.
Besides giving darshan to his close ones, part of Baba's work in arranging this wedding may have been to put an end to caste and religious prejudices, as Dara was a Zoroastrian and Amrit a Hindu, and mixed-caste marriages were then extremely uncommon in India. Had it been a normal marriage, Baba may not have agreed to host it at the height of his illness. In this sense, it was a historical occasion and may serve as an example for future generations.
Khorshed, Katie and Nargis returned to Bombay on the 24th; Nariman and Arnavaz stayed on in Meherazad for three weeks after the wedding. Kumar and Subhadra, Amrit's parents, left Meherazad to return to Dehra Dun on the 26th.
On Tuesday, 24 December 1968, Keki Nalavala of Dehra Dun came to Meherazad with his wife, Freiny, and son, Naosherwan. Baba asked about the couple's health, and they wept at Baba's loving concern when he himself was so critically ill.
The talk shifted to the best type of job for Naosherwan, and Baba gave them certain advice about it. Several possibilities were before him. One was to work for the newspaper the Times of India, another was to work for Air India. Keki wanted him to take a job with the army.
Baba asked the young man, "What do you want?"
"Baba, you decide," Naosherwan replied.
Baba asked the mandali, and Eruch remarked, "Well, Baba, a pen is already in his hand [he was interested in writing] so why not the Times ?"