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Chapter 6: Love Is Weeping

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A few days later, discussions were held about building a tennis court at Meherabad and about a cricket ground to be prepared on the hill.
On 1 July, after meeting the requirements of Bombay University for accreditation for secondary education, the school was formally christened by the Master as the Hazrat Babajan High School . Those boys not included in Meher Ashram — who were staying with the men mandali in their Makan near the well and who had been going to the school in the Mess Quarters — were moved to the vacated Family Quarters, and Raosaheb was put in charge of them.
Earlier in May, Baba had selected a spot on Meherabad Hill to the west of the Water Tank for a small cabin made of tin to be built. On 30 June, it was completed and Baba spent the night there. But after staying only one day, he returned to the Jhopdi at lower Meherabad.
Rusi's efforts in Quetta proved fruitful and on Sunday, 3 July 1927, at seven in the morning, the first contingent of Persian students arrived with Baidul — twelve Zoroastrian and two Muslim boys. Two other adults accompanied the group. Baidul was successful in bringing the boys to India without passports — an accomplishment that would have been impossible without Baba's inner help. As soon as the boys arrived, although they were very tired from the long journey, Baidul lined them up according to height and had their photograph taken to document their appearance and condition on arrival. Baba then came and patted each boy on the head and lovingly welcomed them to Meherabad.
One other addition to the Meherabad residents was Sheriar Rashid Mehrabanpur. He had first heard of Baba in Persia from Baidul, and immediately borrowed money and came to India. Mehrabanpur was a young, strong man and a very sincere seeker. Baba allowed him to join the mandali and placed him on silence.
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