••• Sometime in 1928, I used to live in Nasik, along with my elder brother. Baba was also in Nasik at that time. One day Baba asked me to come to him by exactly 12:00 noon. It was 11 o'clock by then. I thought within 15 minutes I could go home, take my meals and easily go to Baba before 12 o'clock. When I went home my elder brother was talking with some officer and asked me also to sit there. When the time was 11:30 a.m., I was about to go inside. Then my brother asked me to drop that officer at the T.B. in a car. I thought I could do it in 15 minutes and go to Baba, if necessary, without taking meals. While talking another 15 minutes passed, I was driving at high speed to the T.B. with the officer so that I may be present before Baba by 12 o'clock. On the way, at one place children were playing by the side of the road. One child threw another on the road and he fell down dashing against the front mud guard of the car. I stopped the car and when I saw my watch, it was exactly 12 o'clock. Then I realized that Baba asked me to come to him at 12 o'clock, just to save me from this accident. However, I have taken the child and admitted him in the hospital and dropped my guest at the T.B. and went in despair. I was full of confusion then. However, I then went to Baba, who was on the veranda as if he was waiting for me only. He asked on seeing me, what the matter was and I explained the thing. Baba said he doubted I might go to jail.

After that the child, of course, passed away and there was a case against me which went on for four months. My agony and mental confusion during those four months cannot be explained and I never experienced such confusion in my life. At last, however, I was saved because I was not responsible directly. I explained this incident, just to show the necessity of obeying Baba 's instructions and the consequences we have to face if we do not obey him.

••• Sometime in 1928 myself, my cousin, his friend, total of 5 people wanted to go on a picnic to Mahabaleshwar. Baba told us not to go. My cousin said "We have made all the arrangements. How can we stop?" Then Baba said, "it is up to you." When we were on the way, it began raining like anything. We were feeling very cold and we were completely wet. Then I realized why Baba asked us not to go, and told the same to my cousin. At that time he had no regard for Baba. Hearing this he began to say, "Oh! Baba, Excuse us. Do not kill us. Please help us." In this way he began clamoring. I asked him not to worry and somehow we stayed and after one hour the rain subsided automatically. We returned home of course on the next day.

These incidents I have given you to show that we should not disobey Baba under any circumstances and if we disobey, the consequences will be just as in the above incidents.