Amal Kiran's Correspondence with The Mother

22 April 1940

Mother,

These three days I have been having spells of extreme exhaustion. A little walking and I feel utterly fagged out. Why this should happen I don’t understand. I want to get strong — body and soul. The soul is, of course, feeling much healthier, but the body gets bouts of great weakness for no sufficient reason. I must get all right.

It seems to me that it would be better not to talk too much, as, after all, it is not quite essential . . .

P.S. I had thought I would chuck all medicines here. And I don’t like to take brandy but I have to take a little dose of it when I get that low feeling. Do you advise me to stop all this? Please let me know how best to get over my complaint.

It may not be wise to stop abruptly all the medicines you are accustomed to take. A little quiet concentration would do you more good than much rushing about.

My love and blessings

22 April 1940