Amal Kiran's Correspondence with The Mother

29 November 1967

Dearest Mother,

In one of your declarations on Auroville you have the title-phrase “The first condition to live in Auroville”. Would you mind very much if, instead of “to live” we put “for living”? Both Tehmi and I felt that this would satisfy English idiom better?

Certainly yes — “for living” is much more correct.

P.S. There is a little oversight in another phrase — in your letter on gossip. Would you permit us to print “I wish all would repent like you” in place of “I wish all repent like you”? Of course these are only suggestions.

I shall do exactly what you want.

To correct is quite all right and I fully agree!

29 November 1967