Champaklal Speaks

Like a Child

1949-02-18

At times Sri Aurobindo's movements were almost like those of a child. Today I noticed that he was looking for something on his bed. I went and stood in front of him. He looked up and smiled, saying: “Looking for my napkin.”

We used to keep two cotton napkins, a small one for wiping his face and a bigger one for his body. They would be kept, one on the left side and the other on the right side, on the cushions that were placed, one either side, for resting his arms.

I told him: “Sometimes it slips under your dhoti.”

I looked for it there and it was there. As I gave it to him, he exclaimed: “Ah, ah!” And he smiled.