Champaklal Speaks

“May I?”

1949-11-30

Mother said to Sri Aurobindo: “Nirod has March Past on 2nd December. But he will be engaged here at that time. What is to be done?”

Sri Aurobindo did not say anything. Mother repeated the question. But he remained silent.

Mother: “What to do?”

I could no longer keep quiet though she had not asked me. Neither had she looked at me, as she did when she expected me to say something if Sri Aurobindo did not reply. Still I spoke: “Mother, if you come earlier that day, as you do on the first of every month, everything will be all right.”

Mother asked Sri Aurobindo: “May I?”

Sri Aurobindo smiled, as usual, and nodded his head.