Champaklal Speaks

Puzzling

1949-01-25

After seeing some people at the door on the top of the stairs from 6.50 to 7.10 a.m.. Mother went to the Balcony at 7.15. For various reasons the time of Balcony darshan never remained fixed. Then there was another programme after which she would go downstairs for Pranam and Kamala and I would accompany her.

Today I was waiting in Sri Aurobindo's room for Mother to come in as usual for combing his hair when she called me at 9.35 a.m. As she had called, I went out to her and she looked at me. could not understand what her look meant and asked: “Mother what is it?”

She was surprised at my question but she said: “Going down!”

Hesitatingly I asked: “Mother, you are not coming to Sri Aurobindo's room?” I was wondering whether she had changed the time of her coming to Sri Aurobindo's room, as she used to do at times.

Mother immediately said: “Yes, yes.”

She would never forget anything concerning Sri Aurobindo and yet that day this happened. Only one who has known her can imagine the circumstances that made her forget this item of her programme,