Champaklal Speaks

Signing Papers

1949-04-15

When Mother came to Sri Aurobindo's room, she sometimes used to bring papers that she had to sign. Today she brought a sheaf of children's reports. After signing them, she asked me: “Have you seen how long it took to sign these? If you had noted the time, we would have known how much time it takes.”

C: “Mother, I did but I have forgotten as usual. If a record had been kept, it would run into thousands of signatures.”

Mother: “No, no, it would be lakhs and lakhs.”

C: “Mother, only signing does not take much time. It is when, you go within that it takes time.”

Mother: “I go inside not for nothing. When someone asks me for something I do not simply reply in words. I go within and then' reply. That is why it happens like that.”

C: “But Mother, when you do not want to answer, then also you do like that.” Mother smiled and said: “Yes, y-e-s.”