Champaklal Speaks

Special Pranam

When Mother used to see people in the Music room, she would write their names and those of the birthday people who were expected to come up, in her interview book. Then she would prepare another list on a loose sheet of paper for me. I had to send everyone into her room in the order she had drawn up. At times other people would come along with the person authorised. In such cases I had to inform her. And when I informed who wanted to come with whom, she would usually say: “All right.”

One day, however, she asked me: “Champaklal, are you asking or is he asking?”

C: “Mother, they like to come.”

Mother: “But has he asked?”

C: “Mother, some people ask and generally you allow. You rarely refuse. But some nice people hesitate and do not ask, though they would very much like to come. You know very well Mother, that I do my best to be helpful especially to those who do not ask.”

Mother smiled and said: “All right.”

This happened quite often.