Dyuman's Correspondence with The Mother

24 January 1935

My dear Mother,

Y saw the cupboard to be repaired and told me: "This is quite the old pattern; even if I repair it, it will not be safe. Ask the Mother for a new one."

I told him: "I have no heart to reject the old one."

He said: "It is your economic nature that goes on using the old one. Everybody is giving away the old furniture and is asking for new."

My dear Mother, let us use what we have. This attitude of Y is a very big drain of the Ashram energy.

Yes—it is quite a wrong attitude.

24 January 1935