My Savitri work with the Mother

01 August 1960

On 1st August 1960 I left Miwani at night by train to catch a plane from Nairobi for Bombay. My father, who came along with others to see me off at Miwani station, whispered privately: "Please don't go anywhere—stay at Pondicherry." I was perplexed, but assured him: "Father. I promise you. I will respect your wish." Then at once I understood what he really meant.

Maganbhai accompanied me to Nairobi. The whole night I could not sleep. My vagrant thoughts mingled with the tedious sound of the fast-moving train. The darkness of the night matched my gloomy heart. The only solace in the whole world was THE MOTHER. Suddenly I felt very strongly that it was my last visit to Miwani—I would never be able to go there again—to the small paradise. For now, unfortunately, our beautiful place does not exist—the Government of Kenya took it over in 1988. The following morning we arrived at Nairobi. In the evening I flew to Bombay. The time was anxiously awaited to unfold the next phase of my life. These words of Sri Aurobindo were really encouraging:

So the Light grows always. As for the shadow, it is only a shadow and will disappear in the growing Light.