Maharajji, Bhagwati Sevak Bajpai, and some other devotees went to the house of
Santosh Kumar Choudhry, who had been appointed the controller of
Athalton West Cotton Mill. Choudhry was not at home, so his wife
received Baba and the devotees. She phoned her husband to tell him of
Baba's arrival and sent a car to collect him. Tunis West, the owner of
Athalton Mill, and Choudhry were in the middle of an important
discussion at the time. As soon as Choudhry received the phone call, he
told West that he did not appreciate the interruption and asked him the
reason for it. Choudhry told West about the arrival of his guru at home
and invited him along. Although West was not interested in spiritual
matters, he did not say anything and accompanied Choudhry to his house.
On seeing Tunis West, Baba said to Choudhry, "Why have
you brought him? He didn't even want to come." When
Choudhry asked West if that was true, he said, "I was very disturbed by
the interruption at the time." Baba then said, "Tell him
that his wife has reached England. She has been operated upon. There is
nothing to worry about. She will get well."
On being told this, West said, "She was quite healthy. There was no
question of her undergoing an operation." Later on, when he phoned his
wife in London, he was surprised to hear that she had indeed been
operated on the previous evening.
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