R.B.Purandhare part 4

August 23, 2005

Once Sai Baba prevented me from going away to Bombay

even after 4.30 P.M. The last train at Kopergoan for

Manmad would leave at 6.30 P.M. It was a Bazaar day

(Monday). I got a bullock cart. Baba told Rege to go

with me. We reached the river at 6.45 P.M. and reached

the Kopergaon station at about 7.45 P.M. The train had

gone away. There was a special train, however, running

that night which stopped at 8.15 P.M. at Kopergaon and

took us to Manmad and thence we reached our homes.

There were no trains to Manmad from Kopergoan at

night, i.e.,after 6.30.P.M. in those days.

Often Baba detained me at Shirdi, even after my leave

expired. In 1912. e.g., he thus detained me. When

Syama or anyone mentioned that I had to go back lest

my boss should find fault with me, Baba would reply "I

am his boss" and keep me on. Thus in that year after

long overstaying my leave, I returned and went at 1

P.M. on a Thursday to the office. The foreman of the

shop called upon me to explain and reported about my

absence without leave. I handed him my resignation. My

officer, Mr. Wilson, the Deputy Superintendent, sent

for me and asked me where I had been. I said I was at

Shirdi. He knew everything, tore my resignation paper

and put it into the waste paper basket. The foreman

was discontented but was powerless to do any harm. The

Chief told the foreman that I was not his , Le., the

foreman's servant or subordinate. In six months time I

was promoted and that foreman became my subordinate.

MAY SAI BLESS US ALL!!!!!!!!!!

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