(Nov. 1962)Some of the American Sufis asked Mani if they could perform a short skit for Baba on this final morning, and when the idea was put to Baba he agreed. The short, burlesque performance, spontaneously concocted the night before, was meant to satirize the three professions Baba had earlier approved for Khaled Al-Faqih, Gary Mullins and Brynar Mehl. Charmian Duce was the M.C. and over the microphone she began: “This morning some of Baba’s children are happy to present a light entertainment entitled, ‘Forgive us Lord our little jokes on Thee and we’ll forgive Thee Thy great big joke on we!’ ” Khaled came in dressed as a doctor and bent over Baba to listen to his heartbeat, saying, “Oh Baba, you have an enlarged heart!” Feeling his pulse he said, “Oh Baba, you have very high grace pressure! … Baba, I must check your throat condition. Please open your mouth and say OM!”
Baba solemnly refused by shaking his head. Then Khaled said he would write a prescription for Baba to cure him. Entering into the spirit of the play, Baba threw up his hands and pretended to be terrified at such a prospect. Khaled started to leave, but Baba called him back and said, “Doctor, I will take your prescription if it will not make me go to sleep for seven hundred years!”
Khaled reassured him and Charmian read out the required “medication” – “… 2cc of Urge … 1 large darshan daiquiri …” Baba was highly amused. Then Three-B came in dressed up as a cow. Brynar Mehl took the part of Krishna and Khaled was dressed as a gopi.
Beheram had been filming the East-West Gathering and wished to take some parting shots of Baba and the Westerners together on the steps of Guruprasad. After the skit, all went outside in the sunshine with Baba, and the filming took place.
Lord Meher, Original Publication, Bhau Kalchuri, Vol. 18, pp. 6034 – 6035.