12.
HE WAS MY REMEMBRANCER

AFTER breakfast one fine morning, I was in the
assembly of Sri Bhagavan's devotees. Sri Bhagavan
was expounding some remote point in philosophy; He
went on talking till it was 10-45, and we were all so much
absorbed that we had no sense of time, space or causation.

      At 10-45, Sri Bhagavan turned to me and said, "Why,
fellow, you have not left for the school yet!" I said, "But,
Bhagavan, it is Sunday today!" Bhagavan, gave a hearty
laugh and said, "It is a funny way you do your school
work. It is Monday today. Run up; your Headmaster is
waiting there at the gate, looking for you to come."

      So I hurried, and reached school exactly at the stroke
of the recess bell. As l reached the gates, I found the
Headmaster standing at the entrance to the school, with
his usual pinch of snuff in his hand, his eyes turned towards
the path of the temple, and eagerly expecting me to come.

      As I neared him, he said the same as Sri Maharshi:

"Why, Sir, you have forgotten that it is Monday, and
perhaps you required the Maharshi to remind you that
today is a working day!"

I answered neatly, "Too true Sir; I did forget, and
Sri Maharshi himself sent me for duty!"

My Headmaster laughed very heartily, and answered,
"Go to your classroom!"

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