Khalifatul-Masih IV — Page 53
53 BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLES OF HIS PERSONALITY Langar Khana. Unfortunately, it fell into a janitorial bucket filled with water and oil. The poor pigeon was soaked in oil and was unable to dry itself and could not fly. It had dragged itself to the door of Huzoor’s home and was about to faint. Huzoor rta had noticed the pigeon when he was coming back from Maghrib Prayer and had directed Major Mahmud Ahmad to take care of it right away. Major Mahmud Ahmad had assured him that he would take care of it himself. Major Mahmud Ahmad then informed me that Huzoor rta had told him to keep him updated and provide him with a report. I washed the pigeon with shampoo three times, so that the oil would come out of the wings and then dried it thoroughly. For the next three days I kept the pigeon in my office and fed it properly and then presented it to Huzoor rta. Upon looking at the pigeon, Huzoor questioned, ‘Is this the same pigeon? You have completely changed it. I want you to bring it to the French programme [on MTA International] tonight and make a small documentary on it as to what happened to it and the treatment it received. ’ That night in the French programme this lucky pigeon was the star of the show. Huzoor rta was made aware of the entire