Life of the Promised Messiah — Page 56
56 said: “Father! Open the door. ” The Promised Messiah as immediately stood up and opened the door. The inno- cent stepped in, looked here and there, and then left at once. His Holiness as , then closed the door as he gen- erally does and perhaps after two minutes, the child returned again and began pushing and hitting the door, and screaming: “Father! Open the door!” The Promised Messiah as stood up again with the same patience and calmness, and opened the door. Even this time, the child did not come into the room, he merely poked his head in, murmured a few things and then ran away. With great patience, His Holiness as cheerfully and in good spirits closed the door, and sat down to continue his very important work. After some five minutes the child was back again, with the same urgency and noise, “Father! Open the door!” His Holiness as , stood up again with the same dignity and calmness, and opened the door. He did not say a word of displeasure. He did not say: why do you come here and what do you want; after all, what is the meaning of this constant pestering and disturbance in my work? And this did not occur just once. This must have occurred twenty times, and in every instance, not a single time did His Holiness as scold or rebuke his child. A Caring Physician On certain occasions, village ladies will come to ask for