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Curing My Mother

When we met Guruji, my mother wasn't keeping
very well. She was putting on weight without any
reason and her complexion was turning dark. We went
to every skin doctor, beautician and pundits but no one
could tell us what was wrong with her. My elder sister
used to get the feeling that our mother would not be
with us for long. On the second day of our meeting
Guruji, he called my mother to the aasan. “Get your car
to the door, I have to go make a phone call.” My mother
brought the car to the gate and Guruji sat down in
front with my sister at the back. They went to the army
cantonment. “No, not this road, I think we should take
the other one.” Said Guruji, each time they would take
a turn. My mother didn't understand what was
happening but she carried on with Guruji's
instructions. Finally he said “stop the next car that
turns round that corner. It will be a black Fiat.” As
soon as he said that a black Fiat turned the corner and
mom stopped it. It belonged to one of Guruji's disciples.
When they saw Guruji, they stopped and got down to
touch Guruji's feet. They then took Guruji, mom and
my sister to their home. He made the required phone
call and finally told mom to drop him back at the
temple. It was almost 2 am when Guruji came back to
the temple. My grandfather and I, besides the
caretakers, were the only ones in the temple. I was
unhappy about the fact that Guruji took my sister out

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