Baba at St. Mira Schools, March, 1957 (Photo courtesy: Meher Nazar)
[Baba’s message to the student of Saint Mira High School]
“The youth of today is the ruling force of tomorrow. All things have a small beginning; the seedling grows into a tree, the stream into a river and the child grows into a man to use or misuse the lessons he has absorbed in life as a youth.
The world is the kindergarten and school necessary for the spiritual lessons man must learn through countless lives of experiencing the opposites — such as pain and pleasure, joy and suffering, good and bad, wealth and poverty, et cetera.
All growth is gradual, and it is only through slow and gradual stages that man begins truly to “grow up” and discover his true Self and to relinquish the childish playthings of hate, greed and anger through selfless service and love. In the spiritual school also, there are many grades to be passed which few have the courage and determination to go through.
Just as you need masters and instructors to guide you along the path of your studies, so there exist Perfect Masters who can guide you along the path of the spirit to the glorious destination of Godhood. Few have the good fortune to meet and follow such a spiritual Guide — when you do, you must earn his grace and be worthy of his love.”
-www.lordmeher.org, pp4158-59
March, 1957; Poona (Saint Mira High School)