passengers get little fruit or nuts. These facilities made our eighteen days on the boat quite comfortable.
Some of the incidents during the voyage are well worth recording. Mr Kallenbach was very fond of binoculars, and had one or two costly pairs. We had daily discussions over one of these. I tried to impress on him that this possession was not in keeping with the ideal of simplicity that we aspired to reach. Our discussions came to a head one day, as we were standing near the porthole of our cabin.
'Rather than allow these to be a bone of contention between us, why not throw them into the sea and be done with theme' said I.
'Certainly throw the wretched things away' said Mr Kallenbach.
'I mean it, said I.
'So do I, quickly came the reply.
And forthwith I flung them into the sea. They were worth some 7, but their value lay less in their price than in Mr Kallenbach's infatuation for therm. However, having got rid of them, he never regretted it.
This is but one out of the many incidents that happened between Mr Kallenbach and me.
Every day we had to learn something new in this way, for both of us were trying to tread the path of Truth. In the march towards Truth, anger, selfishness, hatred, etc., naturally give way, for otherwise Truth would be impossible to attain. A man who is swayed by passions may have good enough intentions, may be truthful in word, but he will never find the Truth. A successful search for Truth means complete deliverance from the dual throng such as of love and hate, happiness and misery.
Not much time had elapsed since my fast when we started on our voyage. I had not regained my fast when we started on our voyage. I had not regained my normal strength. I used to stroll on deck to get a little exercise, so as to revive my appetite and digest what I ate. But even this exercise was beyond me, causing me pain in the calves, so much so that on revive my appetite and digest what I ate. But even this exercise was beyond me, causing me pain in the calves, so much so that on reaching London I found that I was worse rather than better. There I came to know Dr Jivraj Mehta. I gave him the history of my fast and subsequent pain, and he said,. 'If you do not take complete rest for a few days, there is a fear of your legs going out of use.'