THE GOD-MAN The Life, Journeys and Work of Meher Baba with an ...

THE FINAL DECLARATION 279of events can unfold to you, in due course, the meaning of what is said in my own 'language'. I thereforewant you not to worry unnecessarily or be confused. Just believe whatever I say is Truth; and all that Ihave said in my Final Declaration will come to pass precisely as I have dictated, by the end of April 1955.And the beginning of all that is to happen within the period of these six months will be effected by mefrom the 1st December 1954.From that date to the 16 January 1955, all concerned should know that:(1) Each and all things as intimated, declared and clarified by me are fixed and ordained fact, and Godwill see that everything happens and is done as fore-ordained by him.All that is destined to take place is unavoidable, yet the resultant effects can be modified in two differentways according to circumstances. The modification of the effects of a destined plan can either affect theintensity, scope, shape or size of the chain of events, or bring about a considerable change in the factorof time. In either case, the effects can be modified as much in relation to me and those closelyconnected with me as to the world at large. For example, the world can absorb fully a simultaneousspiritual and material shock either by a modification in the quality and quantity of events or by aconsiderable change in the time factor. If the time limit April 1955 as mentioned at the MeherabadMeetings remains unchanged, then in order to enable the world fully to absorb the shock of shocks, thechain of events may be modified both in degree and in kind. But if the time limit is changedconsiderably, the events will take place without any modification whatsoever. In that event the mostimportant and significant point is that definitely and emphatically the link between my physical bodyand all my external activities as carried on up to now, will be dropped by April 1955, and there will takeplace an immeasurable change in the external relations between me and those closely connected withme. If I do not drop my physical body, I shall yet, so to say, 'die', for I shall then become actually deadto the world up to the end of the modified period of time. During the indefinite period of the modifiedtime, I shall completely stop one and all of my external activities as carried on by me in the course ofthe different phases of my physical life so far, including the present life of retirement amongst thosewho live with me permanently.I shall then, throughout this modified period of time, live a life of complete physical detachment fromeverything and everybody