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October 2, 1960

(Letter to Mother from Satprem)

1960 Sunday evening

Sweet Mother,

As I did not find the translation of the Message fully satisfying, I have continued pondering over it. Then another possibility, which MAY be better, presented itself. Here it is:

Ce monde merveilleux de félicité, à nos portes, qui attend notre appel pour descendre sur la terre.*

In this way we keep the word appel [call], which is strong. All I did was change the relative pronoun (at first you had translated it as qui, à nos portes, attend notre appel. 2).

. ‘This wonderful world of delight,

 at our

gates, waiting for our call

 to come down upon

 earth.’

Signed: Satprem

Page 425

ISBN 2-902776-33-0