Delia was afraid of going out in the boat, and would nervously step into it. Her fidgety movements and loud fretting would rock the boat, which Baba enjoyed very much. Two other black employees, Frank Tinks and George Frinks, worked on the Myrtle Beach property, and whenever Baba would pass them on one of his walks he would stop to embrace them, shake their hands or give them a pat.

The previous year, Baba had written to Elizabeth and Norina:

In order that the results of my work from October 16 [1951] to February 16, 1952, may be fully manifested in the Western world — either with the fullest success or as an utter failure — I must be in seclusion for the first two weeks of my stay in America. I therefore want no publicity of any kind, either when I leave or when I arrive in America. After these first two weeks of seclusion, I shall see everyone everywhere, because eventually I shall have to give to the world the results of my four months' work.

Accordingly, Baba would sometimes sit in seclusion at the Center for his work. Although he did not grant any individual interviews during the first two weeks of his stay, he did explain certain matters to his lovers.

Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, May 1952

On Friday, 25 April 1952, Baba answered questions, explaining various things, among them miracles: "Why should we produce petty imitation illusions in the already created mighty infinite illusion? Unless absolutely necessary for the spiritual purpose of a general collective drawing of mankind toward Self-Realization, miracles performed unnaturally or supernaturally can interfere with God's ordained evolutionary process."

"What about healing?" someone asked.

"Real healing is spiritual healing, whereby the soul, becoming free from desires, doubts and hallucinations, enjoys the eternal bliss of God. Untimely physical healing might retard the spiritual healing. If borne willingly, physical and mental suffering can make one worthy of receiving spiritual healing. Consider mental and physical suffering as gifts from God, which, if accepted gracefully, lead to everlasting happiness."

Someone else inquired, "Will you break your silence during this trip to the West, Baba?"

Baba replied, "God has been everlastingly working in silence, unobserved, unheard, except by those who experience His Infinite Silence. If my silence cannot speak, of what avail would be speeches made by the tongue? The very moment when He thinks my speaking would be heard universally, God will make me break my silence.