The Below wonderful experience with Swami was sent by a Dear Sai Brother who wishes to remain anonymous :
My first interview was in a group in ’76 was at Prasanthi Nilayam, Interviews are always unexpected and as soon as you are called, you feel a rush of emotions…excitement, gratitude, anticipation, and even a little nervousness. As Baba was calling us all in (about 10), people were standing about not knowing where or when to sit. I had heard what the interview room looked like and as soon as I went in, I made a beeline to Swami’s chair and sat right next to the right of it while others were still milling about. I wasn’t going to miss out on this opportunity. Swami is the ultimate host and puts everyone at ease. There was a big black man in a suit and tie believe it or not with a camera around his neck and look a bit bewildered. Swami walks up to him and points to the camera and asks, “Camera?” The man did not speak a word other than his native African language so didn’t understand. Again, “Camera?” He still didn’t understand. Swami turns from him a bit and asks, “How many?” while He extends his forefinger and starts counting people, “One, two, three, four”, then the bobbing finger turns into a wave of the hand then like a card dealer, fans out with His thumb 10 “business” cards with Swami’s photo and address on them. This was particularly humorous for me because I had six months before coming to India, worked as a dealer in Las Vegas. So Swami starts handing out the cards to everyone and after He finished, He very humbly said, “Swami. No camera. No film.” I was holding the card in between my thumb and forefinger, and when I changed to hold on the edges, I noticed my thumbprint on the font. The developer was still wet! :) Later in the interview Swami asked the group, “Who is the wealthiest man in all the world?” and no one said a word. He was looking ahead at the group and not at me because I was sitting right next to Him on his right. After a long pause with no answer, He turned sharply at looked right at me with a look of “And what do you say?” I had actually heard this the day before from a guy who was asked this in an interview so I replied, “He who has no desires Swami.” to which He emphatically replied while poking me in the cheek rather hard with His forefinger, “Wrong!. He who is content!” Sai Ram
