When I Drove The Car…
When Sri Sathya Sai drove the Morris Tourer
July 19, 1998
Swami : Bad luck boys. I kept everything ready in Poonachandra. I got a phone
call made to the hostel at 12 noon. Suryanarayana, your accountant picked it
up. When I asked for your Warden Siva Sankara Sai, he replied that he was not
there. Again I phoned at 1:30 pm; same result. At what time is your lunch?
Students : 12 o’clock Swami.
Swami : Oh! That is why he was not there. But where was he at 1:30? I knew that
boys were there in the hostel, but at that time everybody was (Making a snoring
sound) sleeping. Each one was making different kinds of sounds. What is this
sleep? I have never experienced it. Even in the night at 1 a.m.- 2 a.m.
…Before, I Myself would drive the car from Parthi to Rajahmundry. Even last
year, during the Kodaikanal trip, I drove the car. I listened to what
Padmanabhan was telling. Years back Padmanabhan’s father (Dentist in Bangalore)
Sheshagiri Rao also sat with Me in the car. He would close his eyes and chant
“Sairam, Sairam” throughout the journey and open them only after reaching the
destination. Such was the speed at which I used to drive. My car was a Moris
Turner. It was a very small car. I used to go at 100-150 mph. But those kinds
of cars usually do not have so much capacity. At that speed, the tyres were
almost in the air. Even at that speed I never ran over cats and dogs. I got my
license when I was very young. While testing, Hanumantha Rao, the then
transport commissioner of the then Madras state, and two Brake Inspectors were
sitting in my car. They asked me to drive between two lines, forward and
reverse. They also asked me to turn once suddenly towards the right and once
towards the left. After the test, they certified that even though I was very
young, they would be issuing a special license. They said, “He is able to drive
well; better than even a man with 50 years of experience. What if he is young,
he is able to drive so well.”
Source: Students with Sai: Conversations – Part 2 (2000-2004)
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