Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1938

Letter ID: 2115

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

May 31, 1938

S had slow fever for the last few days with plenty of perspiration. André finds nothing in the lungs. He thinks it is neurasthenia...

That was the Doctor’s (Dr. Banerji’s) view also.

He has given urotropine and gardinal for her nervousness, shall we give them?

She refuses medicines with contumely. She has by the way always had exceedingly scanty and difficult menstruation.

Here is a letter from X. You will see that a portion of it is addressed to Z. But Z told me I must not give her X’s letters. So I hesitated to give it before asking you. I find that one has to be careful at every step to see on which sentiment, emotion etc. one is trampling. So, Sir, shall I give it to her?

I couldn’t decipher X altogether. But if there is anything Z has to know (there is something about copies of something that has come out?) you can tell her without giving the letter – It is better to shut up about the rest. Z and X both in talk and otherwise have always upset each other and caused crises and shindies – no use risking a disturbance now that in his absence she is going on very nicely.

“Oceans or rocks of solitude

For a winged release aspire...”

Weak?

It is not weak, but rather obscure. What is a winged release of oceans and rocks? However, it sounds well.