You are fanning around the world

Gauridas Pandit: I was a fancy chamara fanner. In fact, I thought I was the best. So, in his garden for two to three hours every morning I would fan Prabhupada with the chamara. Prabhupada had three sets of japa beads, a little one, medium one, and a big one. They were all by his vyasasana, and he would pick whichever one he wanted that day.

He was chanting with his eyes shut, and a fly landed right above his lip. I thought, "What am I going to do?" Without touching Prabhupada I tried to get the fly off him with my finger. But the fly kept walking around. He wouldn't leave. After a minute, Prabhupada opened one eye and looked at me. I jumped back a little because I was so close to him. He said, "You are fanning around the world, but you can't get the fly off my face. Give me that chamara." He took the chamara and said, "Do this!" And he fanned the fly off his face. A few minutes later another fly landed on his face. I was a bit hesitant but I brushed his face with the chamara. He nodded and said, "Yes, very nice."