Mother Teresa

One of the most imposing Indians Mother Teresa ever met was Dr. B. C. Roy, who gave free medical service to needy patients in his medical office every morning before leaving to begin his government work downtown. For he was also the Chief Minister of the huge Bengal province! One morning Mother Teresa did not go to the slum of Moti Jihl where she taught children but went to his office and calmly waited as if she were a patient herself.
Finally the massive doctor towered over her. "And what is your problem, madam?"
"Moti Jihl needs a water pump. Clean water will prevent much of the cholera there."
"No water pump in Moti Jihl?" he asked in surprise. He turned to his assistant. "Make a note to see about this woman's complaint."
She returned again and again, always waiting patiently with the needy. She asked Dr. Roy for electrical hookups, water connections, garbage removal, all the basic things of civilized society and always for the neediest neighborhoods. Every time something was actually done.
Finally Dr. Roy knew her too well. "You again, Mother Teresa? You have too much to do for the needy to wait around like this. From now on you come directly to my government office downtown. Walk in straightway."
Once, after she began to distribute food and also take in babies, she did go to his downtown office. "Would it be possible to get some food and medicine from the government?" she asked. After he agreed to help she added out of politeness, "I hope you don't think we Sisters are tackling too much, Dr. Roy."
"Not at all. Make it bigger. Bigger, Mother. A good cause never suffers for want of money!"
What faith Dr. Roy had. It was nearly as great as her own. In 1961 a friend told her what he had read on the front page of the Calcutta Statesman newspaper that day. A reporter had asked Dr. Roy what he was thinking about on his 80th birthday.
"Mother Teresa, who devotes her life to helping the poor!" he thundered.

[source: Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Edward Le Joly, 1983]