Hi all!
Yes, when I last attended the Mela, God-Gig, it was a pink ribbon you had to have pinned on clearly before you would be allowed onto the stage for some 'drishti' etc. All the so-called surrendered Westeners who were 'anyone' would almost expect to be given one of these, and those who were forgotten would soon be talking to the right person.
Also, the other networking issue was where you would be seated!!!!!!!!!! Again, all those surrendered (Oxford etc) would be on the plasic chairs near the front, and if you knew who to ask you could get a decent seat
... But don't worry you have to remember that's actually down to your !karma!
... sitting on the floor with the plebs ... BapDada's drishti goes to those at the back first???? mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
The ring system is, when you first go to Madubhan you are given a silver ring, in a little ceremony conducted by Sheilu usually ... "All first-timers come to the History Hall after lunch to receive Baba's ring" ... use suitable Indian accent.
Then the gold ring thing in England is really dependant on whether Dadi Janki takes a shine to you or not ... you might only be in Gyan 1 year, but if you shove yourself under her nose enough you'll get one ... "Hope you're taking notes you newbies
" ... Whereas there are many who keep their nose down who have been around for years and don't get one. There are a lot of control issues you see, for instance, these are my students ... there are many types of ring from many sources at many different levels of value. I had an Indian made one, solid gold, quite a chunk of metal, with a unique design ... I gave it back when I left. Shame, I could have got a few quid for it !!!!!!!!