After the victory of the Revolution and in Qum, each group that would come to meet with the Imam, the Imam would see them although they may have to wait for hours in the cold and hot weather. Many a time the Imam would go to the balcony to respond to the sentiments of the people even though it was either raining or snowing. Sometimes when it was snowing and we wanted to hold an umbrella over his head, he would state with discomfort that: “After all how are the people managing? I don’t need an umbrella.
After all, how are the people managing? Hujjat al-Islam Muhammad ‘Ali Ansari