Can you tell me about the author's personal experience of missing an opportunity to meet a saint before he found Sai Baba?

In Chapter 21, the author, Hemadpant, recounts a personal story from when he was a Magistrate in Bandra. A famous Siddha named Pir Maulana resided there, and people of all faiths, including Hindus and Parsis, sought his vision. The saint's servant, Inus, repeatedly urged Hemadpant to come for darshan. However, due to his own pride and what he describes as "ill-luck," Hemadpant resisted, thinking, "Why should I go? Should I be pressured by others and lose my own prestige?" He reflects that many years passed this way until he was transferred, only later forming an unbreakable bond with Sai Baba in Shirdi, illustrating that one needs good fortune to meet a Saint.