Considering the author admits he was cynical and had a 'bad intellect,' why should his account of Sai Baba's words be considered trustworthy?

The author’s admission of his past flaws in Chapter 2 is presented to strengthen, not weaken, the account's trustworthiness by framing it as a story of transformation and divine intervention. He describes his former self as arrogant and critical, but the narrative's central premise is that Sai Baba himself is the true author. Baba's words, "He is merely a pretext; I myself shall write my own story!" position the author as a chosen instrument rather than an independent narrator. By confessing his initial skepticism and argumentative nature, the author highlights the profound change wrought by his encounter with the Satguru. The trustworthiness of the account is thus rooted in the belief that the author's ego was dissolved, allowing for a pure, uncorrupted transmission of Sai Baba's own words and story.