From Damu Anna's perspective, what dreams were crushed by Sai Baba's advice, and what was his immediate feeling of regret?

From Damu Anna's perspective, Sai Baba's advice shattered a fully-formed dream of immense wealth and status. As Chapter 25 illustrates, he had envisioned a clear path: "I would have earned one lakh now, and put half a lakh on interest. I would have immediately become a millionaire money-lender and lived happily in Nagar." This 'kingdom of the mind' was his aspiration. When Baba's reply came, advising contentment with "half a loaf of bread," this entire future melted away. His immediate feeling was one of deep regret and self-blame. He became "very crestfallen" and thought, "Writing the letter was a failure; I have caused my own harm." He felt as though he had personally and foolishly "kicked away the served plate" that promised fortune.