Sai Baba's actions with the wheat flour highlight a crucial lesson about trusting a Sadguru's process. As recounted in Chapter 1, several women who helped Baba grind wheat immediately assumed the flour was for them. Driven by greed, they began dividing it, "building castles in the air" about what they would receive. Their assumptions were wrong, and they were publicly humiliated when Baba angrily ordered them to dispose of the flour. The text from Chapter 1 points out, "If one has patience, Baba’s unique wonder bears fruit in the end." The true, beneficial outcome—the eradication of the cholera epidemic—was only understood later. This shows that impatient greed leads to misunderstanding and embarrassment, whereas patient trust allows one to witness the Guru's true, wonderful purpose unfold.
How did Sai Baba's actions with the wheat flour demonstrate the importance of patience and trust over greed and assumption?
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