How does the author's experience with Pir Maulana in Bandra, as described in Chapter 21, serve as a lesson about one's readiness to receive spiritual grace?

The author's story about Pir Maulana in Chapter 21 is a powerful lesson on spiritual readiness. While serving as a Magistrate in Bandra, he had easy access to a revered Siddha but actively chose not to visit, attributing this to his pride and 'ill-luck.' He reflects that one 'fears one's own shadow when ill-luck stands in the way.' This personal failure to take darshan, contrasted with his later 'unbreakable bond' with Shirdi, illustrates a key principle mentioned in the chapter: the company of Saints is not accessible to the unfortunate, and it becomes easy only when God's grace is present.