How does the narrative in Chapter 13 illustrate the idea that Sai Baba's actions can seem like punishments but are actually beneficial?

Chapter 13 powerfully illustrates this paradox through the Patil's experience. He endures a horrifying dream where his chest is made into a mortar with a grinding stone, an event that felt like a painful punishment bringing him to the brink of death. As the chapter explains, people often dismiss dreams as illusions, but here the opposite was true. This seemingly cruel experience resulted in the complete destruction of his disease and relief from sorrow. The Patil himself acknowledged that the 'punishment by the cane and the bursting of the heart—the result was clearly beneficial,' highlighting the inconceivable nature of Sai's grace, which can turn suffering into a profound blessing.