How does the story of Baba grinding wheat show that patience is needed to understand his miracles?

The incident of Sai Baba grinding wheat serves as a powerful lesson on the necessity of patience. As described in Chapter 1, when Baba began this unusual task, no one could comprehend its purpose. The narrator himself was filled with wonder and could not see the connection between a detached saint grinding wheat and any logical outcome. The women who helped also failed to see the true reason, instead succumbing to greed. The text explicitly states, "No one understood Baba’s beginning; the reason was not apparent at first. If one has patience, Baba’s unique wonder bears fruit in the end." It was only later, after the act was complete and its effects were seen, that people learned he had ground the cholera epidemic and cast it out of the village. This demonstrates that Baba's actions often had a deeper, hidden significance that could only be appreciated with patient observation.