The source text mentions that patience is needed to understand Baba's actions. Can you explain this using the story of the wheat grinding?

📖 Chapter 1

The story of Sai Baba grinding wheat is a powerful illustration of the need for patience. As described in Chapter 1, when Baba began grinding, no one understood his purpose, and the four women who helped him had greedy thoughts about receiving the flour, 'building castles in the air.' However, Baba's true intention was not immediately apparent. He scolded the women for trying to take the flour and ordered them to throw it on the village boundary. The text explicitly notes that 'If one has patience, Baba’s unique wonder bears fruit in the end.' It was only later that people understood his action was a divine play to grind the cholera epidemic and cast it out of the village. This shows that understanding Baba's divine plays requires patience, as the true, beneficial outcome is often revealed only in time.


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