The source text personifies the tobacco pipe, describing its 'penance.' What is the deeper meaning behind this description of an inanimate object?

Chapter 37 presents a profound personification of the chillum, or tobacco pipe, to highlight the nature of service and transformation. The text describes its 'penance' as a difficult journey: its childhood was 'trampled by feet,' it endured cold, heat, and sun, and was refined in fire. This journey of hardship culminated in the ultimate fortune of receiving the touch of Baba's hand and the 'kiss of the mouth.' This metaphor suggests that even an inanimate object, through a process of purification and endurance, can attain a blessed state through service to the Guru. It implies that the path to closeness with the divine often involves trials and refinement.