What is the author's personal reflection on their relationship with Sai Baba?

The author expresses a profound sense of humility and gratitude for being taken under Sai's wing. In Chapter 4, they question what great penance they could have performed in a past life to deserve such a blessing. However, they immediately dismiss this, referring to themselves as a "wicked person since birth." Instead, the author attributes this fortune not to their own merit but to Sai Baba's inherent nature as a "lover of the humble" and his steady, unearned grace. This highlights the author's belief that Sai's protection is a gift, not a reward.