What is the significance of Baba's 'sparrow's chick' analogy, and how does it relate to Laxmichand?

Chapter 28 introduces a profound saying of Sai Baba: 'My person may be in distant lands, may be thousands of miles away, I will bring him like a sparrow's chick, binding a string to his feet.' This analogy illustrates Baba's divine power to draw His chosen devotees to Him, regardless of physical distance. The text explicitly states that many people heard Him say this and experienced its truth. The story of Laxmichand, a clerk from Mumbai, is presented as a prime example of this divine play. Chapter 28 describes him as one of the many 'pious chicks' who belonged to Baba and were inevitably drawn to Shirdi by His invisible string.