What spiritual principle might explain why Sai Baba gave gifts to some people but not to others?

Chapter 29 suggests a profound spiritual principle behind Sai Baba's seemingly arbitrary distribution of blessings. While he was known to be incredibly generous, he did not give to all who approached him. The text explains this was not random but was tied to a person's destiny or spiritual readiness. Verse 16 provides the key insight: "Whoever's auspicious time had arrived - only for them this blessing of happiness. The touch of a saint's hand - that shell of fortune was obtained by the fortunate." This implies that receiving a gift from Baba was a karmic event, a blessing bestowed only when an individual's auspicious moment had come. His unpredictable manner, as mentioned in verse 13, was an expression of his "incomprehensible wisdom," where divine grace was dispensed not based on simple request but on a deeper, spiritual timing.