What was Hemadpant's deeper, more noble motivation for writing on scraps of paper?

While Hemadpant's frugality and aversion to 'wasteful expenditure' were practical reasons for his writing habits, Chapter 53 suggests a more profound, spiritual motivation. The text poetically states that he felt compassion for the 'poor, lifeless scraps of paper' and wondered how they could be redeemed. It's implied that Hemadpant’s 'noble intent' was to gather these seemingly worthless scraps and elevate them by having them perform service to the 'Lion among Saints,' Sai Baba. This transformed a simple act of frugality into a spiritual practice of redeeming and sanctifying the mundane.