According to Chapter 53, Hemadpant was very frugal and never let a scrap of paper go to waste. He would write the chapters of the Shri Sai Satcharitra on these scraps and give them directly to the printer. Beyond simple frugality, there was a deeper, noble intent behind this practice. He felt compassion for what he called the "poor, lifeless scraps of paper" and wondered how they could be redeemed. Chapter 53 suggests that Hemadpant's soul wanted to gather these scraps and have them perform service to the "Lion among Saints," Sai Baba. This act transformed a simple habit of saving paper into a spiritual service.
What was Hemadpant's unique writing habit, and what was the noble intention behind it?
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