What was the role of the women in the wheat grinding story, and how did their initial impatience and greed contrast with the lesson on patience?

📖 Chapter 1

In the story from Chapter 1, four women rushed into the mosque and took over the grinding from Baba, singing his praises as they worked. Initially, their actions seemed helpful, and Baba's feigned anger turned into a smile. However, their minds were filled with greed and impatience. They speculated about what Baba would do with the flour and started 'building castles in the air,' hoping he would divide it among them. When they attempted to make four parts for themselves, Baba scolded them sharply, asking, 'Have you gone mad? Where are you taking it?' He commanded them to throw the flour on the village boundary. As Chapter 1 recounts, the women were humiliated because of their greed. Their experience serves as a direct lesson against impatience, contrasting sharply with the principle that 'If one has patience, Baba’s unique wonder bears fruit in the end.'


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