Why did the author of Sai Satcharitra initially refuse to visit Pir Maulana in Bandra, and what lesson did he draw from this experience?

According to Chapter 21 of the Sai Satcharitra, the author, who was serving as a Magistrate in Bandra, was repeatedly urged to visit a famous Siddha named Pir Maulana. However, he refused to go, thinking, "Why should I go? Should I be pressured by others and lose my own prestige?" He attributes this reluctance to his own ego and a period of "ill-luck" that stood in his way, preventing the meeting. The lesson he drew from this, which he later understood after forming a bond with Shirdi, is that the company of Saints is not accessible to the unfortunate. He concludes that one needs good fortune and God's grace to have such an encounter, a principle he illustrates with this personal story from his past.