Why was the Chavadi important for Amir Shakkar, even though it was a difficult place to live?

The Chavadi was significant for Amir Shakkar because, despite its terrible physical conditions, staying there provided a unique and profound companionship with Sai Baba. As detailed in Chapter 22, the Chavadi was old, dilapidated, and filled with dampness and pests. Amir, who suffered from rheumatism, found it miserable. However, he stayed for nine months purely on his faith in Baba's word, which he considered a 'Great Prasad'. This confinement, which felt like imprisonment, paradoxically granted him effortless and frequent visions of Baba. He saw Baba pass by daily and, on alternate nights, they would converse privately after the devotees left, a benefit described as a rare fortune.