In the present age of consumerism, people often look for quick gains and short-cuts to success. Amidst the cacophony of such supposedly wish-fulfilling claims, the need for a genuine guide, a true guru, is often felt by those who are able to look beyond the façade of oratorical brilliance. The Sai of Shirdi has been one such authentic presence whose voice has healed the injured, guided those who had lost the way and brought back hope to those who had lost everything.