Shirdi sai says to see the inner divine power in every matter.

Red plantains

A devotee named Rege visited Baba; he was the youngest of all sai devotees who were close to Baba. One day a devotee presented Baba with plantains whose outer skin was red in color. The red-colored peel of the plantains attracted rege. He desired to eat them. Baba gave the plantains to the devotees who were there. He removed the outer skin of the plantain and gave the inner fruit to a devotee, and gave the outer skin to Rege and asked him to eat. Obeying Baba’s orders he ate the skin.After distributing to all, Baba came to rege and took out another plantain,this time he shared the inner fruit along with rege.Since rege had been attracted by the red color of the plantain skin,baba wanted him to eat it and know the taste. Rege realized now what baba wanted to explain that one should not be carried away by the external appearance but should see the divine inner power in every matter.