mdd1, I am not “speaking about Ravina”, I am asking a question specifically because of the his stature. I hope you have a good explanation.
I have a related question about “hasid ehad” who used to speak with Eliahu. Then he blocked the entrance (and poor could not come in) and Eliahu stopped coming. Presumably, the hasid noticed that Eliahu stopped coming. Surely, he then did teshuva and opened the entrance – based on the principle that T’Ch sinning in the evening does teshuva before morning. Then, Eliahu is so strict that he would not come even with teshuva. Alternatively [less likely, but suggested by Gemora not mentioning teshuva] the hasid prefers comfortable living to Eliahu’s visits? Then, what kind of hasid he was to begin with? Did he change in one day?