Mohan’s musing: God has his own ways of responding even when we give up on HIM. Who can deny HIS way … call it ‘any which way ’

There is a story about this wise man at the kings court who remarked “all for good’ when he learnt about the king cutting his fingers while peeling the fruit skin.

To cut the long tail of the tale short, the king who was so upset with the wise man did not realize the import of the comment till his life was saved thanks to the deformity in his constitution, when on a highway the bandits  who had eloped with him, let him off as not fit for the sacred sacrifice! What a great relief, back to the palace , the king richly rewarded the wise man. So goes the tale.

My friend, who is otherwise a high decimal critic, experienced the same feeling couple of days back ……He was crossing the road late evening. The car from the opposite direction was at such a breakneck speed that caught in the middle, he had given up hopes and even stopped praying for he knew even God cannot come to rescue……till……

Like some providential interventions the unattended cluster of steep and sharp pot holes brought to check the car’s high speed just in time. The driver had to summon all his driving and maneuvering skills to slow down, steady and straighten up his vehicle to avoid the man- machine collusion.

Well, admittedly who can deny- sometimes Corporation’s systemic sluggishness serves as a celestial blessing in disguise…. So what’ the moral of the story I wonder….