Yes we do. Let us imagine for a minute that you are stuck in traffic. You can't move forward, but you need to reach airport before 4 pm. But it looks like you will miss the flight. How will your brain cope with such a situation. You will think that something will happen and the traffic will clear even though you know very well that nothing is going to happen. Hope is connected with wishing for something like a miracle. When you are in situations where you can't do anything this is how your mind get over the situation. We need miracles to take us forward. Coincidences and being lucky is what drive our life forward. Life is full of small small miracles.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
She was lucky to get the bus but fate was against
Long time ago, something like 55 years ago, Mr. John or what local people used to call Dr. John, lived near tea plantation at Munnar. You can find this place in Kerala State, South Indian. During 1953's doctors are difficult to find so he was well known around the tea plantation and doing a good practice, one of the few who got a car. Well people like him because of his pleasant personality and willingness to help others.
His daughter was studying to become a doctor like himself. She came home for a short vacation before annual exams starts. The family spends the time happily. The day came for her to leave for collage; they need to catch the early morning bus. He kept his car running as his daughter say by by to her mother. They both set off to the nearest bus stand. Half way their car stopped he realized his mistake, there is no petrol in the tank, it is empty. He remembered last time mechanic told him to change the petrol indicator but he did not. He was angry with himself, but what to do now. Her exam starts today she needs to be in her collage. He despised himself for not letting her go two days before. He was standing outside the car, it was still dark and nobody is on the road. What a miracle he can see the light of a car coming. As the car got near he waved his hand and the car stopped. He recognized the driver, it is his friend and he told him his problem. Fortunately his friend got a half can of petrol which is enough to get him to bus station. He thanked his friend and set off again to bus station. When they reached the station it was learned from the station master that the bus was already left and only way to catch the bus now was to go after it. So be it they went after the bus.
Driving some four kilometers they finally reached alongside the bus, he overtook it and stopped in front of the bus. He said by to her daughter and wishes her for a great exam. He watched till the tail light of the bus disappeared around the corner, then he went back home with a relaxed mind. Around 9am he received a call from his daughter's college that there was a bus accident during early morning, two people were killed one was his daughter. What happen was, he was watching the bus disappearing from his view, but after two hair pin turnings driver lost control and bus fell into a deep ditch and rolled over couple of times. As it was early morning nobody was around and the two seriously injured bleed to death.
For years he can't believe that his daughter died, later he became mentally ill and died of broken hart.
His daughter was studying to become a doctor like himself. She came home for a short vacation before annual exams starts. The family spends the time happily. The day came for her to leave for collage; they need to catch the early morning bus. He kept his car running as his daughter say by by to her mother. They both set off to the nearest bus stand. Half way their car stopped he realized his mistake, there is no petrol in the tank, it is empty. He remembered last time mechanic told him to change the petrol indicator but he did not. He was angry with himself, but what to do now. Her exam starts today she needs to be in her collage. He despised himself for not letting her go two days before. He was standing outside the car, it was still dark and nobody is on the road. What a miracle he can see the light of a car coming. As the car got near he waved his hand and the car stopped. He recognized the driver, it is his friend and he told him his problem. Fortunately his friend got a half can of petrol which is enough to get him to bus station. He thanked his friend and set off again to bus station. When they reached the station it was learned from the station master that the bus was already left and only way to catch the bus now was to go after it. So be it they went after the bus.
Driving some four kilometers they finally reached alongside the bus, he overtook it and stopped in front of the bus. He said by to her daughter and wishes her for a great exam. He watched till the tail light of the bus disappeared around the corner, then he went back home with a relaxed mind. Around 9am he received a call from his daughter's college that there was a bus accident during early morning, two people were killed one was his daughter. What happen was, he was watching the bus disappearing from his view, but after two hair pin turnings driver lost control and bus fell into a deep ditch and rolled over couple of times. As it was early morning nobody was around and the two seriously injured bleed to death.
For years he can't believe that his daughter died, later he became mentally ill and died of broken hart.
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