Seeing Too Much in a Wallet Lost, then Found?
Maybe I see too much into things and find meaning that isn’t really there.
Anyway, one of the reasons I was a bit off-center when I returned from my trip to Utah was getting some unexpected bad financial news in the mail (including an assessment of an underpayment for my 2005 California taxes). I will be able to pay this off without much trouble, but it means having less in my fund for a down payment on a home/condo.
So, today, it seemed part of a pattern when, as I was getting ready to go to the bank, I couldn’t find my wallet. Later, I would discover it on the front seat of my car, clearly visible to any passerby. And I had parked my car on the street, not in my building’s more secure garage.
When I recovered my wallet, all my credit cards were there. Not a dollar was missing.
I wanted to see that a reminder that despite my financial difficulties challenges, things could have been far worse. As if God had somehow caused the wallet to fall out of my pants and onto the seat so I could recover it intact a few hours later.
2 Comments »
RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI
Reminds me of a personal incident a few months back. While shopping at Home Depot one of the things in my cart was a two part …squeege plus handle. We only had one of the bars scanned at check out. While putting everything in the car I realized my error. I walked out with a “free” $7 handle. Well I went it back in, at first the cashier just stared at me then smiled and rang it up. Later that day in the mall parking lot there was $6 all balled up next to my drivers side door. Swear to God. I looked around for someone to give the $6 to, but there was no one around and I was far from any store front. I immediately thought of the $7 handle and got chills and goose bumps. This to me was more than an amazing coincidence. I still have the crumpled $6 in my console and it still makes me smile.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — June 17, 2008 @ 8:46 pm - June 17, 2008
See, if you lived in Florida, you wouldn’t have to worry about state taxes.
GASP! You spelled out God?
Comment by ThatGayConservative — June 18, 2008 @ 12:40 am - June 18, 2008