Bizarre Connections
Now I will tell you what happened at the Farmer’s Market last Saturday.
The story begins in Turkey. If you are reading the Heaven Community Forum postings, particularly in the Translators Corner, you know that Engin who lives in Turkey translates Heavenletters into Turkish every day! What a wonderful thing that is.
If you are reading the postings, you also know that there is a dear subscriber to Engin’s Turkish translations who is hostess at The Raj Restaurant right in Fairfield where I live. The hostess of this luxurious spa restaurant is Sule. She is from Turkey, and she is a most beautiful brilliant young woman, and I am thrilled she subscribes.
Saturday morning I went to the Farmer’s Market and got all the wonderful fresh vegetables you could ever want. Tomatoes, cucumbers, radicchio, broccoli, and more. The Farmer’s Market is a high point of my week. It’s where you get marvelous fresh produce, and it’s also when you see people. For instance, Doug was there. Doug is the farmer in the famous Story of the Farmer and the Hat. You can find the story here. http://www.heavenletters.org/hat.html
I had my daughter’s car. It’s a fairly new car, and she takes excellent care of it. Not a scratch on it.
I was parallel-parked, had just loaded my purchases into the back of the car, gotten into the driver’s seat, and was fastening my seat belt when there was a crash. At first I thought that I had somehow done something wrong, but a SUV that was angle-parking across the street had backed into the front of my daughter’s Pontiac Vibe.
I have seen movies when one or more of the parties in an accident get irate. This instance, however was the opposite. This was the sweetest confrontation there ever could be. I would call it an enlightened exchange of insurance information. And the policewoman who came was also an example of the world that is to come. She was wonderful. She gave us both good advice, and I know she was happy that this was not a confrontation. The only negative statement was when I blurted out: “My daughter is going to kill me.
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Sorry to hear about the accident Gloria...but it sounds like it was cushioned in sweetness.
I think it is a very good sign when people can respond with heart even under stressful situations.
Love,
Bev
Perfect example of reality - the way you all dealt with the situation.
I wish too that it was not Sule's SUV, but, you know I feel sure she'll be taken care of very well !!!
Well, how else do we want God to tell us how to love each other, even though this happen to both of you that have connection through Heavenletters, the first reaction at that moment I believe was your understanding of love.
It could have been anybody, and yet knowing that in every moment of our life we are to live in total assurance that we are loved.
Your daughter didn't see it as "mum has done something wrong" instead she understand that everything has a reason and a good reason for that.
To you and Sule, may this be a glorious connection.
Ekene, you add a dimension to my understanding. This is a great gift you have given me.
I have a question to make. The photo of the car above was taken before or after the accident? :)
Dear mama Gloria, who could ever be angry with you? Even the hardest metal melts from the warmth and the sweetness of your heart.
Indeed, this is was a most bizarre "accident".I hope everyone involved in this "accident" gets over it soon.
Love to all!
Maria
Beloved Maria,
Maria, you don't miss a trick!
Actually, I tried to take pictures of the dent, but I was unsuccessful.
This photo of the car is one I took off the internet. This is the exact color and model. My daughter named her car Peppermint because it is so peppy!
A little story:
Some time ago, I drove past a church in our town where the pavement had just been repaved and the parking spots across the street had been neatly painted in white and new signs that read: ANGEL PARKING.
"How cute!", I thought.
It wasn't till another day, when I passed the church, that I read the signs carefully and realized that in reality they read: Angle Parking. What a dissapointment!
Judging by your account of how harmonious the event turned into, I would say that it was two parking ANGELS who happened to 'touch' each other.
Thanks for sharing the experience.
Dear Xenia,
I think you saw right the first time! I have heard there are no mistakes!
As for my daughter's car, it has been fixed! I have some photos of Sule and where she works and of the latest friend who visited here, and I will write an entry to go along with the photos soon.
With love and blessings,
Gloria
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