i particularly like this anecdote from the book i mind sharing.



" i heard a minister named john relate a story describing his faith in divine providence, a true tale which illustrate the action of universal law.

one evening as dinnertime approached, john knew that there was no food to feed his family, but he instructed his daughter to set the table nonetheless. john believed that his efforts would pay off in some way at sometime, he knew that he was a good person, and he knew that his family was worthy of being fed. he had had seemingly miraculous events occur at other times in his life and he trusted that the universe would not let his family go hungry.

the family gathered together around the table and john led them in prayer. as they sat holding hands, there was a knock at the door. john finished the prayer and answered the door. there stood his landlord with two grocery sacks in his arms. the landlord was a gruff man who usually said very little and rarely smiled.

john greeted him and the landlord said: 'our garden is producing so many vegetables, my wife and i can't keep up. i hate waste, so i was wondering if you would use any of these things. oh and we butchered a steer and there are certain cuts my kids won't eat, so if you think yours would eat them, you can have this too.' "

the story demonstrate the action of compatible desires. it illustrates john's desire to feed his family and his landlord's desire for the food to be used productively. the true meaning of coincidence is simply that- co-incidence, two or more events that happen to coincide at relatively the same moment in time.



again, i remember the african proverb: " when you pray, you move your feet."