Whenever something doesn’t exactly go my way, I usually look up to the heavens and say "I know you are in charge, this must be happening for a reason." It is so easy to say that about the little things, like missing your exit on the highway or losing five bucks, but what about the big things. What about the cataclysmic events in our lives? The events that change our lives forever? For instance, why did I get hit by a car in the tenth grade or why did she have to pass away? What are the purposes of these events, big or small? I personally always look for God’s hand in these situations. In these situations, I always believe that whatever is happening, must be happening for some greater good. If I missed my exit, it must be because my guardian angel must be protecting me for some accident or I maybe I might get lost and discover something new that I never knew was there before. The possibilities could be quite endless. The reason I am posing these questions is because I had a very weird day and I just want some answers behind all the madness.
Everything was fine this morning, I woke up, said my morning prayers, brushed my teeth and so on. When it came time for me to open my car door, something utterly strange happened, the ALARM went off. My used 1997 Toyota Camry doesn’t have an alarm, or should I say when the car was sold to me last May, the alarm was shut off. My mind couldn’t process all of this. How could this happen? What was going on? Why today, I have an exam in 30 minutes. Did I touch the wrong car? Nope. This was my car with the St. Anthony medal hanging from the rear-view mirror. I quickly called my dad on my Nextel, he simply told me to wait it out and look for some exposed wires at the bottom of the steering wheel near the pedals. I looked in that direction and I saw, a whole bunch wires, some red, some blue and some green. They were all tangled up and resembled some type of rainbow spaghetti. He told me to simply give them a tug and play with the key in the ignition, so I did. I did for about 20 minutes and finally the alarm stopped ringing. I quickly got into my car and went to school. I was about 40 minutes late. Funny thing though, my exam was canceled.