Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 We pulled into an acquaintance's driveway and an S.U.V. (sport utility vehicle) was parked there. As soon as I laid eyes on it I had one of those visions: I saw it parked in our own driveway and it was ours. I didn't say anything because I kind of wanted to see what would happen if I didn't. Not even thinking of it again until several days later, my partner brought it up by saying, "Hey, you know, 'he' has decided to sell his car. It has four-wheel drive and with the baby coming...." Upon hearing that, I got one of those big grins on my face and my partner knew right away that I had already "seen" it. Since I was busy growing a baby inside me, I decided to let the guys handle all the car details as far as determining the price, changing the title, and all that. It wasn't long before a little makeshift contract was placed before me, already signed by my partner and "him." I signed on the line and off we drove, giddy, in our new used car. I'm not sure how much time went by. It wasn't too much time, but the baby was born, life was good at the cabin and all was fine. That is, except for the car. It was having real difficulties. We took it in to a mechanic who charged us a whole bunch of money to tell us it was going to cost us more than the value of the car to fix it. Hmm. What happened next was such a drag. Here we were, living very simply in the snow-covered forest with a newborn, our four-wheel drive vehicle wasn't operating and we were still making payments plus interest to "him." I wrote him a letter telling him what had happened and I asked him to give us a break on the payments. Nothing doing. We thought that perhaps a parts store could salvage whatever was still working on the car but when we called several of them up, they said no. When we told them how much we had paid for it, each one apologized to us. They all said it wasn't worth the price. We had been had. To make matters worse, we were starting to think that perhaps "he" knew about the faulty engine before he sold us the car. Finally, a junkyard would give us fifty bucks for it, but only if we got it down the mountain to them. In the meantime, "he" had threatened to sue us if we didn't pay and also threatened to contact the credit bureau if we didn't pay soon. This ordeal threw me into confusion. "The vision came true all right, but look what happened! And what about this guy? After all, he is supposed to be spiritual! He goes to satsang religiously and does lots of yoga. He is a major environmentalist and he's a vegan! [incredulous] This isn't how it's supposed to be! [brewing] Ohhhh. I know......this must be all my partner's fault because I had left it up to him to handle it. [fuming pause] No......it must be all MY fault because I left it up to my partner to handle it!" Confusion is hell, isn't it? It took a long time for the whole thing to resolve, but once it did, it was resolved on all levels. It took long enough for us to go completely broke and long enough for me to get old enough to receive the remaining portion of the inheritance so that I could finally pay off the car guy. I can't even describe the depth of relief I experienced when I wrote him that final check. It was done deliberately, with grace, and remarkably, with love. Know why? Because I finally realized that it was I who had been such a moron all along! The "awful guy" who sold us that "awful car" was, in Reality, my best, best Friend in disguise. I realized that I had been a complete fool in believing that he actually was what I was thinking he was, when all along it was my Beloved teasing me. A footnote: We received a thank-you note from "him" along with an invitation to come visit anytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2001 Report Share Posted October 12, 2001 Hi Because I finally realized that it was I who had been such a moron all along! The "awful guy" who sold us that "awful car" was, in Reality, my best, best Friend in disguise. I realized that I had been a complete fool in believing that he actually was what I was thinking he was, when all along it was my Beloved teasing me. This is so beautiful. This wasn't the vision really but the lesson learnt. This was the true message of the entire transaction and the vision. So maybe it was the Vision! People may have visions (like seeing pictures and things), but when they get such great insights, it feels, I don't know what to say... Would like to hear more such insights Raghu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2001 Report Share Posted October 12, 2001 - raghunandan Realization Friday, October 12, 2001 7:06 AM Re: Vision Story 3 Hi Because I finally realized that it was I who had been such a moron all along! The "awful guy" who sold us that "awful car" was, in Reality, my best, best Friend in disguise. I realized that I had been a complete fool in believing that he actually was what I was thinking he was, when all along it was my Beloved teasing me. This is so beautiful. This wasn't the vision really but the lesson learnt. This was the true message of the entire transaction and the vision. So maybe it was the Vision!People may have visions (like seeing pictures and things), but when they get such great insights, it feels, I don't know what to say...Would like to hear more such insightsRaghu Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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