After
Sept. 11th, one company invited the remaining members of other
companies who had been decimated by the attack on the
Twin
Towers
to share their available office space. At a morning
meeting, the head of security told stories of why these people
were alive...... and all the stories were just:
The
'L
I
T
T
L
E'
things
.
As
you might know, the head of the company got in
late
that
day because his son started kindergarten.
Another
fellow was alive because it was
his
turn to bring
donuts.
One
woman was late because her
alarm
clock didn't go
off in time.
One
was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike
because
of an auto accident.
One
of them missed
his bus.
One
spilled food on her clothes and had to take
time
to change.
One's
car
wouldn't start.
One
went back to
answer
the telephone.
One
had a
child
that dawdled
and
didn't get ready as soon as he should have.
One couldn't
get
a taxi.
The
one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that
morning, took the various means to get to work but before he got
there, he developed a blister on his foot. He stopped
at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid. That
is why he is alive today.
Now
when I am
stuck
in traffic,
miss
an elevator,
turn
back to answer a ringing telephone
... all
the little things that annoy me. I think to myself, this is
exactly where God
wants me to be
at
this very moment.
Next time your morning seems to be
going
wrong,
the
children are slow getting dressed,
you
can't seem to find the car keys,
you
hit every traffic light,
don't
get mad or frustrated;
God
is at work watching over you.
May God continue to bless you with all those
annoying little things and may you remember their possible
purpose.