Saturday, August 30, 2008

God is everywhere; even in rental cars.

My friend Yusuf recently pulled a ligament in his finger playing kickball - don't worry, I already throughly mocked him for it. He didn't want to see a doctor about it (who would?), so he did the next best thing to self-dagnosing via WebMD -- he asked a friend who is a doctor. This friend was apparently able to diagnose Yusuf's pulled finger without any X-ray or MRI technology (seems suspect, eh?), and determined that exactly what Yusuf needed was a little metal/foam splint to keep his finger straight. And not the whole finger mind you. No, only the last joint neede to be splinted.

I am unclear as to the details and timeline for this middle part of the story, but at some point soon after this diagnosis and prescription, Yusuf rented a car. And can you believe what he found in that car...? He found a finger splint that holds the last joint in a finger straight. He immediately put it on and has been wearing it ever since, despite our friend Ho-Sung's fears that it may have been salvaged from raw sewage and cleaned up (but not enough to remove the grossness) before it was placed in the side panel of that rental car. Yusuf paid no attention; instead he marveled at his good fortune to have saved the $2.68 it would have cost to buy this split from the drug store.

Most of use would certainly have considered it coincidential at the least, and fortuitous at the most. But, when he told the story to his parents, Yusuf's mom, who tries to get him to be more spiritual, promptly and expectedly declared - "You see how God works?" Indeed, God is mighty - He's saves our souls AND mends our [fake] injuries.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh Yusuf!

Anonymous said...

Those who can, play kickball (despite the ever-present danger of serious finger-tendon injuries).

Those who can't, play rugby (or other sports that are not nearly as dangerous as kickball).

Those who can't do either, write blog postings mocking those who can.

Anonymous said...

rental car Splint: $2.68 (saved)

Hospital bill from sewer infection: $500

Laughing at Yusuf for "saving" $2.68: priceless

(Yusuf - please don't get an infection otherwise I'll feel guilty...)