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The Rare Occasion 131 and saying, “You silly young boy! Don't you know how to protect your money? Here it is!”
Then a new set of thoughts entered his mind. “For many days I have been out of a job,” he thought, "and I have heard that God helps those who help themselves!' He helps us in many unseen ways. This must be one of the ways; otherwise, why should I have happened to be here when that man dropped his money? I did not have any theft in mind. I have not actually stolen anything, God has thrown a wallet before my eyes. It is a divine gift. How can I ignore it? It would be an insult to God! There is a reason behind everything, and this is a sign for me.” In this way, he rationalized keeping the money and went home happily
Waiting for him at home was his beautiful and serene wife. When he walked in the door, a whiskey bottle in hand, he announced to her, “Tonight we are going to celebrate!"
“How is that possible?" she asked. “We have no money."
"When you trust in God, He helps you,” he explained. "The human mind cannot conceive of what God had in store for us today; He gave me three hundred dollars."
Again, she asked, “How did you get it?"
“A young man was going along and dropped his wallet," he told her. “So I picked it up. I did not do anything. It just fell into my path, a divine gift.”
She spoke to him gently. “Don't you think that when he goes home smiling, full of hope and happiness because he has just received his week's pay, that someone like me is waiting for him just as I wait for you? Can you imagine his sorrow when he says, “See, I have brought my pay!' and then finds out that his pockets are empty? Can you imagine his depression? What will he feel when he sees that a whole week's labor is lost? We can enjoy
