I believe in angels..

I am writing this blog brimming with emotion.. the emotion of gratitude..

gratitude of knowing I am a tiny part of this world, but still the universe magically conspires to help me..

2 hours ago (at midnight) I received a call on my mobile asking for ‘Darshana Shah’. The voice was hesitant and soft and he asked me ‘ have you left your bag somewhere??’.

At that moment, I saw the image of my bag where I had left it an hour ago.. on a bench outside a residential complex in Singapore .. it was a bag my friend Sampada gifted me on my birthay, in it it had my Wallet, my bank letters (which I have been diligently collecting for my visa application), a very special birthday card, bank tokens, Singapore IC card , Credit Cards,$800 in cash & more…

It had been a long day & I was busy talking on the phone & got distracted  & walked home leaving my bag behind on the bench… what was i thinking!!

I snapped out of this mind movie ..it’s funny how fast ur thoughts can race & the things they can cover in 5 seconds even while you are having a mini head spin!

I said ” YES, it’s a Paul Smith bag with a lot of stuff in it” … I described the bag & the man said ” I am waiting right where you left it if you don’t mind coming and collecting it now ” ..

I rushed over (it’s 3mins away) and found a humble young man sitting next to his bicycle holding my bag & a passport size picture in his hand.

One look at me and he immediately apologized saying “i’m sorry i had to go through the contents of your bag to pull out this photo and call you”..

I was stunned .. & immediately said “don’t be sorry at all, I am so happy and relieved that you found my bag & that you called me.. thank you soo much. Could I offer you this Xmas gift (something i quickly grabbed from my pile of Xmas gifts to give him after I had received his call) or some cash…??

He said,” no I am sorry but I can’t accept this. I want you to know that I am just human but I had a feeling that God wants me to give this back to you because you must be a good person. I am waste collector and at first I thought it was an unused bag but when I had a look at  the contents I knew I had to give it back”

He handed me the bag. I offered again if there was anything I could do for him, but he politely declined… by this time I had tears of gratitude in my eyes and I started walking away slowly with my bag..

I turned around and saw him going through bins looking for trash he could recycle … he really was a waste collector …

if he kept the cash it would have been an extra month’s income, if he took the bag & it’s contents it would probably have been 2 months income..  made me think.. what would I do if I found 2 months income sitting on a bench.. I probably would return it ..also because I can & my life does’nt depend on it.. but would this apply to someone who collects plastic bottles from bins of residential complexes around midnight?

Like Love, you find help from someone when you least expect it ..

..I believe in miracles, I believe in appealing to the good side of human nature , & most of all … I believe in angels..

******Merry Christmas ******  & no matter which faith you follow, indulge in the spirit o f giving & the magic of life….

❤ ❤ ❤