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Nothing Happens by Coincidence

Friday, 27 July, 2012 - 3:48 pm

 The places we go, the people we meet, even the leafs that fall before us, all share an important truth; they all have a great deal of significance in our lives and no event, regardless of how insignificant it may seem, is ever random.

 

A bit less than a year ago I shared with you some thoughts on . The way I was taught by the teachings of the Baal Shemtov is nothing happens by coincidence. Or perhaps the best way to describe it is the way the great Albert Einstein coined it “coincidence is G-d's way of remaining anonymous."

Living life with this at the forefront of our consciousness paves a whole new way of interpreting all that occurs before us. The places we go, the people we meet, even the leafs that fall before us, all share an important truth; they all have a great deal of significance in our lives and no event, regardless of how insignificant it may seem, is ever random.

My experience is that each of us have at least a handful of experiences that occurred in our life, that supports this notion.

Like this past Wednesday, I decided that I could no longer procrastinate a much-needed appointment with my dear friend, Dr. Barbakow. Dr. Barbakow is a orthodontist and Malibu resident who I have come to deeply respect. I have been pushing off the appointment for all the wrong reasons and it was time for me pay him a visit.

So although I had a real busy morning, I was committed to not letting the day pass without my making the call. But as the day began, the meetings began, one after the other, and because I had not put the call in my calendar, the "commitment" was about to return to the great "abyss," when at once I was reminded that I needed to make the call.

This time I was sitting in my office and I had a clipboard in front of me so I quickly jotted down "call Dr. Barbakow." The sense of relief was overcome by an overwhelming sense of joy when I walked in to the front lobby of my office and there he was, with his signature smile, and his huge heart, Dr. Barbakow himself.

It turned out that he was passing by and decided to check up on me. I gave him a big hug and ran back to my office, grabbed the clipboard and there you have it ... coincidence? Serendipity? Perhaps. In the Baal Shemtovs book this is what is called a personal Divine Providence!

Do you have a story you would like to share? I would love to hear from you, [email protected]. In the meantime...

 

Shabbat Shalom!

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