Since the day I started earning, my parents, close friends and relatives always used a phrase against my spendthrift nature .. 'SAVE MONEY FOR FUTURE' . Even though I have been silently indifferent to their advices but, somehow, subconsciously I have always tried to follow them. But how can one deal with some 'bad days' when you happened to face one of the most unusual incidences life can offer.
On July 2, 2008 I was on my way back to Socorro from Albuquerque, the nearby city about 80 miles north of my university town in New Mexico (Nuevo Mejico). Just after finishing my grocery from an Indian store, I went to put them into the trunk of my Nissan 200SX. To my surprise, my ignition key broke and half of it stayed inside the trunk lock and the other half in my hand. For a moment I was at a loss of thoughts. I only can think of calling 911 (for the cops) to help me out. But then I thought of my AAA membership and called them up for a locksmith. They responded quite late and I had to call up a local locksmith who promised to come very soon to fix the situation, but at the cost of $200. "Great Lord !" so much for just a key, which under normal circumstances would have cost me no more than $3. Just because it is broken and its an emergency that I have to pay so much.
On the other hand, who could have imagined that the ignition key can break and under such an unusual circumstances. Is this a Cosmic Connection !! To what?? Nothing great happened to me other than losing some unusual dollars for a stupid reason. Ha ah!! For a moment it was tragic to me, but then it seemed like a well versed comedy. Think about this, how many on earth would have faced or will ever face such an unusual event that occurred to me. Of course, we all know from our great statisticians that there is always a finite, even though low, but non-zero probability to every happenings in life, but still I will claim chances are feeble. So should I consider myself as a (un)lucky one or otherwise?
It does not feel good to lose money under any circumstances, but it was different this time. This was one incidence that I will remember throughout my life as the most unprecedented event when the world seems to be turned against me, but still not leaving me in some bad taste at the end. As Hindu philosophers say there is a balance of good and bad times, so such a mishap may be balanced with a lucky 'Cosmic Connection'. I am waiting for it ... wondering 'in what form' ???
