Clearly Seeing Hashem’s Guidance
Since I am always busy with public matters, I am reluctant to leave the yeshiva building for matters other than the dissemination of Torah. Personal matters are postponed until they can be neglected no longer.
My blood sugar level was not stable. After consulting with my private doctor, I was told to visit a diabetes specialist and receive instructions from him. I realized that I must not take the matter lightly, but take care of my health. I got an appointment for Friday afternoon.
A week before the scheduled appointment, I felt my vision weakening and understood that I would have to pay a visit to my eye doctor, as well. I hadn’t been to him in six years, and my eyeglass lenses probably needed replacement.
On the scheduled Friday, I came to the doctor’s office. To my surprise, I discovered that I had mistakenly been sent to an eye specialist instead of a diabetes doctor.
Once there, I took advantage of the opportunity to have my eyes checked. As I had thought, I needed to raise my lens number. After finishing there, I continued on to the diabetes specialist, whose office was not far from there.
Upon reflection, I realized that this doctor’s mix-up had actually been an act of Divine intervention. Hashem had mercy on me and allowed me to have two doctors’ visits for the price of one trip.
This incident reinforced my emunah in Hashem. He does good to all His creatures, in the simplest and most natural way. Often, it is only after a certain occurrence that we recognize the hashgachah pratit involved, helping us.
