As we were coming in for landing in New York, Hashem suddenly enlightened me in understanding a specific sugya which I had been having trouble comprehending. As the city’s lights came into view, the resolution of the sugya dawned on me with crystal clarity. Without wasting a moment, I pulled out a pen and paper and started to commit this thought to writing. I began explaining the subject, as well as its Heaven-sent resolution.
As I was writing, I glanced out the window and noticed that we were about to touch ground any moment. I was filled with sorrow at the thought that I would not be able to wrap up my writing in one sitting.
Suddenly, and to my great surprise, I felt the plane gain altitude. The captain took the loudspeaker. He explained that another plane was landing before us. We had to circle the area for a while before we could land.
We circled the airport for a good half hour, during which I managed to record all the details of the difficult sugya, from beginning to end. I have no doubt that Hashem caused this delay, which I had never before experienced on a plane, so that I could finish committing my thoughts to writing. I also understood that it was the merit of the Torah I was studying that protected the two planes, preventing them from crashing.
