“Yes,” he said, “because it’s in English. English books are usually much more expensive.”
Okay, gam zu li’tova, I thought, this, too, is for the good. Plus Dani is such a terrific boy and he added so much to the disc. I was glad to spend the extra money. I paid, wrote out a nice note saying mazel tov as well as how great it was to work with him, and to get to know him, before I went back to the car.
“Here, Dani, mazel tov!” I said. “Just open it to make sure it’s the one you wanted.”
Dani unwrapped the book and was very happy as it was exactly what he wanted. We continued on our way and as we approached where I would be getting off, I thanked Dani’s mother again for the ride, Dani thanked me again for the book, and I got out and went home. It was only many hours later, as I was falling asleep, that I suddenly thought of what had transpired and realized what had happened. Dani wanted this book very much. He went to buy it, but for some reason he didn’t buy it. Now I realized what the reason was — the price was prohibitive, and Dani left the store disappointed, without the book that he wanted so much. Then just one week later, his mother kindly responded to a request for a ride to Hadassah Hospital, whch led to Dani getting his book! Wow, I thought, Dani merited to have very clear hashgacha pratis, Hashem’s help, in a very specific, unexpected way.
I emailed Dani’s mother the next day to ask if I understood correctly what had happened, and she answered, “Yes!” She then added that Dani, himself, pointed out to her after I left all the different details, especially the timing, that came together so that Dani could get the book he wanted just a week after he had given up on ever getting it. This book wasn’t a gift from me to Dani, it was sent to him by Hashem! I was just the person who made the delivery!
