Sometimes you just get lucky

luck, your story reminded me

The 1st time (no internet then) I had to re-cone my 15" woofers made in 1956, I was worried they were too old to repair. I put on my John Lennon Tie for Good Karma. I put them in sturdy boxes, they weigh 37 lbs each.

On the way to work I went to pro shop near the Holland Tunnel, double parked, lugged them inside without a word, and went to park. Unbelievably, NYC, got a spot right away.

Got inside, a technician examines, sure enough, they have cloth surrounds, they don't do that, only foam, cannot tell you who could, good luck.

Downhearted, I mutter in my mind: Geez, no Karma today (except the parking spot).

One foot out the door, another guy who was listening says 'Kevin might be able to fix them", tells the cashier to give me Kevin's tel. #. "Nice Tie" he says, disappears into the back room.

I wore that tie when I dropped them off with Kevin, a dude who worked out of his apartment.

Bingo, fixed. Is that the definition of Karma?

roxy54

I know the spiritual foundation of Karma, 

I was using a more secular approach, half in jest, half not.

"individuals' intent and actions (cause) influence their future (effect)"

from wiki

In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called the principle of karma, wherein individuals' intent and actions (cause) influence their future (effect):^[2] Good intent and good deeds contribute to good karma and happier rebirths, while bad intent and bad deeds contribute to bad karma and bad rebirths.

knotscott

You reminded me of my wet LP story.

I lucked out by my friend's divorce!

He told me there were about 50 jazz lp's in the basement of his house that the wife would not let him near. "You can have them if she will give them to you".

I go, she likes me, tells me I can have them, but there had been a water leak over where he had left them. She just left them there molding.

I had zero money, wanted to learn about Jazz, so I lugged the soggy moldy things home. Scrubbed the LP's with sponge and liquid dish detergent, put in the dishwasher rack to dry, did the best I could with the covers, and proceeded to get a free introduction to Jazz.

roxy54

No problem, It's a good thing to remark about things particularly meaningful.

Let's not forget John Lennon's quest for spirituality, so the fact that a tie with his self-image, which I wore with intent, caused an action which effected the restoration of my ability to enjoy his  music.

stuartk

Wearing that Tie gave me Great Luck, the topic here.

My last comment on this side-bender I didn't mean to start:

America, despite behavior, has a very high percentage (63%) of people declaring themselves Christians. It always amazes me how many sing the words of ’Imagine’ The best-selling single of his solo career.