Angels among us

Like a soothing moon light, often divine grace falls upon me. It has carried me through times of crisis, and also given me hope and strength to travel through the upheavals of life. We all can turn our old age into golden age with our wisdom, smiles and by extending our helping hands to needy souls. With reasonably good health, a comfortable home environment, and with the company of a few good friends, old age has turned into a truly golden age for me. Also, as my devoted son manages all my worldly problems by remote control from America, I get ample time to pursue my hobbies and play with my three legged dog Gujia. But life is unpredictable. One evening without any apparent reason, I felt uneasy, my head started reeling. I realized something was wrong. I brought my blood pressure measuring machine. My reading showed the reading in red. It was 220/130 – an alarmingly high reading. I called my son, and he was worried and gave me some instructions to follow. When I was thinking what to do next, my hand unknowingly touched the Whatsapp number of Jennifer, who is very dear to me. She has been a guardian angel, appearing in my life at times of crisis – the last one being when I was very ill with COVID) and has pulled me out of danger in the nick of time. My sincere gratitude to her cannot be expressed in words. We do not meet often, because she is a busy medical professional and a young mother of three and an efficient homemaker. But at this time of crisis, when I sent her a message, she immediately responded, and told me she was on her way to my home. Within ten minutes she reached, administered emergency medicine, and quickly stabilized me. She then called a nearby clinic and confirmed my appointment with a heart specialist next morning, and when everything that needed to be done was done, she paused - we enjoyed some lighter moments, laughed a lot, ate chocolates and took a selfie with a big smile. And then just like the wind, she was off going about changing the world one soul at a time. I admire her compassion, efficiency, and purpose. She is always calm, loving and effective – not an easy combination to pull off! And one we all can all aspire to have. I recognize Jennifer for what she is - a Godsend. I’m reminded of a few lines of a poem by Tagore - “You have let me know, what was hitherto obscure. Those who were far, you brought them near. A stranger you converted into brother “.