A bus full of passengers was going to another town.
Suddenly the weather changed and a storm broke out. There was a huge downpour and thunder and lightning all around.
The lightning would appear to strike the bus and then at the last moment, go strike elsewhere near the bus.
This happened repeatedly.
After 3 or 4 instances of being saved from lightning, the driver stopped the bus about fifty feet away from a tree and said “We have somebody in the bus whose death is a certainty today.”
The lightning is repeatedly coming for that person but due to the presence of others, it is missing the bus each time – Because of that person, everybody else may also get killed today.
Hence, each person should come out of the bus one by one and touch the tree trunk and come back.
For, whomsoever death is certain will get caught up by the lightning and will die and everybody else will be saved”.
They had to virtually force the 1st person to go and touch the tree and come back.
He reluctantly got down from the bus and went and touched the tree.
His heart leapt with joy when nothing happened and he was still alive.
This continued for the rest of the passengers who were all relieved when they touched the tree and came back alive.
When the last passenger’s turn came, everybody stared at him with accusing eyes.
That passenger was very scared and reluctant since he was the only one left and it was almost certain that lightning was looking for him and his death was certain.
Everybody forced him to get down and go and touch the tree. With great trepidation, the last passenger got down from the bus and started walking to the tree
When he had gone just a few feet away, There was a huge sound of thunder and the lightning came down and hit the bus – yes the lightning hit the bus and killed each and every passenger inside the bus.
It was because of the presence of this last passenger that, earlier, the entire bus was safe and the lightning could not strike the bus and the others were being saved only because of him.
His good deeds & blessings were keeping everyone safe.
At times, we try to take credit for our present achievements, but this could also be because of a person right next to us.
Look around you – Probably someone is there around you, in the form of Your Parents, Your Spouse, Your Children, Your Siblings, Your friends, etc, who are saving you from harm!
Think About it.
You will surely find that Person – We are nothing without each other.
Always, always be grateful for your blessings, you never know your blessings are the result of whose prayers.
Be kind, share your blessings, your blessings are not yours alone, & stay blessed forever.
