Perfect Planning

C

ar Conundrum

My husband Shimon Marks* and I try hard to run our business affairs honestly based on the words in Mishlei that “a trustworthy man will have many blessings.” It’s definitely paid off; we started out in debt and are now millionaires. What’s interesting is that we’ve seen blessing not just in business but in relatively minor things too. It’s like Hashem makes absolutely sure we won’t lose out financially no matter what.

The story of the smashed-up car is a case in point. I was at home one day when I heard a car driving down the road sounding faster and more erratic than normal. Suddenly there was a loud crash. I rushed to the window only to see that my Nissan Saloon which had been parked outside the house had been hit. The driver had shot off at high speed and vanished.

My car had to be taken to a garage for repairs. There was no way to track down the culprit and to make things worse our car insurance didn’t cover damage caused by another vehicle.

Then our next-door neighbor Billy a retired man saw the smashed glass on the road and asked us what happened. We explained that someone had damaged our vehicle in a hit-and-run and that there were no eyewitnesses.