The writer reflects on how an ordinary act can become a profound turning point in someone else’s life. Two days before the prayer session she requested guidance about whether she should pursue activities which extended beyond her current duties of organizing and decluttering. The answer, she felt, was clear: make two phone calls. The woman emerged as the most significant person among all her friends and acquaintances and relatives whom she knew.
They were not especially close, speaking only occasionally. The need to make a phone call kept appearing to her. She waited until afternoon because she knew the woman struggled with sleep problems. The woman who answered the call sounded distressed because her voice appeared to cut in and out during the conversation.
She disclosed her location at the hospital. Her adult brother had suffered a seizure and was rushed in for tests. Scans showed the terrible results of the scans which disclosed that his body contained extensive tumors in both his lungs and brain. The diagnosis appeared suddenly because he had never shown any symptoms before that time. The caller spent fifteen minutes listening to her friend process the shock which she experienced after her brother died. The event lacked any major speeches which could provide solutions but instead displayed consistent presence.
The woman spoke in a softer tone after their conversation reached its conclusion. “I’m so glad you called,” she said. “I was thinking about you. I needed to hear your voice.” The writer proves that divine guidance led her to one person in need of her help among her hundreds of acquaintances. The writer asks her readers to think about whether they can spend some time reaching out to others which will enable them to become a source of positive impact.
