Never Worry Anymore

This is a promise I will keep: not to worry any more about money. About one month before the Christmas vacation, I had not been able to gather even half of the cost of the trip, and I was worrying every day how I was going to make it. One day I said to myself, "I have to have more faith and put these worries aside." At night I had a dream that Guru gave me a piece of paper. When I woke up, I thought that maybe it was a lottery ticket. By the afternoon, I had forgotten about the dream, but while I was running, it suddenly came back to me when I saw fifteen dollars lying on the ground. The next day I went postering for Guru's concert with a friend. While I was putting a poster on a window, I saw a dime. I picked it up and noticed a penny stuck in the door of the store. At first I did not bend down to get it, but immediately I felt Lakshmi's dissatisfaction, so I went back for the penny. This time I inwardly saw Lakshmi's hand pouring golden coins at the side of her lotus. I knew she was happy. About three hours later, on the busiest street in Manhattan, I was chatting with my friend when I got another blessing from Lakshmi. I felt compelled to look to one side in the gutter, and there lay a clear plastic bag with money inside. I could not believe my eyes! There was $227, with no name for returning it. I immediately offered my gratitude. You may think that $227 was nothing close to what I needed to pay for the Christmas trip. But after this experience, money started coming from every direction. Even though I had to make something like $6000, including three months rent, and considering I did not have a job for about two years, on the departure day for the trip, I had paid everything and I had some spending money. To prove a point, I added all my income, and nothing came close to the amount of money I needed, yet everything was paid. This was simply a wonderful miracle, and from this I learned that I should never, never worry any more.

Adarini (New York)