Second Hand

When I was studying in first year college, my friend prince was studying in his School 12th Standard. At that time itself his dad has bought him an TVS Super XL Bike. Whatever he asked His dad will buy it for him cos he loves him so much and he is his everything. When he was about to go to college first year he asked for an Yamaha immediately his dad bought his bike for him. He used to well maintain his XL Super. As he is getting his Yamaha he was about to sell his TVS Super XL. At that time I pestered my mom and asked to buy that XL super bike from him. I never even thought about our financial condition, my dad was working in Saudi that time though we didn’t have much money. Paying my college fees itself was a challenge. Since I was interested my mom didn’t say any word she kept her jewelry and helped me to buy the TVS Super XL. I was so happy, I used to drive that XL super crazy. I used to drive like a super bike not even the racer bikes can't come near it that’s how rashly I used to drive that bike but well controlled driving. Days went by few months went by, one by one I started to face issues with the Excel super. Once the kicker went of, it wasn't working. Once the silencer went of, once the chain sprocket went off. I kept on servicing one by one. Though I kept on servicing to maintain it every time I used to spend 3k, 4k for every service. Though I had bought it for 10k, I would have spent more than 30 35k for the service. The bike was well maintained by prince when he was using it, not even a single issue. Also he left for proper service before even giving it to me. That’s when I realized, since I wanted something I didn’t even pray or wait and ask the Lord, I just wanted it and got it. Not even thinking a bit of family financial condition even wasn't thinking a bit of moms jewelry been kept, I wanted it I got it. Years went by it had come to a worse condition can't even ride properly sometimes. I always had a dream of getting the Yamaha from my childhood. I used to pray Lord I need that bike, fast forward after finishing college and after a wait for job for sometime. When I joined the job with the first month salary I just went and booked the Yamaha RX135 2 stroke of my dreams. The model which I took was similar to the Vintage RX100. As soon as I took and drive on roads everyone will ask how did you got this bike. How did you got it. As soon as I booked and it got delivered the manufacturing and the production of the Yamaha RX135 was stopped. I have never seen any bike of this model in the city. Not only that it was stopped for all the 2stroke bikes across the country. That’s when got reminded me, when you pray to me and wait on it I will make all your dreams come true beyond even your Imagination. After couple of years, when we were searching for houses to purchase. We have been looking for all the second hand houses. None of it was satisfactory for both mom and dad. Don’t know somehow God showed us a new single bedroom house and moved there. Though it was a single bedroom, I have lot of memories associated in that house, I still remember all our friends we used to just sleep in the balcony almost 6 of us will lie down and sleep in that small place. Little forward when we decided to look for a double bedroom after many years, I went on to search for all the second hand houses cos thinking that’s the only thing we can afford. But none of them our parents didn't like it, neither I liked it. We never had the peace at all. But suddenly mom when she went and asked the place near our house where a construction was going on. They updated its all sold out, but again when mom went and approached he said everything is available. We didn't have even a little amount. I can apply for Loan but didn't have any small amount to pay initial. The builder himself said I'll give agreement as you have paid the initials you can go ahead and apply for loan and give it to me once you received the loan. Who will do it for a person whom he has never met. Its was God's great favor. When we were looking for all the second hand houses, he gave the new one which we didn't even ask or search for. After couple of years worked in Wipro, after I learned car driving I was so interested in getting car. At that time all my friends had second hand car. I have one bad habit if its not mine, I wont use something if its not mine. All my friends used to ask me to drive their car but I never would have driven. I wanted to drive my car. I made up all my mind to buy second hand car. Went and checked for few Maruti Zen. I Liked it whenever I liked and was about to buy, I could see something or the other would stopping me from proceeding further. It happens once I liked the car so much, it was a fancy number as well. And the owner was so kind and he said you take I don't know I feel like I need to give it to you. You take it now and you go and pay the advance. I was so so tempted to go for it, but some how felt it was stopped. I felt God was saying me not to go for the seconds. I decided to stop proceeding further and wait till I get my own new car. It took many years of wait, but I got an opportunity with Zero down payment I took the Honda City in 2014. Its still with me, have lot of memories attached to it. If I look back and think, I could only see God's Hand is in it. I would always used to feel when we give the choices to Him, He always gives us the first Best in our lives. But at the same time, when we go behind things based on what we want its always the second best it can never be the best of what God has indented in our lives. It’s a reminder for me to check over the years have I forgotten what my God has done and given always the first best in my life, Have I drifted away from my faith and waiting on the Lord to get the first best in my life and settling down for some second best or even last worst in my life.