Yesterday, I saw a huge turtle (bigger than my head) crowing on the road. I stop and didn’t know what to do. To me, the turtle really should be in the water. I wasn’t familiar with the area and didn’t know what to do. So I took the turtle to the lawn at the sidewalk. Then I watched the turtle got stocked in the middle of a fence. I didn’t feel right to leave the turtle there. So I decided to take it to a close by lake. After I took the turtle to my car as I started driving, the turtle looked nervous and tried to find his/her way out. I told him/her to stay calm and explained my plan to him/her. She (I’m going to call her because I feel it was a female) continuously crowing. It seemed like my plan was not what she wanted at all. Unfortunately, I couldn’t communicate with her. But I knew she didn’t like my plan. I thought to myself that I didn’t feel comfortable with leaving her on the ground since I was afraid she would die. So I thought the best I could do for her at that moment was to bring her to the water. I stop at a gas station and found the closest lake in town about 1 mile away. Right after I dropped the turtle in the lake, I got a phone call from my friend. He told me it is the time of the year when turtles come to the ground to find a perfect spot to lay their eggs. Whatever I did seemed to be logical to me, but might not be what the turtle needed at that time. I felt something smashed on my head, and I apologized to the turtle that she had to find her way back to the ground again.
It made me think in life. Often we have good intentions for others, we tend to apply our belief on others, and neglected the need of others. It reminded me of a teaching. I was once told that God and divine beings usually don’t interfere with our choices in lives. They respond to our prayers for our needs. I thought I have learned not to interfere unless people asked for. However, I just interfere the plan of a turtle. If that incident repeats again, what would I do? I thought to myself that I might have done the same again. How stubborn…..
It does require wisdom to know when and what to offer others even when we have good intention. I choose to pray to God for guidance whatever I am doing for the best interest of the highest good of others without interfering with God’s plan for the individual.
Serene Living with Divine Love 