I heard a clamor outside the house (we had our windows open so to let in cool air), and saw a tow truck towing a car. They already had it loaded up on the truck, and they were setting the chains and straps. I've heard lots of negative things about tow truck companies and how "merciless" they can be in dealing with victims of towed cars in that a victim can have a dire emergency and the tow-ers wouldn't give a damn. Anyway, I was merely intrigued in seeing what was going on. I was there for about 30 seconds, and they looked up and saw me at the window. I left right after that, realizing that I didn't need to inhibit in their merciless duty. After all, half the streets in my neighborhood were getting swept the next day, and I could see if they were clearing the roads early (although I've just gotten a ticket for parking in such a zone once), or basically some other semi-logical reason. Anyway, about a minute later I went back to the window and was a bit surprised to see the car back on the street, in the spot it had been previously. I then went to another window and heard them talking about moving it to another, more legal spot. I observed them push into the car into that spot. In pondering the sequence of events, I wonder if I had an influence on their decision to return the car to the spot. If I wasn't so curious to see what the racket was, some neighbor of mine would sure have been pissed.
People generally think God works only in the hearts of good, wholesome people. I think that's true most of the time, as those people are the most open to alternate views and decisions. But, sometimes on occasion He will reach the harder hearts of people fit for cold-blooded jobs. Whether or not He changes their hearts entirely, even if He succeeds for a minute or two, the world is a slightly happier and more relaxed place to be.
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