Rupees Instead of Stirling
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Some years ago in Delhi I was spending my last few days in a government hotel. When I went to pay they demanded stirling, so I was left with a lot of rupees I had no time to spend. It was my last day before returning to UK. I wandered around some very ancient ruins. There was one other person there. We said 'Hello'. It turned out he was an Iranian refugee with no money. He had written, when in Iran, for a magazine produced by the only Iranian I knew living in the UK. I offered him dinner, but there was money to spare, so first I took hime to hear some Iranian music; a concert that was visiting India. He got a blessing from the Master musician. I gave him my friend's address in London. Sometime later, passing through London, he visited my friend. He had got himself a job teaching Iranian at a Norwegian university. [I think this kind of coincidence could be caused by 'mindfield googling'. What do you think?
Date submitted:Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:06:07 +0000Coincidence ID:5824
