Speaking of Serendipity

I always check the last page of the New Yorker to see if my friend has won the Caption Cartoon Contest. She says she won't quit till she does. So, week after week, I check to see if she is among the finalists. This has become a habit for me. For a change, today, I also read The Mail (Letters to the Editor) before diving into the articles. And, I came across this absolute gem.

It was a comment on Anatomy of a Meltdown. Here is the letter:

Cassidy's piece reminded me of the sage Vemana, who wrote in a poem, in Telugu, several hundred years ago, "After lending money to an uncreditworthy man, it is foolish to tag him and expect him to return the lent money. It is like expecting your chicken to respond to your call after it was eaten by a cat."

B.A. Ramam (sp?)
Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India

That letter made my day. Now, I also want to read When God is a Customer, which has writings by other Telugu poets.