I had been working on the comp till late night and left it on and crashed out a couple of nights ago. I had some important database files for my thesis which I had worked on. I woke up at 3 AM and realised the lights in my room were all flickering and there was a brief power failure. I realised my comp was on and sleepily noted that it was on battery. I fiddled around and the power adapter didnt work. Since the battery is an old one, in less than an hour it ran out and I hibernated my system. Normally I create an online backup of my files, but in the night I’d forgotten. In the morning I realised that I couldnt switch on the laptop as the battery had run out and couldnt access my files. I was busy most of the day but the thought nagged me. I got in touch with my dad and realised that a new adapter would cost Rs. 2000 and would take a couple of days to courier it. My priority was to get access to my files and continue working on them in the office. I took my laptop to the local service just to ensure the laptop was not damaged. They opened the adapter and showed me that it was completely burnt out! Luckily they were servicing another Dell laptop and hooked their adapter to mine, accessed the files and transferred it by email to my yahoo id. This also assured me that my laptop was not burnt and was working fine. Amazingly they didnt charge anything for the work they did! I managed to continue working on the databases that night.
My dad in the meantime swung into work in Chennai and managed to locate the place where the adapter was available (It’s pretty to get original Dell accessories in India). Yesterday he got it and couriered it to me. This morning, I called to check and just as I was calling my Hostel office, the courier came in. I spent my lunch break unwrapping it and it was perfect!
I felt sooooooo relieved.
Even in the middle of disarray and apparent damage God has a method and a plan. It may seem to cost us a little time and some money… but in the end it works out so beautifully that you have more reasons to praise Him.