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Er kann sagen: Wäre er damals gefahren, so wäre er zugrunde gegangen! Daß das karmisch so bedingt war, ist eine andere Sache. Aber denken Sie einmal, wenn Sie das Leben so betrachten, wieviel Sie vom Leben wissen. Wenn nichts von dem geschehen ist, was hätte geschehen können, so wissen Sie es nur nicht. Die unendlichen Möglichkeiten, die da bestehen in der Welt der Wirklichkeiten, die beachtet der Mensch nicht. Sie können sagen: Das ist gewiß nicht bedeutsam! Für die äußeren Verhältnisse ist es nicht bedeutsam; bedeutsamer ist es, daß wir nicht zugrunde gegangen sind. Aber ich möchte darauf aufmerksam machen, daß wir hätten wissen können: die Wahrscheinlichkeit war groß, daß wir hätten zugrunde gehen können, wenn wir zum Beispiel einen von einer Katastrophe betroffenen Zug nicht versäumt hätten. Man könnte sich alle möglichen Fälle aufzählen, die aber im kleinen immer wieder vorkommen. Gewiß, für den äußeren Lauf der Dinge brauchen wir nur zu wissen, was wir beobachten können. Aber nehmen wir an, wir wissen genau, daß etwas hätte geschehen können, wenn wir den Zug nicht versäumt hätten. Dann macht ein solches Erlebnis einen Eindruck auf unser Gemüt, und wir sagen: Wie bin ich da bewahrt worden durch ein gütiges Geschick auf sonderbare Weise! Denken Sie sich alle diese Dinge, die der Möglichkeit nach an den Menschen herantreten. 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