I once had a very sweet pet parent who, as they were heading out the door for their trip, gave me a beautiful box of chocolates. I quickly devoured a few of those luscious morsels, then decided to hide the box so I could pace myself. Out of sight, out of mind, and all.
Well, wouldn’t you know later when I wanted a piece of that wonderful chocolate I couldn’t find the box! I looked everywhere to no avail. The dog hadn’t found them either. It was more like the universe decided I didn’t need to carry those extra calories around my middle and it “poof!” made the box disappear. I never did find those missing goodies.
When the pet parents returned a few weeks later I told them that I’d hid and lost the remaining chocolates, and they might find them in some odd place. Sure enough they did…about an hour after getting home.
It turns out that the wife had been gifted the chocolates just prior to my arrival and was doing everything she could to resist eating them. Her deciding to give them to me was the way she was able to stick to her diet.
The universe got the last laugh, though, when her husband found the chocolates and presented them to her…again! 