My bike got stolen...too bad...

I feel angry ...yet contended at the same time. I'm angry because someone actually got away with taking my bike but happy at the same time thinking that it probably happened for the best.

I was in a meeting for One Nation in their offices in Curzon Road Luton, when i decided to go out and read the magrib prayers, (prayers after sunset). When i finished i decided i wanted to come back to the office since we left some boys in there to paint a One Nation emblem on the walls. Instead i joined the Mushwara in the mosque (which is basically a meeting discussing what problems that need solving for the mosque and also how Islam can come into the local peoples lives). Anyway after this finished (after about hour) i came back to Curzon road with another brother to find out my bike was missing. I had locked it up beside a large pole.

I then looked hurriedly inside my pockets to see if i still had the keys since i thought i might have left them in the lock and thus someone easily could have just taken it away. Then i find my keys and look even more puzzled. I go into the office, suspecting the boys in there had something to do with this. They immediately tell me someone apparently snapped the lock and rode away with my bike. One of the boys says he must have used some pliers to break the lock and ride away. He said to me he did try and chase him but it was useless, since the thief went really fast into the roads nearly crashing into the cars.

I looked at him in dismay, since i had a bit of a doubt in what he was saying. but then he explained to me more that another person seen the incident which made me know that he was telling the truth. What i was angry about if the fact that i couldn't do anything about it. If i see someone riding the bike i will obviously try my best to get it back. BUT as a Muslim i cannot feel remorseful over this. Everything happens by the will of Allah and so this incident probably happened for the best. I've never actually had anything stolen from me before so this is a first.I guess its experience...in the future i will take care of my things more properly.

The funny thing is i only recently started to ride the bike again. It was in my shed for about two years, then my mum started to complain saying if you you dont ride the bike i'm gona get your dad to sell it, and thats when i started to ride it again - well just to the mosque and back.

I reflect back in this incident and think of the things i could have done to avoid it. Like the lock for example. I actually got this bike lock for free, so its cheap bike lock which probably in hindsight should not have been used. But also the area i left it in was pretty quiet and open. Which is quite bad actually...but since i was coming back there i thought, "why not just leave it there...it's locked?". BUT even if all these precautions were taken the will of Allah cannot be avoided. It will always prevail. So I've decided to forget about my bike, it's gone!
...although IF i did see it on the streets with someone....lets just say....MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!!!