Maximum Inefficiency

We took a loan from "a bank" to buy the house that we're staying in and it seemed that FOREVER had passed while I wait for them to release the money to the Vendor. Why oh WHY???? They are super INefficient. Processing of the documents have taken WEEKS following the advice letter. I guess they follow the policy "get it right the first time and take your time". First it was the valuation- it sat at the valuer's office since SEPTEMBER. Now it's the insurance application that we submitted in AUGUST! Why the hell weren't we told IN AUGUST (or at least September, give or take our 'culture' for urgency) that we had to do a medical checkup?

I remember a client "A.N." when I was in practice. He must have jinxed me. His argument (in between profanities) was that the firm was not fast enough to lodge his documents & the bank (another bank, not 'a bank' referred to earlier) took its time to release the money. He had wanted to use the money to pay for his father's medical bills. That was the gist of it. I never told anyone about it, except of course the owner of the firm (because he deserves to know when the bank comes a calling). To cut a long story short, grumpy A.N. finally got his money. I also met him in the office when he came to collect his set of documents. My assistant attended to him. He didn't say a word to me and I had nothing to say to him either. And that was that.

I do hope "A.N." has found his peace after the fact, with his father in the pink of health. Now I worry for my own situation. Mum was admitted yesterday and it appears that the cycle has begun again. I really dont know what to do. Somehow I'm not worried. I'm actually more worried about hubby's trip to Dubai, with the world's current state. Why? Have my instincts gone haywire? Nowadays even my gut feeling proves unreliable. I don't know what chakra to tap into anymore... Well, as always, a prayer or two would help. On top of human effort and initiative to make the best of every living day. That much I believe.