About to leave to run some errands, he rings the phone; and to his surprise, it is a friend he has not heard or seen for years; they laugh, remembering good times in the past, but eight minutes have passed and he remembers that he goes to the bank early every Monday morning. He says goodbye to his great friend, promising to talk to him later, but he is aware that he will be a few minutes late to withdraw some money.

When he arrives, what a surprise! There had been a robbery on the floor where he was supposed to be, with a tragic result of eight fatalities; terrified and very worried, he asked a guard of the bank office, how long ago was the incident? He answered: eight minutes at the most.

There is a high probability that that day was the day of his death; but perhaps, a gesture of his soul or a sincere intention from his heart, in the spirit of change, was perceived by his Creator.

Exodus 33:13-15 NKJV

13 Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.”
14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
15 Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.

Isaiah 38:4-5 NKJV

4 And the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 NKJV

1 To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven:
2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted;