A Better Mousetrap?

According to the old saying, the world will beat a path to your door if you build a better mousetrap. In my more idle moments I've wondered why a mousetrap? Is the world really that desperate to undo what Noah did when he let those two rodents on the ark? Why not something more obviously wanted by a world waiting for greatness? Enough people thought electric vehicles were a good idea that an unlikely South African named Elon made a fortune building ugly cars.

 

These thoughts resurfaced a few days ago when my wife asked why the car heater was making a funny noise. I turned the fan higher and the noise got louder, and when I turned it all the way up, it make enough noise to make we wonder if the car was about to breath its last. So I turned off the fan and mentally rearranged the rest of the day so we could find out what was going on.

We dropped the car off to be checked out. When we got it back two or three hours later, the diagnosis was clear, complete with a picture: 

    Confirmed customer concern.

    Removed blower motor and found a deceased rodent

    Removed and disinfected entire heating box.

    Operating normally at this time.

I am no longer waiting for the world to beat a path to my door. Apparently I had a better mousetrap all along. Admittedly it was, like Elon's cars, significantly more expensive than the alternatives, but it was highly effective.

I'm sure there must be a lesson here somewhere, but I'm not sure just what it is. I have, wisely I think, purchased cheaper traps. There doesn't seem to be much sense in questioning why God created rodents and Noah welcomed them onto the ark (which fortunately, as far as we know, didn't have a blower motor). However, I can still find joy even in this set of circumstances. Just picturing that little critter spinning around in that fan makes the rest of life's problems seem a bit lighter, and, perhaps perversely, brings a smile to my face. 😀