There are a pair of little fables which shall suggest that the Divine will is the best.
In the entire epic of Ramayana, Lord Rama, Mother Sita, and Lakshmana Ji occupy a prime role. But, Ravana Ji is important as well. When the battle with Ravan Ji was over, Lord returned to Ayodhya. People doubted Mother and Her purity. They proclaimed that She should give a test over the fire pyre (agnipariksha). Lakshmana Ji felt piqued by the response of the subjects. Lord Rama consoled him and whispered few words in Lakshmana Ji’s ears. He became happy, listening to the secret words. The words were,
O Lakshmana! We were aware that Mother would be kidnapped by Ravana. The preceding night, Mother offered Her True Form to Agni, and a little shadow was left to play the scene. She was purified by the Agni (so is the ash from the fireplace, why Shiva Ji smears ash on His body?). Ravana wished for Shakti. He was boastful and alas! he abducted the dummy form of Mother. Ravana would have been converted into cinders, if he had touched Mother. The shadow has to enter the fire, so that the original form can reemerge.
Then Mother ventured into the fire, her true form emerged from the pyre. Agni thanked Lord for She left the pyre as the enormous Energy was intolerable for fire.
When we ask for something from Almighty, we receive the same, but we forget the impermanence. It is like a mirage. Ravana felt false happiness and even we feel happy on receiving bounties from God. Ravana Ji was on a cross with Rama Ji. But, he enunciated the Name, out of anger in his last breathe, and thus was liberated. We have to gather intense love or otherwise hatred for Lord, for we remember His Name on the death bed.
We should desire what we deserve.
One day, Hazaratha Ali was riding his horse and crossing a forest. While he was traveling, the time of afternoon prayers arrived. Maula Ali saw a man passing by. He stopped and requested him to take care of the horse during prayer time. He asked him to tidy the horse and feed it. The man agreed. Maula Ali assured that he would return within time, for the man could also perform the prayers. He spread the mat and began the prayers with intense dedication. He was unaware of any kinds of disturbances.
When he returned, he found the horse tied to the tree, but the saddle was missing, and so was the man. He gathered his stuff and left. He thought that he would have paid him two dirams for taking care of the horse. He slipped the coins into his pocket. On his way, he crossed a village market. In one of the stalls, he saw the same saddle, tagged to be sold. He asked the shopkeeper about the cost of the saddle. The man replied that that cost one and a half diram. Maula Ali paid the amount and left.
If the man had waited and returned the belongings with honesty (halaal), he would have received blessings as well as a good amount in the prize. But, he preferred to gather resources through unrighteousness (haraam) and thus achieved a meager amount in prize and the rest. Thus, honesty is important.