Who Else?

"You have shot an arrow to the right, and have seen your arrow go to the left.
You have rode in chase of a deer, and have made yourself the prey of a wild hog.
You have run after some gain for the purpose of filling yourself: the gain has not reached you and you have been cast into prison.
You have dug pits for others, and you have seen yourself fall into them.
Since the Lord has disappointed you in regard to the means of obtaining your desire, then why do you not become suspicious of the means?
Many a one has become an emperor, by dint of toil, while many another has been made destitute by that very same toil.
Since God is the one who turns our eyes, who else should be turning the heart and the thoughts?
This is not skepticism, It is God's turning: it shows where the realities are."

Rumi (Vol.6, 3683-3696)

Commentary: Who did you think was in charge here? Why am I always surprised that reality has the upper hand?