As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he
received a steady stream of refusals. Finally, a short, thin man, well past
middle age, approached the farmer. 'Are you a good farm hand?' the farmer asked
him.
'Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,' answered the little
man. Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help decided to
hired him.
The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn
to dusk, and the farmer felt well satisfied with the his work. Then one night
the wind howled in loudly from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed
a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook
the little man and yelled, 'Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they
blow away!'
The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, 'No sir,
told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.'
Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him
on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement,
he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins. The
cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coop and the doors were barred.
The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow
away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to
his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
Moral of the story:
When you're prepared spiritually, mentally and
physically, you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the wind blows through
your life?
-- Author Unknown
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