Sleep When the Wind Blows
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic
seacoast. He
constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to
work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that
raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops.
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, hired him.
The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and
the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work. Then one night
the wind howled loudly in 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. I 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 coops, 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: 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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