When
The Wind Blows
Author
Unknown
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 those awful storms that raged across the
Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer
began
interviewing 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 went 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 closed tight.
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.
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Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life? When you're prepared, spiritually,
mentally and physically,
you've nothing to fear!
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by
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