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Words of Wisdom and Inspiration...
The Trouble Tree
I hired a plumber to help me restore an old
farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a flat tire made him lose
an hour of work, his electric drill quit, and then his ancient one-ton truck refused to start.
As I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the
front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both
hands. Upon opening the door he had undergone an amazing transformation. His tanned face was
wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got
the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do at the little tree.
"Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having
troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure - those troubles don't belong in the house with
my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and
ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again."
"Funny thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick
them up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before."
-- Author Unknown (Sent to me in an email
around 1998 by Rich.)
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