"I can 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.

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When you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have
nothing to fear.
Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?
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