Guest guest Posted March 12, 2002 Report Share Posted March 12, 2002 > A great way to solve all your problems!!!!! > > > > > > A businessman was in a great deal of trouble. His business > > > > > was failing, he had put everything he had into the business, > > > > > he owed everybody-- it was so bad he was even contemplating > > > > > suicide. As a last resort he went to a minister and poured out > > > > > his story of tears and woe. > > > > > > > > > > When he had finished, the minister said, " Here's what I want > you > > to > > > > do: > > > > > Put a beach chair and your Bible in your car and drive down to the > > > beach. > > > > > Take the beach chair and the Bible to the water's edge, sit down in > > the > > > > > beach chair, and put the Bible in your lap. Open the Bible; the > wind > > > will > > > > > rifle the pages, but finally the open Bible will come to rest on a > > > page. > > > > > Look down at the page and read the first thing you see. That will > be > > > your > > > > > answer, that will tell you what to do. " > > > > > > > > > > A year later the businessman went back to the minister and > > > > > brought his wife and children with him. The man was in a > > > > > new custom-tailored suit, his wife in a mink coat, the children > > > > > shining. The businessman pulled an envelope stuffed with money > > > > > out of his pocket, gave it to the priest as a donation in > > > > > thanks for his advice. > > > > > > > > > > The minister recognized the benefactor, and was curious. " You > did > > > as I > > > > > suggested? " he asked. > > > > > > > > > > " Absolutely, " replied the businessman. > > > > > > > > > > " You went to the beach? " > > > > > > > > > > " Absolutely. " > > > > > > > > > > " You sat in a beach chair with the Bible in your lap? " > > > > > > > > > > " Absolutely. " > > > > > > > > > > " You let the pages rifle until they stopped? " > > > > > > > > > > " Absolutely. " > > > > > > > > > > " And what were the first words you saw? " > > > > > > > > > > " Chapter 11. " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- > > > > Return-Path: > > > > Received: from rly-yb03.mx.aol.com (rly-yb03.mail.aol.com > > > [172.18.146.3]) > > > > by air-yb04.mail.aol.com (v83.35) with ESMTP id MAILINYB46-0303103634; > > > Sun, > > > > 03 Mar 2002 10:36:34 -0500 > > > > Received: from imf28bis.bellsouth.net (mail028.mail.bellsouth.net > > > > [205.152.58.68]) by rly-yb03.mx.aol.com (v83.35) with ESMTP id > > > > MAILRELAYINYB31-0303103613; Sun, 03 Mar 2002 10:36:13 -0500 >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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