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Sharpening My Axe?
Jerry, a young and strong woodcutter, had been out of a job for a while. Somehow, there wasn’t any vacancy wherever he asked. So Jerry wasn’t too hopeful when he approached the boss of a logging crew.
“Excuse me, sire,” Jerry asked sheepishly, “Do you have a job for me?”
Seeing that Jerry was pretty young and listless, the boss replied, “That depends. Let’s see you fell this tree first.”
Hesitantly, Jerry took the axe from the boss. The moment the axe was in his hand, Jerry was a changed man. He was full of energy and confidence. With one big step he stood in front of the tree and skillfully felled it in no time.
Yes We Can
It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.
Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.
Then The Tree Spoke…
A young man had the most terrible setback in his life. The more he brooded over it, the more miserable he became. On impulse, he took the rope from his garage and went into the woods behind his house with the intention to hang himself.
He climbed up the first tall tree he came upon, and started to tie the rope around a branch. Then the tree spoke.