Once there lived a farmer who owned land along the Atlantic ocean coast. Yet, even after posting several recruitment advertisements to take care of his farm, no one seemed to sign up for it.
People were reluctant to work along the Atlantic; it had frequent raging storms. These cruel and violent storms destroyed every building and crop field they touched.
After months of advertising and request refusals, a man approached the farmer for the job of taking care of the farm.
“Do you have any skills or experience to work on a farm like this?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I may not have enough experience, but I can sleep when the wind blows,” replied the man.
Although the man’s answer didn’t convince the farmer, he was so desperate to have someone to help him on the field that he hired him anyway. The man worked well around the farm. The farmer was pretty satisfied with the man.
Then one stormy night, the wind howled, waking the farmer. The farmer immediately got off his bed, grabbed a lantern, and headed towards the quarter where his helper was sleeping.
“Wake up,” the farmer yelled, throwing the soundly asleep man off the bed- “ A storm is coming. Tie things down before they get blown away”.
The man sat up and said- “No, sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”
The farmer turned red with fury after listening to this. He controlled all his will to firing the man because, at the moment, it was more important to secure his fields and barn than to argue with his helper. The farmer ran out to tie the things up and was surprised by what he saw.
All of the haystacks were covered with tarpaulins. The chickens were in the coops, the cows were in the barn, the doors were closed and barred, and the shutters were firmly secured. Everything was tied down so that nothing could be blown away.
The farmer smiled as he comprehended what his employer said. Now, he understood what the man meant when he said he could sleep when the wind blew. So he went off to bed and slept soundly through the storm.
MORAL:
You have nothing to fear when you’re prepared physically, mentally, and spiritually. But, can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?
