"If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit." – Jesus (Matthew
15:14)
In his book, "Mind Your Own Business," Murray Raphel shares the following story.
"Years ago, in Russia, a czar came upon a lonely sentry standing at attention in
a secluded corner of the palace garden. 'What are your guarding,' asked the
czar. 'I don't know. The captain ordered me to this post,' the sentry replied.
"The czar called the captain. His answer: 'Written regulations specify a guard
was to be assigned to that area.' The czar ordered a search to find out why. The
archives finally yielded the reason. Years before, Catherine the Great had
planted a rose bush in that corner. She ordered a sentry to protect it for that
evening.
"One hundred years later, sentries were still guarding the now barren spot."
The application is obvious.
By Dick Innes, Daily Encounter
www.actsweb.org/detoday . Used by permission.
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