i can fly when the wind blows.doc

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 farmhand？”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.MORAL： When you re prepared，spiritually，mentally，and physically，you have nothing to fear.多年前，一個農(nóng)場主在大西洋岸邊擁有一塊土地，他不斷地作廣告雇傭工人。大多數(shù)人都不愿意在大西洋沿岸的農(nóng)場干活，他們害怕橫掃大西洋的可怕的風(fēng)暴對建筑物和莊稼造成破壞。所以當(dāng)這個農(nóng)場主面試工作應(yīng)征者時，收到的是一連串堅定的拒絕。最終，一個又矮又瘦、很可能已過中年的男子來到農(nóng)場主面前。農(nóng)場主問他：“你是個出色的農(nóng)民嗎？”那個矮小男子回答道：“嗯，刮風(fēng)時我可以睡覺”。盡管農(nóng)場主懷疑他的回答，但急于得到幫助，于是雇傭了他。那個矮小男人在農(nóng)場干得不錯，從黎明一直忙到黃昏，因此農(nóng)場主對他的工作感到滿意。后來，一天晚上，狂風(fēng)從海上怒吼而來。農(nóng)場主從跳下床，抓起一個燈籠就向隔壁雇工睡眠的宿舍沖去。他晃著那個矮小男子并且喊道：“起來！風(fēng)暴來了！在被刮走前把東西捆好！”矮小男人在床上翻身，堅定地說道：“不，先生。我告訴過你，刮風(fēng)的時候我可以睡覺。”農(nóng)場主被他的回答激怒了，他很想當(dāng)場炒了他魷魚。不過，還是趕緊跑出去準(zhǔn)備應(yīng)對暴風(fēng)雨。令他驚異的是，他發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的干草堆已經(jīng)被蓋上了防水油布，母牛在畜棚里，小雞在雞舍里，門閂被插好了。百葉窗被緊緊地關(guān)牢了。一切都被捆扎了，什么東西都不會被刮走。農(nóng)場主于是明白了雇工那句話的意思，