Make the Most of Where You Are

A friend recently sent me this old story:

A farmer wrote to his son in prison, “I’ve decided not to plant potatoes this year. I can’t plow the field without your help.” The son responded, “Dad, don’t plow up the field! That’s where I buried the money I stole!” The next day the police, who regularly read the inmates’ mail, immediately dispatched a vanload of officers to the farm. They proceeded to dig up the entire field but found nothing.

The son wrote back, “You can now plant the potatoes, Dad. That’s the best I can do from here!

That funny story contains an important spiritual lesson. Sometimes we use difficult circumstances as an excuse for giving up and doing nothing.

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