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“134th story”

 

A shepherd took his herd of sheep to graze in a green field.

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On the way, he saw a huge apple tree and climbed it.

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The shepherd went up high of the tree to reach the better fruits.

 

While he was enjoying the fresh apples, a strong wind started blowing. He wanted to come down, but it seemed impossible and he got scared.

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The wind was moving the tree branches severely, and he knew he would fall and hurt himself badly or even die.

He looked at the sky and said: “Dear God; if you let me come down safely, I would give my herd to the poor for your satisfaction.”

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And he kept begging God for a miracle.

Suddenly the wind slowed down and the Shepperd felt his safety right away. He came to a more strong branch, looked at the sky, and said: “Dear God if I give my herd to the poor, what would my wife and children do? I am sure you wouldn’t mind me changing my prayers and giving the poor only half of the herd.”

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He came down slowly and when he got closer to the ground, looked at the sky and said: “Dear God, I’m sure you wouldn’t mind if I only give a little bit of the wool and milk to the poor, not any of my sheep.”

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The Shepherd reached down safely looked at the sky and said: “Dear God, sometimes I talk too much. Sorry if I took your precious time. Whatever I said on the tree doesn’t make sense to me, now that I am on the ground.”

“This simple story reminds us of many similar situations we see or hear. Some of us don’t keep our promises.”

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  2. padmaja ramesh's avatar
    padmajaramesh
    March 19, 2020 • 8:58 am

    True, human nature
    During difficulties they promise, once they get back to normalcy their mind set will be changed . 🙄

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    hassanmosleh
    March 19, 2020 • 9:26 am

    Beautiful story,the Sheppard made a commitment with God when he was in danger and he forgot it in safety. I’m sure he had paid it back.

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  5. utahan15's avatar
    utahan15
    March 19, 2020 • 10:31 am

    human nature
    is sin
    and to win
    is not the point of the game
    aim hi
    expect low
    and just
    so now
    you too
    have your own fertile crescent
    that ur of the caldes
    thanks michelle!

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  6. SaaniaSparkle 🧚🏻‍♀️'s avatar
    SaaniaSparkle 🧚🏻‍♀️
    March 19, 2020 • 10:58 am

    This is a lovely story, I think it is a natural human tendency to think about extreme things in times of difficulties…

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  7. Peter's pondering's avatar
    Peter's pondering
    March 19, 2020 • 11:20 am

    A familiar tale of human frailty!

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  8. Bibliofeel's avatar
    Bibliofeel
    March 19, 2020 • 12:37 pm

    Beautiful story ! With god it is “only” a moral problem, with leaders it is the balance of power to change, with friends it is the lost of faith… Thanks Laleh

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  9. Rosaliene Bacchus's avatar
    Rosaliene Bacchus
    March 19, 2020 • 2:04 pm

    Empty promises come easy when in dire need. Once we’ve achieved our desire or goal, they are soon cast aside.

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  10. JOY journal's avatar
    JOY journal
    March 19, 2020 • 2:05 pm

    🙂 And the sheep were happy on the ground all along!

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  11. Muntazir's avatar
    Muntazir
    March 19, 2020 • 10:22 pm

    Your stories always have such good message

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  12. Jaya's avatar
    Jaya
    March 20, 2020 • 2:25 am

    Human nature, unfortunately!

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    nonviolentchristians
    March 20, 2020 • 7:36 pm

    Thank-you for the excellent story.

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  17. stopociechblog's avatar
    stopociechblog
    March 21, 2020 • 3:11 pm

    How little can our words mean. Not everyone can meet the contract. In an emergency, please help and we are able to sacrifice a lot. God is patient

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    Indira
    March 21, 2020 • 10:35 pm

    Thanks for the nomination… however, I may not follow it up due to my busy schedules 🙂

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  19. aruna3's avatar
    aruna3
    March 22, 2020 • 2:23 am

    Good story related to selfish humans.

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  20. Lisa Bradshaw's avatar
    Lisa Bradshaw
    March 22, 2020 • 4:05 am

    We pray when we need and forget when things are going our way.. ;-(

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  21. fulvialuna1's avatar
    fulvialuna1
    March 22, 2020 • 10:59 am

    Sempre più spesso l’umanità agisce per suo piacimento ed egoismo, dimentica gli altri e le Entità superiori.
    E i risultati si stanno vedendo.

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  22. Roy McCarthy's avatar
    Roy McCarthy
    March 23, 2020 • 3:31 pm

    Ah, be better if God had put him back on top of the tree 🙂

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  24. Mark Earnest Johnson's avatar
    Mark Earnest Johnson
    April 7, 2020 • 11:40 am

    Excellent. That is just great. We promise the stars when we are in trouble. Thank you for this.

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