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\u2022 Cotton Mather prayed several hours a day for 20 years for revival. It came (the Great Awakening) the year after his death.<\/p>\n
\u2022 William Wilberforce fought for 55 years to abolish slavery in England and the British Empire. It came as he lay on his deathbed.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Did you hear about the guy who is both a taxidermist and a veterinarian? He has a sign on his door: \u201cEither way, you get your dog back.\u201d – Contributed by Beth L. Mack, Reader\u2019s Digest, May 1996, p. 67.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s Not Enough to be Busy<\/b><\/p>\n
Two men were out hunting. Neither was a good shot. After they had tramped through the fields for hours, they had seen plenty of rabbits but had yet to hit one. With evening coming on, both were getting tired. One turned to the other and said, \u201cTom, what about it? Let\u2019s just miss two more and call it a day.\u201d Despite the lack of anything to show for their time, these two hunters probably expended as much energy and effort as if they had bagged twenty rabbits. The same thing, unfortunately, can and does happen to people. \u201cIt is not enough to be busy,\u201d someone once said, \u201cone must also get results.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bits and Pieces, November, 1989, p. 21<\/p>\n
Some Fell Asleep<\/b><\/p>\n
After a preacher died and went to heaven, he noticed that a New York cabdriver had been given a higher place than he had. \u201cI don\u2019t understand,\u201d he complained to St. Peter. \u201cI devoted my entire life to my congregation.\u201d \u201cOur policy is to reward results,\u201d explained St. Peter. \u201cNow what happened , Reverend, whenever you gave a sermon?\u201d The minister admitted that some in the congregation fell asleep. \u201cExactly, \u201c said St. Peter. \u201cAnd when people rode in this man\u2019s taxi, they not only stayed awake, they prayed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ray Heit, in Reader\u2019s Digest<\/p>\n
Hank\u2019s One-Hand Jump Shot<\/b><\/p>\n
Perhaps you may remember Hank Luisetti, the great basketball player of a few decades back. When Hank came along, virtually every basketball coach in the country insisted that his players shoot with two hands. Instead of two hands, Hank used a jerky, funny-looking, one-handed jump shot. His coach, looking for results rather than method, was smart enough to let him use it. The rest is basketball history\u2014today almost everybody uses Hank\u2019s one-handed jump shot.<\/p>\n
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