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当风吹起的时候
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多年以前，一个农场主在大西洋沿岸上有一块地。他连续不断地登广告找帮手。多数人不愿在大西洋沿岸工作。他们害怕大西洋上肆虐的风暴，它们会毁灭建筑和庄稼，造成巨大损失。当这位农场主招工面试时，得到了一连串坚定的拒绝。 最后，一个瘦弱矮小，年过中年的人走近农场主。“你农活做得好吗？”农场主问道。
“嗯，我可以在起风的时候睡觉。”小个子男子回答道。
尽管不太明白这句话的意思，急于寻找帮手的农场主还是雇佣了他。这位小个子男子从早到晚地在农场上忙，做得不错，农场主颇感满意。
然后在一天夜里，来自大西洋的狂风呼啸而至。农场主从床上跳起来，抓起一盏提灯，冲进了隔壁帮手的住处。他摇晃着这个小个子大喊大叫：“起床！风暴来了！快把东西绑好以免被刮走！”
小个子男子在床上翻了个身，坚定地说：“不必，我说过，我可以在起风的时候睡觉。”
被他的反应所激怒，农场主想当场开除他。但他还是先去准备应付风暴。令人惊讶的是，他发现所有的干草垛上都盖着防水油布。牛在圈里，鸡在窝里，门已被铁条封好，窗已被加固。所有的东西都被固定好，一样东西也刮不走。
这时，农场主才明白帮手那句话的含义，他也在起风的时候回到床上去睡觉了。
寓意：只要你在精神上，心理上，物质上做好了准备，你会无所畏惧。
当你的人生中起风时，你能高枕无忧吗？故事中的帮手可以这样做，那是因为他早已为农场做好了抵御风暴的准备。
附：原文 Years ago afarmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised forhired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged acrossthe Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received asteady stream of refusals. Finally, a short, thin man,well past middle age, approached the farmer. "Are you a goodfarmhand?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I cansleep when the wind blows," answered the little man. Although puzzledby 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 nightthe 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 shookthe little man and yelled, "Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things downbefore they blow away!" The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep whenthe wind blows." Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurriedoutside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement, he discovered that all ofthe 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. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life? The hired hand in the story was able to sleep because he hadsecured the farm against the storm.
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