THE ABUNDANCE PRINCIPLE GIVE BEFORE YOU RECEIVE36
Once a man got lost in a desert .The water in his flask had run out two days ago and he was almost on his last legs .He knew that if he didn't get some water soon , he would die . The man saw a small hut ahead of him . He thought if this could be a mirage or hallucination , but having no other option , he gatheted all the strength and moved towards it . As he moved closer , he realized that it was real . So he dragged his tired body to the door with the last bit of his already draining strength .
The hut was not occupied and seemed as if it had been abandoned for quite some time
The man entered the hut , hoping against hope that he would find some water .
His heart skipped a couple of beats when he saw the hand pump inside the hut ........ it had a pipe going through the floor , perhaps tapping a source of water deep under the ground .
He began working the hand pump . But no water came out . He kept at it and still nothing happened . Finally he gave up from exhaustion and frustration . He threw up his arms in despair . It looked as if he was going to die after all .
Then the man noticed a bottle in one corner of the hut . It was filled with water and well corked to prevent evaporation .
He uncorked the bottle and was about to gulp down the sweet life giving water when he noticed a piece of paper attached to it . The handwriting on the paper read
" USE THIS WATER TO START THE PUMP . DON'T FORGET TO FILL THE BOTTLE AGAIN WHEN YOU ARE DONE "
He was now in a dilemma. He could follow the instruction and pour the water in the pump , or he could ignore it and just drink the water .
What to do ? If he let the water go into the pump , what assurance did he have that it would work ? What if the pump malfunctioned ? What if the pipe had a leak ? What if the underground reservoir had long dried up ?
But then ....... maybe the instruction was correct . Should he risk it ? If it turned out to be false , he would be throwing away the last drop of water he would ever see in his life .
Hands trembling , he poured the water into the pump . Then he closed his eyes , said a prayer and started working the pump .
He heard a gurgling sound , and water came gushing out , more than what he could actually use . He was afer all going to live !!
After drinking his fill and feeling much better , he looked around the hut . He found a pencil and map of the region . The map showed that he was still far away from civilization, but atleast he now knew where he was and the direction to take .
He filled his flask for the journey ahead . He also filled the bottle and put the cork firmly back . Before leaving the hut , he added his own writing below the instruction . " BELIEVE ME IT WORKS "
THIS STORY IS ALL ABOUT LIFE . IT TEACHES US THAT WE MUST give FIRST BEFORE WE CAN receive IN ABUNDANCE .
The hut was not occupied and seemed as if it had been abandoned for quite some time
The man entered the hut , hoping against hope that he would find some water .
His heart skipped a couple of beats when he saw the hand pump inside the hut ........ it had a pipe going through the floor , perhaps tapping a source of water deep under the ground .
He began working the hand pump . But no water came out . He kept at it and still nothing happened . Finally he gave up from exhaustion and frustration . He threw up his arms in despair . It looked as if he was going to die after all .
Then the man noticed a bottle in one corner of the hut . It was filled with water and well corked to prevent evaporation .
He uncorked the bottle and was about to gulp down the sweet life giving water when he noticed a piece of paper attached to it . The handwriting on the paper read
" USE THIS WATER TO START THE PUMP . DON'T FORGET TO FILL THE BOTTLE AGAIN WHEN YOU ARE DONE "
He was now in a dilemma. He could follow the instruction and pour the water in the pump , or he could ignore it and just drink the water .
What to do ? If he let the water go into the pump , what assurance did he have that it would work ? What if the pump malfunctioned ? What if the pipe had a leak ? What if the underground reservoir had long dried up ?
But then ....... maybe the instruction was correct . Should he risk it ? If it turned out to be false , he would be throwing away the last drop of water he would ever see in his life .
Hands trembling , he poured the water into the pump . Then he closed his eyes , said a prayer and started working the pump .
He heard a gurgling sound , and water came gushing out , more than what he could actually use . He was afer all going to live !!
After drinking his fill and feeling much better , he looked around the hut . He found a pencil and map of the region . The map showed that he was still far away from civilization, but atleast he now knew where he was and the direction to take .
He filled his flask for the journey ahead . He also filled the bottle and put the cork firmly back . Before leaving the hut , he added his own writing below the instruction . " BELIEVE ME IT WORKS "
THIS STORY IS ALL ABOUT LIFE . IT TEACHES US THAT WE MUST give FIRST BEFORE WE CAN receive IN ABUNDANCE .
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