Love Beyond
When Adolf Hitler invaded Yugoslavia, eight Yugoslavians, five men and three women, were made prisoners and condemned to death. One day a German sergeant called eight soldiers to shoot the eight innocents.
Among the eight soldiers there was the private, Joseph Schultz. When they were lined up for shooting, Joseph walked towards the Yugoslavians and joined hands with them. His sergeant called after him and ordered him to come back, but he pretended not to hear him. The sergeant yelled, “Fire!” And the private Joseph died, mingling his blood with those innocent men and women.
On his body a note was found, “Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres.”
Endurance
Benjamin Disraeli once spoke about endurance, giving a striking example. He said, “Have you never watched the stonecutter at work? He will hammer away at a rock for perhaps a hundred times without a crack showing in it. Then, at the 101st blow, the rock will split in two. It is not that one blow alone which accomplishes the result, but the hundred others that went before it as well.”
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