In a message dated 6/7/99 11:54:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time, deron@direct.ca writes:
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> It's an interesting parable that works on a lot of different levels.
Here's
> some thoughts that are tangential to the explicit message of the story:
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> In most situations in life that are important, there is a basement -- but
> there is no door leading to it...
>
> ... there is a foundation but there is no way to scrape the paint away...
>
> ... and even houses with excellent foundations sometimes get ripped apart
by
> tornados while the poorly constructed house right next door remains
standing.
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>
> Cheers,
>
> Deron
>
A little faith and a bucket o paint and one lives a happy life. Is that so
bad?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Boyd [SMTP:6ceb3@qlink.queensu.ca]
>
> I think this is a cute parable. What lesson is it trying to teach?
>
> http://www.california.com/~rpcman/PARABLE.HTM
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