Chicken soup for soul

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I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he
had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat tire made him
lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient
one-ton truck refused to start.
in stony silence. On arriving, he
invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front
door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the
branches with both hands.

When opening the door he underwent an amazing transformation. His
face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and
gave his wife a kiss.

While I drove him home, he sat
Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my
curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen
him do earlier.

"Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied "I know I can't help having
troubles on the job, but one thing's for s ure, those troubles don't
belong in the house with my wife and the children... So I just hang
them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take
care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again." "Funny
thing is," he smiled," when I come out in the morning to pick 'em
up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night
before."

From "Chicken soup for soul"

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