COMPETITOR’S FRIEND
A friend of mine owned a nursery for the growing of roses that bordered the nursery owned by a family who had immigrated from Japan. When that day that shall “live in infamy” occurred and Pearl Harbor was struck and the destructive seeds of hatred were sown throughout America, my friend’s competitor and his family were taken off to a concentration camp. Instead of rejoicing in the demise of the competition, arrangements were immediately made to take over and operate the business for the absentee owner. The roses grew to maturity and were marketed. Books were kept and profits deposited. Love bloomed and life opened up for the neighbor who was called a fool. And he was. He was a “fool for Christ’s sake.” When the war was over, and the imprisoned family returned, they expected to find the shambles which neglect had promoted. Instead they found a thriving business maintained and a neighbor who had almost killed himself guaranteeing the…
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