THE WEIGHT OF THE BARN
There is a story about a man who bought a new farm and on that farm he had a barn. This massive, old barn was the pride of his investment. Within a few weeks of purchasing the farm, the farmer was notified that a new road was to be built along his land and that the barn would have to be torn down, because it stood in the way of the new road. The farmer was infuriated. His old barn was not only a source of pride, but also was an incredible piece of work that housed all his farm implements. He could never afford to rebuild a barn like this one. Calling upon his neighbors, however, the farmer began to think of possible solutions to this dilemma. He decided the barn would not be torn down, but moved. One Saturday, 350 of his friends and neighbors came to his farm and they formed a circle around the old…
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