> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 11:20 PM, John S Costello
> <joxn.costello at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Reminds me of the story of the committed Christian who built his house
>> on a floodplain.
>
> That reminds me of the one Appalachians tell about a Calvinist
> chaplain in the Civil War. ...
Reminds me of a story that went around among foreigners in Saudi Arabia some years back, It was said to be from Islamic scripture, but I've no idea if that's actually true.
So the Prophet is preaching in Medina, and the congregation are arriving one morning. One lad leaps off his camel and asks, "Hey, Mohhamed. Should I tie up the camel? Or just trust in Allah?"
"Tie it up, then trust in Allah."