Fool Me Once and You Will Be the Fool (standard:humor, 906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 17 2022	Views/Reads: 763/469	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I have tried to discipline myself in getting away from those foolish ideas. With God’s help, I have been delighting in understanding. I’m not there yet, but I am progressing day by day.

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“All this stuff you want to replace is unnecessary for our unit.” She
paused for a while and then said, “There is nothing wrong with our A/C 
unit. This is just a yearly checkup that we already paid.” 

They looked at each other, and then looked back at my wife not knowing
what to say. 

She looked at the estimate sheet they gave her and said, “Which one of
these items needs to be replaced?” 

Then she said, “This A/C unit is only a year old. There is no reason
that any of it needs to be replaced within a year.” 

They really didn't have much to say at this point because they were
beginning to see who they were up against. 

“We'll take this to our manager for him to look at, and he will get back
to you tomorrow.” 

They picked up their tools and escaped the parsonage as quickly as
possible. Actually, they were escaping The Gracious Mistress of the 
Parsonage to be truthful. 

I must say it was one of my better days, and I enjoyed every moment of
it almost as much as an Apple Fritter. But, as far as I remember, that 
manager never got back to us about all the stuff they wanted to replace 
in our A/C unit. 

My wife found another company to service our A/C unit. It took her a
while to find a company that she could trust. Finally she did. 

As I was reflecting on all of this I couldn't help but think of what
Solomon said in, Proverbs 18:2-3 – “A fool hath no delight in 
understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked 
cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.” 

I have found myself acting like a fool in many regards but I have tried
to discipline myself in getting away from those foolish ideas. With 
God's help, I have been delighting in understanding. I'm not there yet, 
but I am progressing day by day.


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