An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his

potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who

would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a

letter to his son and mentioned his situation:

Dear Son,
I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able

to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the

garden because your mother always loved planting time. I’m

just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were

here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the

plot for me, if you weren’t in prison.

Love,
Dad

Shortly, the old man received this telegram: ‘For Heaven’s

sake, Dad, don’t dig up the garden!! That’s where I buried the

GUNS!!’
At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local

police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden

without finding any guns.
Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling

him what had happened, and asked him what to do next.
His son’s reply was: ‘Go ahead and plant your potatoes,

Dad. It’s the best I could do for you, from here.’

MORAL: NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD,

IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM

YOUR HEART, YOU CAN DO IT. IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT

MATTERS, NOT WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE THE

PERSON IS.