A little boy met Jesus one day..
"Hey son, would you help me carry this sign? I would be back very soon."
"Help me direct all these lost people to the left where I would be there waiting.."
"Okay" replied the little boy with a smile on his face.
"You would get your reward when I come back.."
Jesus left and the little boy was really excited and looking forward for Jesus to return.
Days past and months past.. Years past.
The boy followed Jesus instructions and did exactly what Jesus told him to.
After many years down the road, the boy was getting tired and wondered what was taking Jesus so long to return.
But he continued to persevere and hang on..
However as the years past, the storms and winds got heavier..
Now he was a teenager.
One fine day, as the wind was blowing strongly, the young man let go of the sign and fell flat on his face.
He was motionless and he was too tired to get up. However the signboard was still standing.
He cried out "Jesus where are you?! I have been waiting for you for a long time!!
I am tired and frustrated! I had enough! Get someone else to hold your signboard."
He did not care any longer and just laid motionless on the ground.
Jesus then walked towards him, picked him up and told him.
"My son, Continue to carry my cross daily till the day I return.."
But the young man shouted back" You don't care! you don't love me anymore! You made me suffer so much and when the wind blew so strongly you were not even there to keep me warm!"
"The day when I hung on this signboard, was because I so loved you."
"My son, Continue to carry my cross daily till the day I return.."
The young teenager wept and hugged Jesus. Surprisingly the winds around him became still..
"Direct all these lost people to me on the left where I would be waiting for them."
Jesus left with a smile on his face..

I'm sorry..

-Perseverance prevails when all else fails.