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Footprints
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
One day a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonged to him, and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it. "LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."
The LORD gave such an answer that made the man keep on wondering in surprise, remove all of his negative doubts and decide to follow the path of the LORD for the whole of his life.
What was the LORD's reply?
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it. "LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."
The LORD gave such an answer that made the man keep on wondering in surprise, remove all of his negative doubts and decide to follow the path of the LORD for the whole of his life.
What was the LORD's reply?
Answer
The LORD replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."Hide Answer Show Answer
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You ripped that off from a famous poem! I love that poem! You plagerised that!
hey missie before you start casting aspersions upon the validity on other peoples teasers, may i point out that your latest teasers can all be found, word for word on another brain teaser site and they have been there for months. i suggest you think twice before calling names.
May 11, 2002
oh I am intrigued, where is this other site. but I also do agree that this is a very well known poem
looks like you just paid attetion to the homily at church
While I am in agreement that this is a poem from church, I love that this message is getting out there, Missie, if you really love this poem, and I mean really love it, you should not mind that someone figured a way out to get this out on the web in whatever format. Are you maybe just a little upset that someone else thought of it and you didn't.
exactly rayn, all the interesting things I get, I just try to put them in here so that they can be shared with other people as well. It makes me feel better.
I don't care where it's from, it was very nice. Good goin' arij
wow. this is beautiful. if anyone knows this poem word for word, can they please post it here or send it to me at [email protected]?
I have seen that so many times. Why'd you make a puzzel out of that. Moral: Somethings can't be made into puzzels. And that one is high on my list.
Wow Arij, I think it rocks that you put this up as a teaser. It is a great contemplative piece and a whole lot more of a teaser than some other teasers that have made it on. Great work.
Jan 26, 2003
Ok, its just a prayer, where's the teaser?????? How did that make it thru? Me confoosed :S
The teaser exists in the fact that you had to picture if you were God what would you answer with the fact that there are only one set of prints also given what the normal automatic response we would think. It actually makes for some good solving I think.
Good idea tp put this out there as a puzzle. And well said Raynee!
its a beautiful poem
I thought maybe the man lost faith in the Lord during his troubled times, so he didn't walk with the Lord. But I like your answer better, Good Job.
phrebh, i love that poem, "the road less traveled" . but anywhay i thought this was good and it was an interesting way of chaning the poem
It was a good poem, and would've been a great teaser had you not (as already stated) plagarized this. Word for word, practically. Not just the concept.
NO! religon does not belong in a teaser.
ya this was from my religon textboook, word for word!!!
I love this poem! It's my favorite!
Phrebh, I don't care if you're a QM now, that comment was mean and poems like these are not "schmultz". I happened to have enjoyed this teaser a lot, as well as a lot of other people, based on the fun rating. Wait a minute, you're the SCIENCE QM! That explains why you've a problem against Christianity and inspirational poems! But can you keep that to yourself? There are people (such as myself) who get very annoyed at comments like yours. And SHAME on everyone else who posted negative comments about this teaser!
This has always been one of my favorite poems. I love it! Thanks for getting it on this site!
I loe this one and i already know it This is one of my favs
The most heartwarming teaser I ever heard.
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