• Cotton Mather prayed several hours a day for 20 years for revival. It came (the Great Awakening) the year after his death.
• William Wilberforce fought for 55 years to abolish slavery in England and the British Empire. It came as he lay on his deathbed.
• Did you hear about the guy who is both a taxidermist and a veterinarian? He has a sign on his door: “Either way, you get your dog back.” - Contributed by Beth L. Mack, Reader’s Digest, May 1996, p. 67.

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