There is a wonderful story about a young man who was dating a very attractive girl. One Sunday after church the two went for a picnic. The young man had made arrangements to rent a row boat. His plan was to row to a small island on their favorite lake and enjoy a lunch which he himself had prepared.
Since he had been unaccustomed to making lunches, he had forgotten to pack a number of things. His attractive friend said, “It might be nice if we had some salt, ketchup and napkins.” Without hesitation the young man got into the boat and rowed back to shore to get these missing items.
This routine occurred twice more that afternoon—he rowed back to shore to retrieve items that she requested. By the end of the extremely warm day, he had perspired so much that his good suit was soaked.
But he…