A sweet elderly lady, having attended a worship service in her church, was unable to remember the hymns, the Scripture readings, or what the sermon was about. Some younger people, teasing her about this, said, "It didn't do you much good, did it?" Her reply contains a priceless insight. She said, "Oh, I'm sure it did me a lot of good. I found out long ago that you can't carry water in a wicker basket, but the basket will be a little cleaner because you tried."

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