The Curious Case of Mr. Barrington



On Monday, he is blind.

On Tuesday, he is deaf.

On Wednesday, he is mute.

On Thursday, he cannot walk and uses a wheelchair.

On Friday, he speaks Aramaic.

On Saturday, he is normal. 

Then, on Sunday he rests.

Someone asked him once, "how it's like?"

He beamed and gave a hearty laugh. "Well, it surprises people like you for instance".

Then, he paused for a fleeting moment. And his face became blank: expressionless.

He cleared his throat and mumbled, "I feel the torment that people who do lack those senses, even for a day. I offer it to God as redemptive suffering. And yet, nothing could come close to what the others have to live with throughout their lifetime."

He concluded:

"So,

When I could speak on a given day, I do speak for them..."




















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