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This
was reported in an official Navel Institute magazine:
A battleship had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weather.
Shortly after the sun went down, the lookout reported a light in
the distance, so the captain had the signalman send a message:
"We are on a collision course. Advise you to change course
20 degrees." Minutes later a signal came back:
"Advisable for
you to change course 20 degrees." The captain angrily
ordered
that another signal be sent: "I 'm a captain. Change course 20
degrees." Again came the reply: "I'm a seaman, second
class.
You had better change course 20 degrees." Furious by
this point,
the captain barked a final threat. "I'm a battleship!
Change
course 20 degrees!" The signal came back: "I'm a
lighthouse."
The captain changed his course.
Application:
It doesn't matter how big and powerful a person may
become;
it's foolish to ignore the beacons that warn us of danger.
A solidly anchored lighthouse can't stray off course, but a
stubbornly controlled ship can. When a seaman, second class,
sits in a lighthouse somewhere and signals, "Change your
course,"
a wise captain will do so.
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Source: An
article published in the "Focus On The Family" bulletin insert.
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