Not a Sprint
In 1983, a sixty-one-year-old potato farmer named Cliff Young showed up for a grueling, weeklong ultramarathon from Sydney to Melbourne—in overalls and work boots. He shuffled off the starting line as the much younger and athletic runners sprinted ahead. Soon he was miles behind. Spectators feared for his health. But that night, as the other runners slept, Cliff took a quick nap and kept going. Five days and five nights later he came in first—ten hours ahead of his closest competitor!
the God-Shepherd
SARS in 2003. Bird or avian flu (H5N1) in 2004 and 2006. And the H1N1 or swine flu in 2009. It looks like the world is set for more flu outbreaks and potential pandemics. In 2006, surveys were conducted to determine if healthcare workers would abandon their workplace during a flu pandemic. One survey in Singapore revealed that nearly 26…
