During World War II, in Italy a young soldier was
assigned to a camp with other soldiers who were there to fight and kill,
nothing else. Albert was a very devout young man, and on the first night at the
barracks, he knelt down to pray before going to sleep. His friends started
making fun of him and ridicule him. The second night was more of the same, as
clothes, shoes and books were thrown at him as he prayed. However he persisted
in his prayer and by the fourth night, the teasings and jokes and comments
started to decrease. By the end of the
week, they stopped altogether, and realized what a special, serious young
soldier Albert was. They recognized him as a valiant soldier who does not get intimidated
easily with persecutions and criticism. He ended up by winning their respect
and a few of them even joined him at prayer every evening.
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