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There was once a man who was on his way back home from market with his camel and, as ‘had a good day, he decided to stop at a Church along the road and offer his thanks to God. He left his camel outside and spent several hours offering thanks to God, praying and promising that ‘be a good person in the future, help the poor and be a righteous man. When he emerged it was already dark and lo and behold – his camel was gone! He immediately flew into a violent temper and shook his fist at the sky, yelling: “God! How could you do this to me? I put all my trust in you and then you have done this to me!”  A passing believer heard the man yelling and chuckled to himself. “Listen”, he said, “Trust God but, you know, tie up your camel.”